Chapter 381

Sometimes, private methods worked better than the law, but would James really make Jenna pay the price for Wendy's sake? Of course not. Wendy shoved James away. "Are you deaf? Do you not understand what the police said? James, are you going to insist on standing up for Jenna?" As their argument became heated, the two police officers exchanged glances and finally spoke up. "Ms. Sanders, we should take the suspect into custody first." Jenna, who had been ignored the whole time, widened her eyes at those words. "Why am I the suspect? What crime did I commit?" Mary raised her voice, too. "Exactly! You can't arrest whoever you want just because you're the police! Jenna didn't do anything. It's all just Wendy spouting nonsense. If anyone should be arrested, it's Wendy for slander!" Mary spoke as if Wendy weren't her daughter as well. The police began explaining things to Mary in a stiff, formal tone. All the while, Wendy and James were still at each other's throats. It was a noisy me