The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1245

Suddenly, Holley and Rachel heard loud noises coming from the outside, accompanied by footsteps approaching them.

The door was kicked open.

"Freeze! Hands Up! Put your hands where I can see them!" Dressed in uniforms, a crowd of police officers broke down the door. One of them showed his badge, while the remaining two grabbed a hold of the two women.

Rachel and Holley were caught off guard by the scene. Needless to say, they were both in shock. 'What's going on? We didn't do anything wrong, so there's nothing to be afraid of, right? Perhaps they're here for Lance...If it's not us, then it must be him. Did he do something wrong? Lance runs a business in the entertainment industry, so it is possible that he'd get into some type of trouble along the line. In fact, it's very likely that he did. Even if he thought he'd managed to get away with it, it doesn't mean he'd remain lucky forever, ' they speculated, relieved about the idea that it was him the officers were looking for and not them.

However, what was about to happen next, would completely catch them off guard. Several officers walked up to Lance, and one reached out his hand and placed it under Lance's nose to see whether he was still breathing.

Then another officer walked towards them and said coldly, "We received a call and were informed that someone got killed. You are now the suspects of this case and are permitted to come with us."

It was Miranda who instructed an anonymous person to call the police. It was her intention to set Rachel up.

"What? What are you talking about? I did nothing wrong," Holley and Rachel exclaimed in shock at the same time as they tried to process the officer's demands.

"Sir, there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Lance agreed to meet us ten minutes ago. How is it possible for him to get killed in such a brief period? Besides, we just arrived here. Even if he's dead now, we have nothing to do with it. We...we're innocent," Rachel explained in a trembling voice. Her anxiety got the better of her.

She immediately felt uneasy. Holley backed up Rachel's words, as she stood up for herself and her boss. They weren't about to accept the consequences for something they didn't do. They were involved in a homicide case, after all.

"It doesn't matter what you say now. We'll investigate the case and find the culprit, but until we do, you'll have to go to the police station with us and cooperate with our investigation," the police chief began. Without giving them the opportunity to respond once more, he ordered his men to take Holley and Rachel away and block the scene.

Under the cold, bright lights, the cold sweat dripped from Holley's and Rachel's foreheads. They were sitting in an interrogation room in the police station.

The police continued asking them how they murdered Lance, and ignored their previous claims, which suggested their innocence. Both Holley and Rachel felt like they were losing their minds. They had no idea how they had gotten themselves involved in a murder case. They continued stating that they were innocent.

"So, the victim died exactly around the time you arranged to meet him. We currently have the security camera footage, which was taken in Silver Corporation. It shows that you were arguing with Lance. As it stands, you're the most likely suspects in our case," an officer said calmly. In fact, he was furious with the two women, who seemed as though they were completely oblivious. However, to make them confess, he had to control his anger.

As the two women remained silent, he changed the topic immediately. "Since you're still claiming innocence, tell me why you arranged to meet with the victim today. As far as we know, Ms. Bai, you are experiencing serious problems in your company. Shouldn't you be busy solving problems? How come you had the time to meet with the victim unless it was to discuss a serious matter?"

"We... we've never had any problems with Lance before. We met up with him to discuss business. My company is currently experiencing a crisis, so I intended to turn to him for help. However, we never got to meet up with him. He was already dead when we arrived," Rachel replied, forcing herself to remain calm.

Holley nodded her head several times.

"Sir, I'm telling you now, we are both innocent. Please believe us. We're women and we think we might have been framed. It's impossible for us to have killed Lance," Holley added.