Chapter 508
The woman called the police, and they arrived quickly..
After hearing both sides of the story, the officer turned to the family of three. “This is a civil dispute involving alleged personal injury. It is outside our jurisdiction. If you want compensation, you will need to file a civil lawsuit.”
Realizing she was not going to get any money this way, the woman shot Charlotte a glare. “If you do not pay, we will take you to court.”
“Go right ahead,” Charlotte said with a faint smile. “But before that, I have something to report.”
She took out her phone and tapped to play an audio recording. “Officer, I would like to file a criminal complant The attempting extortion. That falls under your jurisdiction, doesn’t it?”
“Yes, it does,” the officer said, taking the phone to listen.
The recording captured the entire exchange of the family demanding three million from her.
“I also have video,” Charlotte added, glancing at Petra. “Petra, show them the video you took earlier.”
Petra opened the file and handed the phone to the officer.
The footage showed Charlotte getting out of her car to check on the elderly man lying in the road. It had been recording from the moment she stepped out, through the trip to the hospital, and even captured the doctor stating that the patient had suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage.
“I have proof that I was just a bystander who happened to help an elderly man to the hospital,” Charlotte told the officer. “I did not push him as they claim. The first thing they did was demand three million in medical fees. Even if I had pushed him, which I did not, the amount they are asking for is outrageous. This is extortion.”
In the end, Charlotte, Petra, and the family of three were all taken to the station to give statements.
With the evidence in hand, the police officially opened a criminal investigation for extortion.
At six–thirty, just as dinner time arrived, Charlotte received a message from Sean.
He told her he had just finished work and described in detail everything he had done at the summit that day.
At the end, he added three simple words: “I miss you.”
Seeing them, Charlotte smiled, her eyes softening. Those three words instantly swept away the bad mood left by her unpleasant
encounter earlier.
She typed back, “I miss you too.”
Almost immediately, Sean started a video call.
His impossibly handsome face appeared on the screen, his gaze warm and intense, filled with fond tenderness. “Lottie, have you eaten yet?”
“I just did. You?”
“I just finished up and was about to eat.”
“All right.” Charlotte smiled gently into the camera. “I missed you a lot today.”
“So did I.”
Charlotte began telling him about what had happened earlier. “You know what? On my way back to the office after court today,
someone tried to run a scam on me.”
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“What happened?”
“It was…”
She had just started to explain when a woman’s voice came from Sean’s side of the line.
“Mr. Jasper, the restaurant is ready. Everyone is waiting for you.”
The voice sounded familiar.
Charlotte swallowed back the rest of what she had been about to say and smiled lightly. “Go have dinner first. We can tonight.”
“All right. I have a few more things to take care of after dinner, so will call you around ten.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up, Charlotte replayed the moment in her mind. The voice sounded like the woman they had run into at the
restaurant the other day when she and Sean had gone out to eat.
