Chapter 553

"Yeah, I'll go with you." A week ago, when I was ambushed and nearly beaten within an inch of my life in the underground parking garage below my company, I had a gut feeling that Joanna was the same young lady who had saved me as a child. But I still couldn't shake the need to see for myself—to confirm the truth with my own eyes. Shaking off my thoughts, I resumed packing my things. Before long, there was another knock at the ward door. This time, it was the police. As they entered, Mortimer, ever serious, stepped forward and addressed me in a formal tone. "Mr. Palmer, regarding your recent report about an attempted assault, our investigation has confirmed that the attack was intentional. "We have video evidence from the underground parking garage, and all suspects have been taken into custody. "The woman who stabbed you, Monica Yates, has been sentenced to a prison term of three to possibly ten years. The other four accomplices received sentences of up to three years. The offic