Chapter 22

The police officer seemed to be intimidated by James's status, sticking to formalities while explaining Jenna's situation, avoiding eye contact with him. Jenna collapsed on James and said tearfully, "James, it was just an accident. I only ruined two dresses. How could things have turned out like this..." The police had Jenna sign her statement before questioning Wendy and Morgan. Both of them calmly described the event, in stark contrast to Jenna's distorted version of what happened. Their statements were quickly recorded. When Wendy was about to leave, she didn't even glance at the Sanders family, who were now huddled together in concern. She also completely ignored James, whose gaze had been fixed on her all along. Morgan escorted her downstairs, and she spoke with a face full of apology, "I'm sorry, Dr. Sanders. This is your first visit to my store, and it's turned out to be such an unpleasant experience." "It's fine," Wendy replied coolly. "Thank you for your help today, Ms.