"Maddie said she's the victim. How can you handle things like this? You should be going after Aria!" William couldn't bear it any longer and interjected.
One of the officers gave him a cold glance. "Young man, it's not your place to dictate how we handle things."
William was momentarily silenced by the retort. Just as he was about to respond, he noticed Maddie signaling him with her eyes.
William bit his lip and held back the words that were about to escape his mouth.
Maddie took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
It's fine!
Although she had considered keeping some of the donated money for herself, she hadn't had a chance to do it yet. It couldn't be considered a crime at all.
Now, all she had to do was firmly claim that she had no knowledge of Aria's situation, and that i
