Everything happened so fast that we could barely react. Austin was surprisingly agile. Still, there wasn''t much room to begin with. By the time we realized what had happened, Austin had already seized the girl''s neck.


    He roared, "I''d rather die! I''ll take you with me!"


    Ivanna eximed, "Austin, stop!"


    I ran over with Ivanna, desperately trying to pry Austin''s hands off the girl''s neck.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Let go of her!"


    The girl had turned blue, and her eyes widened as she frantically grabbed Austin''s hands. At that moment, two more officers entered to pull Austin away. When they restrained him, the girl slumped to the floor and gasped for air.


    She red at the enraged Austin fearfully.


    "You''re obsessed!" Austin scolded, wanting to kick her as she struggled to breathe. However, the officers intervened.


    Suddenly, footsteps approached from outside. A middle-aged man rushed in with a few burly bodyguards. The man gasped as he took in the scene, "Callie, what''s going on here?!"


    Callie showed her weakness as she burst into tears, wailing, "Dad!"


    The man picked her up and red at the three of us. "Who''s responsible for all this?"


    We exchanged nces and realized the man was Callie''s reinforcement. She pointed at Ivanna and Austin, screaming hoarsely, "Those two ordered him to kill me. Make them pay!"


    Callie revealed her malicious


    demeanor as she gestured toward


    Ivanna, seemingly eager to tear


    apart. One of the officers held Austin, but when he saw Callie threatening Ivanna, he lunged forward. I thought he was probably trying to defend Ivanna.


    "I caused all this! Come at me! Your daughter is a thug-"


    Before he could finish, the man shouted, "Punch him!"


    A tough-looking bodyguard punched Austin. Since the officer held both Austin''s hands behind him, he could not defend himself. Austin paled as blood dripped from his lips. Ivanna stepped forward protectively and yelled, "Stop it! How dare you assault him in a police station?!"


    Suddenly, the bodyguard threw a


    second punch, which hit Ivanna''s shoulder. It caused her to stagger back and wince in pain. Austin went berserk when he saw that. He. screamed and struggled to break free, but it was futile.


    I quickly stood before Ivanna to prevent the bodyguard from striking her again. I assumed they wouldn''t dare harm me since one of my arms was in a cast.


    "Why are you assaulting us in a police station without knowing what happened? This is outrageous!" I confronted the hesitant bodyguard, who nced back at his boss.


    I then turned to the officers and scolded them, "Why are you still holding him?! Didn''t you see them attacking us? Are you their aplices?"


    At that moment, a voice echoed at the doorway, "Who''s making such bold ims? What''s this about being aplices?"


    We all turned to look as a middle-aged officer entered with his hands behind his back. He looked around sternly, then stopped at me.


    "You can''t throw such baseless


    usations around. You have some nerve, using the officers like that. We resolve all issues effectively here. How can three adults end up spouting nonsense when dealing with a young girl?"


    He focused on the term "aplices," making me think he might be the real aplice.