Chapter 102 Truth Buried In Tears

• Rachel POV
• The police station’s waiting area was a suffocating cage, its fluorescent lights buzzing like a swarm of wasps, casting stark shadows across the linoleum floor that seemed to mock my fragility. Scarlett’s arms were around me, her embrace tight, her tears soaking my hair, but it felt like a chain, a well-meaning prison that trapped me in her pity. Nick stood a few feet away, his fists clenched, his face a storm of rage and grief, his voice low but venomous as he swore,
• “I’ll make him pay, Rachel. By God, Jeremy will pay for touching you, for betraying our family.”