Chapter 154 Felix Calls the Cops on Them
Felix’s voice was calm and deep.
“Hi, this is the police department, right? I need to report a robbery. Ms. Willow from Bennett Corporation stole an embroidered piece from me valued at 2.8 million dollars.”
The second those words left his mouth, the entire room exploded with whispers.
Robbery was no small charge. It was a serious felony. The law said a minimum of 3 years and up to 10 years in prison. And with the stolen item worth 2.8 million? She was looking at serious time–maybe more.
People turned their heads, eyes locking onto Willow, their expressions a mix of shock and uneasy sympathy.
Willow felt like she’d been hit by a bolt of lightning. Her face went sheet white.
She couldn’t stop the images flooding her mind–Lauren, humiliated and suffering in prison.
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I end up behind bars… with the Brooker family’s influence and Felix’s vengeful nature, it’d be nothing for him to have me quietly killed in
there
“No, no, please!” Willow fought like crazy, but the bodyguards had no trouble forcing her back down.
She cried out, her voice hoarse and breaking, eyes wide with pure panic. “Mr. Brooker, I didn’t mean to! I swear I’ll pay you back! Call my parents–they’ll send the money right now! Please don’t send me to prison!”
Tears poured down her pale face, completely out of control
Felix acted like he didn’t even hear her. Instead, he turned toward Lauren. And just like that, his entire demeanor shifted–his. cold expression softened as if the man who’d just been handing down punishment had never existed..
“Does this feel right to you?” he asked, voice low and gentle.
Lauren stood frozen, staring at him
And then it hit her–Felix wasn’t doing this for revenge. He was doing it for her. To give her justice. He was giving Willow the exact punishment she once made Lauren suffer through.
All those painful memories–being tormented by Willow, thrown in jail for something she didn’t do–they began to fade away, softened by the shield Felix had become for her.
Lauren’s eyes instantly filled with tears. They shimmered, on the verge of falling.
She wanted to say so much, to thank him, to let him know what it meant–but her throat locked up like it was full of cotton. Nothing came out
So everything she felt–all the gratitude, all the emotion–was poured into one quiet, trembling word.
“Yeah”
Kenneth was glaring at Lauren, his eyes stretched wide like they were about to burst out of his skull.
His look was pure accusation–Flow could you do this to Willow?
He tried to say something, but with a sock shoved in his mouth, all that came out were muffled noises.
“Mm–mm… mm!”
Then he started to fight back, flailing with everything he had.
The two bodyguards had to brace themselves–he was fighting so hard they were almost losing their grip.
Josh noticed the commotion and narrowed his eyes, irritation flickering across his face.
He had no patience for tantrums. Without missing a beat, he stepped forward and slammed his foot into Kenneth’s gut
Chapter 154 Felix Calls the Cops on Them
It hit hard.
Finished
Kenneth let out a low grunt of pain, his body curling in on itself like a shrimp out of water. He started shaking, his face contorted in agony, and sweat poured off him like he’d just stepped into a storm.
Felix didn’t say a word at first. He just stared at Kenneth with a cold, unreadable expression. Then, slowly, he lifted his foot and used the tip of his shoe to raise Kenneth’s chin–forcing him to look him in the eye.
His voice came out like a blade. “You’re part of what Willow did. You’re going to prison too.”
Kenneth’s eyes went wide in pure panic. His pupils tightened like a camera lens snapping shut.
Lauren stood nearby, watching everything.
Seeing that look of fear on Kenneth’s face only made her hate him more.
So now he’s scared. Now he realizes how bad prison can be
But back when she was thrown behind bars for something she didn’t do–five whole years of her life gone–he hadn’t lifted a finger to help. He’d known the truth. He’d heard Elaine try to tell him what really happened. And he still chose to ignore it He buried his head in the sand and pretended it wasn’t happening. Eventually, he actually convinced himself that she was guilty and that Willow was innocent
If he was that desperate to protect Willows, then fine. Let them sit in a cell together. Let him get a real taste of what he let happen to her.
Soon enough, the police showed up.
Felix spoke quietly to the lead officer for a moment, then gestured toward Willow and Kenneth, who were both crumpled on the floor.
The cops moved in right away and slapped cuffs on them.
“No, I’m not going to prison, I’m not!” Willow screamed, kicking and flailing, but none of it made a difference.
She was hauled up by the officers, her sobs and screams echoing through the silent banquet hall.
Watching it all, a memory hit Lauren like a punch to the chest. Five years ago–same kind of night, same kind of crowd- she’d been the one dragged away in handcuffs.
Back then, she kept trying to explain. “It wasn’t me. Willow pushed-”
But before she could even finish, Alice had slapped her across the face.
“You rotten thing. You do something that vile and still try to pin it on Willow? Your dad and I saw it with our own eyes. It was you
And behind Alice, there was Willow, standing there with that smug little smirk–like she was saying, So what if you’re the real daughter? You’re still the one taking the fall for me.
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