Chapter 833

“I won’t let anyone who hurt you go unpunished.”

As he thought that, Arnold’s eyes gleamed with unwavering determination.

Compared to his earlier demeanor, he was an entirely different person now.

At the same time, things weren’t going so smoothly over at the police station either.

Julian sat there arrogantly, about to make a call.

The officer watching him remained calm, his expression unchanged.

Julian glanced at him, sensing something odd.

The man’s attitude hadn’t been like this before.

It was as if, after taking that call, the entire person had shifted somehow.

“I’m warning you–I’m not joking. I’m really going to make that call,” Julian said again, tone full of threat, glaring at the officer as if the moment the call went through, the cop would be finished.

The officer gave him a blank look and finally let out a sigh.

“If you’re going to call, then hurry up. Stop wasting everyone’s time.”

“I told you you could call, so I meant it. There’s no need for me to lie about that.”

Julian opened his mouth, about to say something more, but in the end, he said nothing.

Since the officer had agreed to let him make the call, there was no point dragging it out any further.

In fact, stalling now would only make him look suspicious.

After all, the officer had already confirmed it more than once–he was allowed to make the call.

If he kept hesitating, it would only seem strange.

With that in mind, Julian gritted his teeth and dropped the posturing.

“Fine. Since you said I could call, don’t regret it.”

The officer nodded wearily.

Honestly, he was still wondering what on earth was wrong with this guy.

He’d already been told he could make the call, so why did he still look like he didn’t believe it?

And besides, the phone was already in his hand.

If he really wanted to call, wouldn’t he have done it by now?

Did he really need to stall for this long?

Sometimes, the officer truly couldn’t understand how Julian’s mind worked.

He’d been shouting nonstop ever since entering the station, but now that he had the phone, he was stalling again.

At this point, just looking at Julian annoyed the officer.

But remembering that the higher-ups had given instructions, he kept his mouth shut.

After all, it wasn’t much different from babysitting a spoiled prince.

Julian could shout all he wanted, as long as the officer kept his temper in check.

Tessa, standing nearby, observed the change in the officer’s expression.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

Just moments ago, the officer had been impatient and dismissive!

Now, he was calmly letting them make the call without a fuss.

That could only mean one thing–the call wouldn’t change a thing.

Whether they made it or not, it didn’t matter anymore.

Her eyes flickered with realization.

It seemed she no longer had the luxury of avoiding that connection.

Given their current situation, she was at a serious disadvantage.

She couldn’t afford to fall here.

There were still so many things she needed to accomplish, especially now that Aurora had woken up.

If she didn’t start pushing harder, she’d completely lose her place in the company.

At that thought, a surge of resentment rose in Tessa’s chest.

She couldn’t let that happen.

She had worked so hard for so long, so why did everything still turn against her?