Chapter 55 No Longer Able to Conceive

Skylar grabbed his phone and called the police. He told Marcus, "Take your flimsy excuses to the cops!" Elaine found the whole thing a little too coincidental, but she still tried to stop Skylar. "Let it go. No one was hurt, and the car is fine. Dr. Middleton explained that it was just a brake failure. There's no need to drag the police into this in the middle of the night." But seeing her take Marcus' side only fanned the flames of Skylar's fury. Without saying another word, he pulled out his phone and called the police. It was late, and the police station was short-staffed. But Hayden, who had ties to the Freys, caught the urgency in Skylar's voice. Although he wasn't on duty, he went on-site anyway, bringing two other officers with him. The moment Hayden spotted the three of them, he relaxed. "You guys again? What's the problem this time?" He stepped toward Marcus, lifting a hand as if to clap him on the shoulder. But something made him pause, and he pulled back, maintaining a