As they left the police station, Emma let out a long sigh of relief.
Her palms were damp from the tension, but it had gone better than she had feared.
The officers had been kind without making things difficult for her, different from what she had expected.
"Was that because of you?" Emma asked, looking up at Ethan.
"What was because of me?" Ethan was looking at his phone, looking preoccupied.
"Emma!" A furious voice called out from the side.
Emma turned to see James storming towards her, trailed by a man in a suit—likely his lawyer.
'Of course, Stella is in the station too,' Emma thought, steeling herself for the inevitable confrontation.
James' eyes blazed with anger as they fixed on Emma. "You vile b***h, look at what you've done to this family!"
His words cut deep, but this tim
