Trouble in Paradise (Arianna and Nicholas) novel Chapter 309

Nicholas knew that chasing after me would be futile. All he would catch was destined to be nothing but emptiness.

At first, he merely thought this city's temperature felt colder than in Radiant City. But now, he understood that this damp chill that seeped into his chest and lungs, making him shiver, was called loneliness. This winter, without me, felt especially cold.

But at that moment, I felt like I was burning up.

After leaving the hospital, I returned to the detention center once more. I could only get the same reply as before—Yasmine hadn't requested a lawyer and refused to speak to one.

Before meeting Jasmine, I had believed his lies, but now, I definitely didn't!

"Is it that she doesn't want to see me, or are you not letting me see her? Make yourself clear!"

That one sentence was all it took for them to detain me on charges of obstructing official duties. When two strong and tall officers lunged at me, I didn't resist. I figured this was Nicholas's way of helping Jasmine teach me a lesson.

The officers said that unless someone bailed me out, I would have to stay here for 12 hours and pay a fine upon release. For a moment, I couldn't tell if I was here to save someone or waiting to be saved.

Before they confiscated my phone, I was granted a chance to make a call.

I didn't expect Pete to miraculously appear and bail me out. I just wanted to reach him, but the call didn't go through. My heart sank as they took away my phone.

Maybe... something had happened to Pete too.

I mentally went through my limited list of friends—Douglas, Silas, and Neal. But somehow, 12 hours didn't seem worth the trouble of dragging them into this.

Besides, showing such a pathetic side of myself to others had never been my strong suit.

I thought I would be stuck here until noon the next day. Yet, an officer soon entered, bending down and apologizing repeatedly.