The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1654

Despite being in a panic, Leila still tried to keep her cool. She tried the best she could to read the situation instead of letting anxiety control her.

"We have a witness. As a civilian, you owe your country the duty to cooperate with us, and help us complete our investigation!" one of the policemen stated in a serious voice, as the others guided Leila to the police car.

"Who's the victim? Do I know who they are?" Leila had a faint notion as to what the police were bothering her about, but she pretended to know anything.

"Don't you already know what you did? You should look to yourself for the answer!" Nick shouted in rage at once. He couldn't be more disgusted by Leila's hypocritical behavior.

Taken aback, Leila shook in fright. She was scared by Nick's presence because he seemed emotional, and Leila was afraid that he might try to beat her up in a fit of violence.

A policeman immediately shot Nick a warning look, gesturing for him to compose himself. Nick smoothly fought for calm and collected his face after that. He finally shrugged his shoulder toward the policeman after throwing Leila one last glare.

"Cassie is the victim!" another policeman replied. He then paused to observe Leila's reaction. "You are coming to the police station with us!" the man added.

Hearing the name, Leila was shocked. She stood deathly still as if she had been struck by a bolt of lightning. She hadn't expected that the damnable woman would get her memories back so soon.

There was no doubt that she couldn't avoid an investigation from the police if Cassie remembered what happened.

She was only worried as to whether she could still hide the truth. That, in her view, depended on how much Cassie remembered.

Leila's mind kept spinning as fast as it could go. She had to look back on what had happened and make up a believable story.

Then an idea hit her in a flash—even if Cassie remembered everything, Leila was the only person who could give witness to what happened. The police couldn't convict Leila on only Cassie's one-sided story. They had to gather up enough evidence, or else she could still be found innocent. Thinking of that, Leila's nervous face turned into a relaxed expression.

"Well, of course, I will cooperate with you, and help you guys get your job done. I am ready to serve my duty as a good civilian!" Leila uttered joyfully.

Leila's reply put Nick into a state of confusion. 'What is on her mind? Isn't she afraid? She is not supposed to be so calm, is she?'

Nick whined to himself in his mind. After the police car started its engine, Nick realized that he could only entrust the case to the police. He then turned and got into his car. He intended to go back to Cassie.

Surrounded by the policemen in the car, Leila stayed unfazed. To dissipate the charged atmosphere which she felt, she started speaking to a guy beside her, saying, "Sir, may I ask how things are going with Cassie? Is she okay now?"

"The case is under investigation. We can't tell you more about the victim's condition for now." The officer refused to reply, and Leila realized that she wouldn't be able to learn anything else from him.

Leila gauged the situation, and decided to shut up. The more she talked, the more details she might leak. She was afraid that if she talked too much it might invite the policeman's inquiry.

As soon as they arrived at the station, Leila was taken to the interrogation room.

Leila answered every question that she was asked, and her fluent and unperturbed tongue took the officers by surprise.

Leila's testimony provided no evidence, as her lips were tight about the truth. Though the officer had the surveillance video in his hands, he still failed to find anything that Leila had said contradicting of the video. From the video, the officer could only tell that Cassie was the one who followed Leila to the rooftop. Even though Leila's behavior was suspicious, no one could prove Leila was the culprit, except for Cassie. Cassie was the victim, so she couldn't also act as a witness.

"Sir, you know Cassie and I don't get along well. It's likely that she may be trying to frame me, right?" Leila grumbled, putting on a feeble facade.

"That depends on what we find out in our investigation!" the guy quickly replied, without thinking too much about it. Obviously, he was not interested in Leila's explanation. He would not pay attention to what she was going to say.

"Sir, I have a case to report! Cassie is trying to frame me!" Leila demanded in a serious tone. She wouldn't budge. She would take advantage of any possible chance to defend herself, even it sounded absurd.