In the street from across the police station, Alyssa had waited for a while in Jasper''s arms.


    Nestling against him softly, she sweated as she reported, "I received a text from Cyrus. He said he had


    asked a few close colleagues to keep tabs on the case. As of just now, apart from David Schmidt''s


    attorney, no one from the Schmidt family has attempted to defend him. They did not make any moves


    at all."


    It so happened that Alyssa was on her second day of the period, which was usually the worst. Jasper


    had advised her to stay home, but she was stubborn. Now, suffering from period cramps, she wiggled


    in his arms like an eel.


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    She silently thought, "Guess I need to listen to Jasper for once and take a good rest."


    "Josh always ys long-term. All he wants right now is to hide away, I bet. There''s no way he would


    defend a notorious and hopeless viin. He would only turn himself the next target of public wrath."


    Holding her in his right arm, he ced a hand on her lower abdomen and caressed it in circles in a


    clockwise direction.


    "Mm. Harder. Mm. Harder, please..."


    Hearing that, he swallowed hard. A tingling sensation spread through his body from the fingertips in


    contact with her skin. He said hoarsely, "See? You''re suffering from your stubbornness. I''ll have Xavier


    buy something warm for you."


    "It''s fine. He''s busy now with Maggie''s matters. Don''t bother him for everything. He''s just your


    secretary, not your ve," Alyssa spoke up for Xavier, eliciting a bitter smile on Jasper''s lips.


    "Josh has not made a move, and the same goes for Victor. Seems like they''re ready to give up on


    David," Alyssa said sweetly with a contradictory smirk. "That''s their only choice right now."


    "This scandal is the talk of the nation. As the Schmidt Group suffers from a PR crisis, it''s only natural


    that they''ll sacrifice David to calm the anger.


    "They''d better give up on bribing the cops as well. No matter who''s assigned to this case, they will


    penalize David to protect their professional reputation and the integrity of the police force. We have


    nothing to worry about, even if Cyrus isn''t on the case. No one can save David Schmidt now."


    Jasper wed gently on her lower abdomen. He asked, "Does it still hurt?"


    "Mm. I''m feeling better. You''re an expert at this."


    At that moment, there was amotion at the police station entrance.


    "Look! Maggie Madison and the others are out!"


    The couple nced out of the window and spotted the two victims trudging into the vehicles under the


    protection of their parents and bodyguards after breaking through the crowds of media.


    Though the girls safely entered the vehicles, Alyssa remained fidgety as she was worried that


    something might happen to them.


    Maggie left the police stationst, safe in Xavier''s embrace.


    Suddenly, a male reporter emerged from the crowds and shoved a microphone into Maggie''s face,


    questioning loudly, "May we know if you are in any way coerced by the KS Group or Beckett Group into


    filing a police report against David Schmidt?"


    Xavier immediately shielded Maggie and glowered at the reporter. "What do you mean?"


    "You are Mr. Beckett''s head secretary, aren''t you? I know you!" Looking smug, the reporter added,


    "Aside from you, Ms. Alyssa''s secretary is also here to protect the victims. Is this all nned out by Ms.


    Alyssa and Mr. Beckett?"


    "We know that the Taylors and Schmidts are family friends. Ms. Alyssa is good friends with David


    Schmidt and even performed surgery on him. She might be anxious to put a distance between David


    Schmidt and herself after their rtionship is known to the public. Perhaps she is attempting to protect


    her image by helping the victims. This is a totally reasonable spection."