Petra stood off to the side, her expression blank and unreadable.
Megan glanced over at her, eyes lighting up with awe and disbelie “Wow! Petra is seriously impressive. Where do you even find a bodyguard that badass? I want one too!”
Charlotte laughed. “My dad brought her in from overseas.”
Megan sighed. “All our bodyguards are men. It’s always so inconvenient going places with them.”
That reminded Charlotte of something. Her to Where was your bodyguard?”
hed serious. “By the way, what were you doing at that bar alone last night?
Megan’s expression shifted slightly. She looked uneasy, liesitating “Promise you won’t get mad if I tell you?”
Charlotte raised a brow, amused. “Why would I be mad?”
“Well…” Megan lowered her gaze, a little embarrassed. “A friend called me yesterday and said she saw Sean at that bar. It’s been really hard to see him lately, and I just wanted to run into him. As for the bodyguard, I don’t usually bring one when I go out.”
After speaking, she sneaked a glance at Charlotte, watching her reaction.
“Look… I really am grateful you saved me, but I want you to know m serious about Sean. All these years, I’ve only ever loved him. I won’t give up on him easily.”
Charlotte gave a soft laugh. “You don’t need to tell me about your feelings for him.”
Megan bit her lip and murmured, “I don’t know… maybe it’s because you saved me, but now I feel kind of guilty liking him. Like I’m betraying you or something.”
Charlotte’s voice remained calm and even. “There’s nothing to feel guilty about.”
Megan nodded slightly, then said, “Actually, Sean wasn’t at the bar last night. I didn’t see him at all. My friend convinced me to sit down for a drink, and we chatted for a bit. I had a few drinks, then everything just… went fuzzy. I don’t remember anything after that.”
Charlotte frowned. “Who was that friend? Could she be connected to the guys who drugged you?”
“I don’t think so…” Megan’s face shifted uneasily. “She’s my college bestie. I’ve always treated her well. I don’t think she’d do something like that to me.”
Charlotte shook her head, her tone serious. “Miss Stone, it’s important not to be naive. Come with me to the police station this afternoon. You need to tell the officers about your friend. She may be involved. Whether or not she had anything to do with the drugging, the police need to investigate. They’ve already opened a formal case for attempted rape. Those men didn’t succeed, but based on the current evidence, it’s likely they’ll be charged.”
Megan’s expression hardened as she listened. She nodded. “Okay.
After lunch, Megan felt much better. She freshened
and changed clothes before heading to the station with Charlotte.
There, the officers took her official statement and then brought her to identify the men who had drugged her the night before.
Megan didn’t recognize any of them.
One of the officers said, “When we asked about their motive, they all gave the same answer. They acted on impulse after seeing a pretty woman.”
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Megan explained everything she remembered about the night to the officers, who recorded her statement and said they would investigate her friend as part of the case.
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Just then, one of the detained men’s phones rang.
Though their phones had been confiscated, none had been turned off.
The screen lit up with a contact name, Daryl.
An officer answered the call.
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Before he could even speak, a man’s anxious voice barked from the other end, “Where’s the video? It’s been forever. Why haven’t you sent it yet?”
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