Was ultimately because she thought she understood Roderick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over the past few years, she had seen how much Roderick\u00a0<\/p>\n
cared about his son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And she had told him countless times that the child\u2019s condition\u00a0<\/p>\n
was most likely caused by his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Roderick never said anything, the disappointment and\u00a0<\/p>\n
sadness in his eyes couldn\u2019t be faked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that Kevin was having problems, wouldn\u2019t Madeleine be\u00a0<\/p>\n
the first person he suspected?\u00a0<\/p>\n
!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Clark, if you say another word that damages my wife\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
reputation, I will not let you get away with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette was trembling all over. Fueled by her rage, she called\u00a0<\/p>\n
the police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 123\u00a0<\/p>\n
The police arrived quickly. Nanette clutched her face, playing\u00a0<\/p>\n
the victim as she accused Madeleine of assaulting her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She painted herself as weak and pitiful, a completely passive\u00a0<\/p>\n
victim of the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In truth, in that situation, she had no choice but to take the hit;\u00a0<\/p>\n
there was no chance to fight back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before arriving, the police had already received a call from their superiors, informing them that the CEO of the Livingston Group was involved and that the matter needed to be handled\u00a0<\/p>\n
carefully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Therefore, the police were quite polite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen I\u2019ll have to ask you all to come with me to the station to\u00a0<\/p>\n
give a statement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick frowned, holding Madeleine without saying a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette deliberately said from the side, \u201cMr. Livingston, you\u2019re not thinking of using your connections to make this go away,\u00a0<\/p>\n
are you?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The hallway security camera captured exactly how she hit me,\u00a0<\/p>\n
clear as day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 123\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t speak, just shot her a cold glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay, Roderick.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine tugged on Roderick\u2019s sleeve and said in a low voice,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a fact that I hit her. I did it, and I\u2019ll admit to it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After speaking, her voice dropped even lower.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just hope that what she did to Kev can also be brought to\u00a0<\/p>\n
light.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick understood Madeleine\u2019s hidden meaning. Just as she\u00a0<\/p>\n
said, it was good that the police were here. They could all go in\u00a0<\/p>\n
for questioning and expose everything Nanette had done.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded and said softly, \u201cI won\u2019t let anything happen to\u00a0<\/p>\n
you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After saying that, he immediately took out his phone and contacted Gerry, telling him to arrange for a lawyer as quickly\u00a0<\/p>\n
as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At a time like this, leaving everything to a lawyer was the best choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 123\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the police station, the atmosphere was tense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette sat in the interrogation room. The redness and swelling\u00a0<\/p>\n
on her face had faded considerably, but the malice in her eyes\u00a0<\/p>\n
was more obvious than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked toward the door, imagining how disheveled\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine must look right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Assault. As long as she refused to settle, it would be enough to\u00a0<\/p>\n
get Madeleine in serious trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After being left waiting for what felt like an eternity, someone\u00a0<\/p>\n
finally came in. A police officer was in front, followed by a man\u00a0<\/p>\n
in a suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette was just about to put on a show, crying about how\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine had hit her, when she saw the police officer nod to\u00a0<\/p>\n
the man in the suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The man in the suit stepped forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHello, Nanette. I\u2019m Madeleine\u2019s retained attorney, I am now formally representing Roderick and Madeleine to file three\u00a0<\/p>\n
lawsuits against you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 123\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette\u2019s expression froze. \u201cWhat lawsuits?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, a defamation lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
You maliciously slandered my client, Madeleine, in public,\u00a0<\/p>\n
causing severe damage to her reputation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSecond, a malpractice lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is the record of Kevin\u2019s abnormal behavior over the past\u00a0<\/p>\n
two years, which coincides perfectly with the period of your\u00a0<\/p>\n
treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We have already filed for a judicial review of all your treatment\u00a0<\/p>\n
records.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThird\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The lawyer paused for two seconds, his voice growing more\u00a0<\/p>\n
severe. \u201cA lawsuit for intentional harm to a minor. We now\u00a0<\/p>\n
suspect you subjected Kevin to unlawful psychological\u00a0<\/p>\n
intervention!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that time, Madeleine honestly told the police what had just happened. She admitted to the assault, her eyes showing no\u00a0<\/p>\n
remorse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 123\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeleine, I\u2019ll ask you one last time. You confirm you initiated\u00a0<\/p>\n
the attack on Nanette, correct?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officer flipped through the report, confirming the important\u00a0<\/p>\n
information again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, sign here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officer next to him spoke in a professional tone, frowning,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAssault is illegal. If the other party refuses to settle, Madeleine,\u00a0<\/p>\n
you could face administrative penalties.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine nodded, calmly signing her name on the report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the moment she decided to rush out and beat up Nanette,\u00a0<\/p>\n
she was prepared. It was something she had to do as a mother,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and she didn\u2019t regret it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officer nodded and said nothing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick was outside the door, his expression grim, like a wall\u00a0<\/p>\n
of ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His lawyer had already told him it wasn\u2019t as serious as he\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 123\u00a0<\/p>\n
thought. Nanette\u2019s injuries weren\u2019t severe enough to warrant\u00a0<\/p>\n
criminal detention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 124\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 124\u00a0<\/p>\n
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