Chapter 45

The mention of Daphne's name made Lester frown. He had tried so hard to forget her and even resisted the urge to see her when he had to sign papers at the police station. "She has nothing to do with me. You can contact her directly," he said before hanging up. Bryan was sure the two had gotten into an argument. But with Lester around, she was likely not in danger. After hanging up, Lester felt like all his energy had been sucked out of him. He finally realized that falling in love was easy, but trying to forget them was much harder. "Daphne, what am I supposed to do? I can't forget you?" he muttered. Lester happened to glance at the badge lying on the desk. If anyone from the Waltzan family saw Lester leave that badge lying there, they'd be shocked. It was a prized family possession that everyone else would do anything to get their hands on. Yet, Daphne had left it in the room when she departed and didn't take it with her. The one thing he couldn't give her was love. He could o