The Kiss that Sparked it All (Ellinor and Theo) novel Chapter 294

Balfour gave a polite nod and said, "I'll have to bother you guys then. Please take me to chat face-to-face with the suspect, Elinor."

The cops huddled for a bit, then took this new witness, Balfour, into Elinor's hospital room.

Theo kept his cool, tagging along.

However, the cop on guard duty at the door stopped Theo, saying:

"Mr. Blanchet, sorry, we're in the middle of an investigation, and since you're not involved in the case, could you please wait outside?"

Theo coolly asked, "Then why does he get to go in?"

The cop understood that the 'he' Mr. Blanchet was referring to was Balfour, who'd just gone in, so he explained:

"Because Mr. Howard is involved in the case, he's going in as a witness to talk to the suspect."

Theo asked, "Who says I'm not involved in this case?"

The cop looked surprised. "Mr. Blanchet, then you and this case are..."

"I'm the one who reported this case; I have the right to know the progress. Now, I want to go in to see their conversation."

Theo's tone was calm, but it carried a certain pressure.

He was the one who reported the case.

It was Theo who had Collin call the cops, and of course, Collin would report it under Theo's name.

Bryan frowned unhappily. "My brother and sister have gone in; why can't I?"

The cop hadn't met Bryan before, couldn't verify his identity, even though he might be there to stir things up. "And who are you? Who are your brother and sister?"

Haillie acted on the fly and held Bryan back, not letting him speak.

Then she stepped forward, smiling, saying, "Officer, the kid's got a temper; don't mind him."

We're relatives of Patricia, the victim of a car accident who's now hospitalized. She went through some stuff yesterday that took a huge toll on her physically and mentally; her condition's pretty unstable now. It's her medication time, but she went in without taking her meds. We have to go in to give her the medicine, or she might not be able to hold on due to her poor health. So, please understand and let us in to give her the medicine. Once we've done that, we'll leave immediately.

The cop frowned, recalling the Ms. Howard he'd just seen; she did seem in bad shape.