Under the Heiress' Facade

Chapter 177

Brandon relaxed visibly upon hearing Queenie's words. He accepted the check giddily afterward.

Someone knocked on the door at that moment. A police officer opened the door and informed, "Deputy Chief Hobbs, we've brought the suspect to the station. She's currently in Interrogation Room 3."

"Got it." Brandon rose to his feet.

Meanwhile, Hera sat in Interrogation Room 3 while thinking if she had committed assault and battery on someone recently. Then, she saw Brandon and Queenie walking into the room, followed by a police officer who was in charge of taking her statement.

"Do you know what crime you've committed?" Brandon thundered while maintaining a stoic façade after taking a seat across from Hera.

Suspects who were typically cowardly or guilt-ridden would be overcome with so much fear that they'd give up all the details the moment they saw Brandon's stoic face.

But Hera remained calm and composed. She parted her lips long enough to spit out a few words.

"Why don't you tell me?"

Queenie was displeased at Hera's calm attitude. To her, Hera was just a country bumpkin. She had no one to help her out, so by right, she shouldn't be calm at all.

Brandon didn't expect to see such a young girl looking so composed despite being in the police station. She didn't look frightened in the slightest, either.

He slammed a hand onto the desk heavily. "She doesn't look remorseful at all! Are her parents notified about this arrest?"

"Yeah. A guardian should be here soon," the police officer replied.

Coincidentally, someone knocked on the door at that moment. The officer went to get the door right away.

Gideon strode into the room in the next moment. His expression grew sullen when he saw Queenie. A frown appeared on his face when he saw Hera being handcuffed.

"Officer, I'm Hera's older brother. What happened?"

Upon hearing Gideon's voice, Hera whipped around to look at him.

Gideon thought she was frightened, so he shot her a comforting glance. "Don't be scared. I'll protect you."

Hera didn't respond to Gideon at all.

The truth was, she wasn't scared in the slightest. But Gideon's words made her feel warm and tingly on the inside.

On the other hand, Queenie didn't expect to see Gideon in the station. She thought James would be the one coming for Hera's aid.

It was all thanks to Gideon that the Everetts didn't become homeless after their bankruptcy.

"Tell him what his sister has done," Brandon said sternly while rapping his knuckles on the desk.

The police officer acknowledged the order immediately by explaining, "During the after-school hours yesterday, Hera Youngworth assaulted Zyler Gaskell in the corridor outside the mailroom of Cavenridge International Academy. This resulted in Zyler losing his ability to speak.

"Hera's purpose was to coerce Zyler into carrying her parcel for her. He ended up suffering from fractures in his right index finger and middle finger."

As the officer spoke, he placed multiple documents on the table. This included pictures of Zyler's injured fingers, which were set up in their respective casts, as well as the doctor's letter to prove the validity of the injuries.

"My son is being hospitalized as we speak! He has yet to regain his voice! You can forget about settling this case in private!"

Queenie folded her arms in front of her chest. She was very fierce and demanding.

"This is a severe assault and battery case! Hera needs to take legal responsibility no matter what! Resolving this dispute in private is a no-go this time! The legal route is the only way to settle this case!" Brandon added while tapping on the photos.

All the trio did was accuse and berate Hera for what she had allegedly done. It was clear that they wanted to pin the crime on her.

"Hera, is what they said the truth?" Gideon chose to ask Hera that question first instead of looking at the evidence.

He believed that Hera wasn't the type to hurt others without a valid reason.

His trust in Hera made her feel very warm and happy on the inside. Still, she wondered if he'd be disappointed in her the moment he found out that she was the cause behind Zyler's loss of voice.

Hera looked at Queenie and said, "Since your son's fingers got fractured, why did you seek me out, then? I'm not a representative of the insurance company, you know."

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Brandon extended an arm immediately to stop Queenie from speaking. It seemed that he had picked up on a key point.

"So, this means you don't deny the fact that you're the cause of Zyler's muteness!" he said.

"Do you have evidence on that?" Hera just gazed at Brandon coolly.

"The victim is the best evidence! Very well. Since you don't deny that plausibility, that means you've admitted to it! You can wait for the court's verdict now! Case closed!"

Brandon closed the case on the spot before rising to his feet. "Take her away and wait for my orders!"

After that, he left the interrogation room.

Queenie slammed her hands onto the desk before standing up as well. Her gaze was firmly pinned on Hera the whole time.

"You think you can take on me in a clash, huh? Well, you're far too wet behind your ears for that! Enjoy living your best years out in regret behind the bars, Hera!"

She left after saying her piece as well.