Chapter 44
Kelly suddenly recalled the phone call Leon had made outside the station. So, the backup he had called was the chief of police. The whole situation felt unreal and kept suprising Kelly in a way she hadn’t expected.
Richard had a formidable demeanor. His stem gaze swept across the police officer standing nearby. “What’s going on here?” The police officer hadn’t expected that Richard would come because of a university professor. He nearly bit his tongue in disbelief He’d thought Leon had been arrogant because of his ignorance. It turned out that Leon had such a strong person backing him up
“chiel caldwell, please let me explain. This professor got into a fight with someone. We were just trying to mediate the situation,” he replied respectfully. There was no trace of the impatience he’d shown caller
darin and Caleb clearly hadn’t expected Leon to have such a powerful connection. They stood there, feeling stunned and speechless.
“What do you plan to do? Richard gazed at Leon gently. The way he spoke made it seem as if Leon was the victim in this situation.
“I admit that I’ve hit him. I’m willing to compensate him,” Leon replied calmly and took out his wallet. He slid out a couple of bills and tossed them in front of
Gavin
“That’s 250 dollars. Just tala this as your medical tees.”
Gavin’s face flushed with anger. “Are you insulting me?
“No. That’s just how much you’re worth,” Leon replied calmly, but his words hit Gavin’s sore spot.
Kelly almost burst into laughter.
at couldn’t retort and tamed to the police officer. “Ortices, look at him. He’s so arogant
The police other immediately snapped at him. “Shut up! You know exactly what you did.”
Gavin fell silent.
Kelly was momentarily taken aback. It dawned on her that the police officer knew she hadn’t Bed However, with no evidence to support her claims, he could only mediate the situation and made her accept the unjust outcome
I’ve never been
Then, Leon spoke up again, histone casual but sharp. “If you don’t want to accept the compensation, that’s fine. Just throw me in jail for a few days. I‘ inpide one, anyway.”
In fact, nobody dared to put him in jail, especially not with his connections.
In the end, Richard gave the police officer a long, meaningful glance. “I’ll leave it to you to handle,”
By the time they left the police station, it was close to midnight. Kelly walland beside Leon, with Richard on the other side.
*Is Mrs. Butler Senior doing well lately? Richard asked.
Leon replied gently, “She’s doing great. She’s off traveling abroad with my parents.”
“Ah, Mrs. Butler Senior really knows how to enjoy life these days. Please send her my regards,” Richard said.
“I will. Thank you for helping tonight, Mr. Caldwell,” Leon replied.
“We’re all so close. There’s no need to be so formal. Mrs. Butler Senior always spoke so highly of you. She mentioned you were thoughtful and had a good temper I’ve never expected you to hot someone”
Richard teased as he cast his gaze on Kelly at the side.
Kelly immediately felt awkward.
“I was caught up in the heat” Leon sounded guilty.
Then, he gently took Kelly’s hand and introduced, “Mr. Caldwell, this is my wife, Kelly Valencia, Kelly, this is Mr. Richard Caldwell”
Kelly was a bit nervous. “Nor to meet you, Mr. Caldwell”
