Queenie sat on the couch. The moment the doorbell rang, she could not help but jump in shock.
The calming doorbell sound sent shivers down her spine.
Queenie looked at the maid who was going to answer the door.
The maid nced at the people outside the door who were dressed in uniform. She knew they were
the police without needing to ask. She did not immediately open the door. Instead, she looked at
Queenie and said, "Madam, the police are here."
Queenie''s heart sank. Her throat went dry, and her voice trembled. "Let them in."
The maid nodded and confirmed the identity of the visitors through the video doorbell camera before
opening the door for the police.
In a span of a mere minute, the police officers walked in. Francis was leading the way. He should have
finished his night shift and gone off duty, but this case was significant, and the chief instructed him to
handle it before getting off work.
“Good morning, Mrs. Norman. I''m Officer Francis Brown. We need Ms. Leia''s cooperation to investigate
a case at the station. We''ve already spoken to Mr. Norman on the phone, and he told us that Ms. Leia
is upstairs. May we take her with us now?" Francis spoke politely.
"She''s upstairs." Queenie took a deep breath and looked at the maid. "Take the police upstairs."
Since they had already informed Jack, she did not need to talk to the police.
The maid nodded and led Francis upstairs.
As Queenie watched the three police officers follow the maid up the stairs, she clenched her fists
tightly.
The maid led the police officers to the door of Leia''s bedroom on the upper floor.
Surabaya rose to her feet and nodded at them when she saw the police officers.
Francis asked in confusion, "Who is this?"
It was difficult for the maid to exin that Surabaya was hired by Jack to look after Leia. Hence, she
had no choice but to say, "She’s a guest of the Norman family. Ms. Norman is inside. I''ll open the door
for you."
Then, she walked to the cab, opened a drawer, and took out a bunch of keys.
All the keys to the various locks in Norman Residence were kept here. She needed to find the key to
Leia’s room.
Meanwhile, inside the bedroom, Leia heard a man''s voice and realized that it was not Dr. Cairn''s voice.
Overwhelmed with fear, she kicked the door. "Who''s out there?"
The noisesing from the bedroom were really loud, and Surabaya scratched her ears. "Please don''t
mind her..."
Before Surabaya could finish her sentence, Leia interrupted, "Surabaya, who''s out there?!"
Francis frowned. What was going on?
Jack had only told him that Leia was staying at Norman Residence and they could head there to look
for her if they needed her cooperation in the investigation.
Surabaya ignored Leia and exined to the apanying police officers, "Ms. Norman has been in
poor healthtely, and her emotions haven''t been stable. She often engages in dangerous behavior.
That''s why Mr. Norman locked her inside to prevent her from affecting others."
Francis nodded in realization. The sounds Leia made just now were hysterical and did not sound like
the voice of a normal person.
"Bitch, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Leia felt both anxious and angry when she heard what
Surabaya said.
She once had a friend who was mentally fine. However, she was a little short-tempered and
disobedient to her parents. In the end, her parents used that as an excuse to send her to a mental
hospital, where she was not allowed any visitors. She could not leave either.
Leia was suddenly worried. Had Jack also grown tired of her? Was he going to treat her the same
way?
She remembered a TV show she had filmed before, which was rted to mental illness.
At that time, she had apanied the production team to a mental hospital for research. The hospital
was rtively standard, but the various treatment methods she saw inside overwhelmed her. They
made her feel oppressed and fearful.
There were even more extreme methods used in many mental hospitals to suppress patients and gain
profit from their families.
Leia was scared. She trembled and pressed her ear against the door, trying to figure out the identity of
the person outside.
Surabaya shrugged her shoulders and made a dismissive gesture, indicating that she was telling the
truth.
Leia''s words confirmed what she had just said.
Under tremendous pressure, the maid finally found the key to Leia''s bedroom. "Found it!"
Surabaya, who did not want the maid to be seen as the viin, took the key from her and nced at the
police officers. Then, she opened the door.
The moment the door was almost fully open, Leia rushed out and noticed that the people standing at
the door were dressed in police uniforms.
They were not from the mental hospital but the police!
Francis and another police officer quickly grabbed Leia''s arms. "Ms. Norman, we''re from the police
station. We need you toe to the police station and cooperate with us in our investigation regarding
a case."
Leia widened her eyes and stared at the officers in front of her. Her heart reverberated with a rapid,
thunderous rhythm. "This is the Norman Residence!"
"We''ve already informed Mr. Norman. He agreed to let us take you back. Please cooperate," replied
Francis, hoping she wouldply while putting handcuffs on her.
The cold sensation on her wrists terrified and frightened Leia. She struggled, but she still heard the
sound of the handcuffs locking.
"I haven''tmitted any crime. You can''t arrest me."
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Putting on handcuffs meant that the police had some evidence against her that was not in her favor.
Since there were outsiders present who did not belong to the Norman family, Francis did not say much.
He exchanged nces with his colleagues and pulled Leia''s arm to go downstairs.
Leia looked back at Surabaya''s smiling face in a state of distress and shouted, "I''m calling the police!"
Francis and the other police officers were taken aback. Call the police?
"Ms. Norman, whatever the issue is, you can discuss it at the police station.”
However, Leia was determined to hold onto Surabaya and said, "I''m calling the police. This wretched
woman, Surabaya, imprisoned me!"
Francis stopped and looked at Surabaya.
Jack did not mention this matter. Hence, he nned to ask about Jack''s intentions after returning to the
police station.
Surabaya put on an innocent face and said, "Ms. Norman, how could you say that? This is the Norman
Residence. This has always been your home. How could I imprison you?
"I''m just an outsider and a guest of the Norman family. How could I possibly imprison you? Mr. Norman
wouldn''t have agreed to it.”
Leia''s face darkened. "You''re in cahoots with the Norman family. You''re the ones who want to imprison
me!"
Surabaya turned to the police officer. "Sir, if you don''t believe me, you may ask Mr. Norman. I never
intended to imprison Ms. Norman. Besides, I''m just a caretaker hired by the Norman family''s old
madam to take care of Ms. Norman."
Francis nodded, taking Leia''s words as nonsense.
He had dealt with numerous imprisonment cases, but he had never encountered a situation where a
person was held captive in their own home.
"Ms. Norman, please," said Francis while enduring the piercing sound of Leia''s voice. He invited her to
come downstairs.
Having dealt with so many cases, Francis had encountered plenty of people pretending to be insane or
ying dumb at the police station. However, Leia''s sharp voice was piercing and made his eardrums
ache.
Francis secretly let out a sigh. Ms. Norman was not someone easy to deal with. He felt a headache
coming on and thought about bringing her back to the police station, where the police chief could
personally handle the case while he simply documented the proceedings.
Despite her strong reluctance, Leia was eventually escorted downstairs by the police officers.