Luke was leaning back in the chair.
"Officer, you're not responsible for the community. What if I'm a criminal?
Wouldn't it be imprudent for you to just let me go? You should release me on bail!"
The officer didn't know what Luke was up t o.
Luke could leave right away. Why did he insist on posting bail?
On the other side...
Eileen was boiling a pot of coffee.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
She picked up the phone. It was a strange
number. Her eyebrows furrowed and she asked, "Hello?"
"Is that Luke Bennington's ex-wife? Please come to the police station on Advance Road to post bail for Mr. Bennington."
Eileen was stunned. She was out of speech.
With Luke's background, would he need bail to be released?
While she was lost in thought, Brad's childish voice sounded, "Mom."
"Brad."
Immediately, she snapped back to her senses.
"Mom, please come to the police station and bail me and dad out. Otherwise, we can’t leave. I'm so thirsty. There's no water i n here."
Brad's voice was weak with a touch of
misery.
"Didn't your dad ask for a cup of water for you?"
"He did. But the officer wouldn't give us. There was only a lady at the police station. She didn't know dad. She wouldn't let us go.
Brad's voice grew more miserable.
Eileen got worried. She couldn't listen to Brad any longer. She told Brad to wait for her. Then she hung up the phone. She ran downstairs and hailed a cab.
On the way, Eileen figured Luke would be concerned about his reputation, so he didn’t ask his assistant to post bail and that was why Brad called her.
At the police station...
Eileen was bending beside Brad, and Luke was standing very close to her.
He could smell the faint scent from Eileen. His eyes flickered.
Eileen glanced at Luke nonchalantly and wondered how he could not leave the police station with his status.
"Officer, can I take them away now?"
Eileen turned to the policewoman behind her.
"You need to sign on the paper. Then they can leave." The policewoman pointed to the papers on the desk beside them.
Eileen thanked the policewoman. Then she walked toward the desk.
Eileen walked away. The female officer was still standing there. She clearly heard the conversation between Luke and Brad. Brad tugged at Luke's coat and asked, "Dad, what do we do next?"
After some thought, Luke narrowed his eyes and answered, "You said you hadn't eaten anything. You're hungry now."
When the policewoman heard their conversation, her brows twitched involuntarily.
She heard them clearly. The little boy just ate too much that he was still burping... But the father told him to say he was hungry...
However, the little boy wiped the corner of his mouth. "Dad, I really can't eat anything anymore. My stomach is about to explode."
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