Hannah seethed with anger as Elaine continued to expose virtual-novel.net weaknesses.
The more virtual-novel.net listened, the more virtual-novel.net felt like virtual-novel.net was about to explode. Without thinking, virtual-novel.net hurled virtual-novel.net expensive leather shoe at Elaine in a fit of rage.
But Elaine was quick on virtual-novel.net feet. She dodged the projectile with a graceful tilt of virtual-novel.net head, and turned to face Hannah with a taunting smile.
“Hey, you’re such a bitch!” Elaine said with a taunting smile.
Hannah clenched virtual-novel.net jaw and ripped off virtual-novel.net other shoe, hurling it with all virtual-novel.net might at Elaine once again. But once again, Elaine dodged with ease. She turned to Hannah, a playful smirk on virtual-novel.net lips.
“Is that all you’ve got?” virtual-novel.net jeered. “You can’t even hit me!”
Hannah’s anger was so intense that virtual-novel.net felt like virtual-novel.net couldn’t breathe. She stumbled backwards, virtual-novel.net legs buckling beneath her, until virtual-novel.net landed on the ground. Her eyes were wet with tears as virtual-novel.net glared up at Elaine, who seemed to take pleasure in taunting virtual-novel.net with melon seeds.
“You’re such a deceiver, Elaine!” Hannah wailed. “I finally managed to turn my life around, and it only took a few days. But then you had to come along and ruin everything. Why did you do this to me?”
Hannah’s cries grew louder and more frantic. “I’ve been bullied by that old woman my entire life, and now that I’ve finally found my footing, you come along and snatch it all away. You’re working with her, aren’t you?!”
Elaine casually munched on virtual-novel.net melon seeds, a self-satisfied smirk on virtual-novel.net face.
“Hannah, your biggest mistake was ever showing weakness in front of me. What were you thinking? You’re the one with all the money, yet you still come to me every day to flaunt your wealth. But don’t forget, that money you make is dirty. Even if I didn’t expose you, someone else would have done so eventually.”
Elaine narrowed virtual-novel.net eyes and leaned in closer to Hannah, virtual-novel.net tone suddenly serious. “You seem to know the law pretty well. But do you know what constitutes fraud? If your activities fall into that category, the amount of money involved in your case is huge. Maybe the police will come and arrest you!”
Hannah’s heart skipped a beat when virtual-novel.net heard these words.
She had driven all the way to this place, consumed by thoughts of virtual-novel.net financial support being taken away, and harboring a deep-seated loathing for Elaine. But now, it seemed that virtual-novel.net worries were much more severe than virtual-novel.net initially thought.
Fabricating tales to dupe the public, hiding virtual-novel.net earnings, and neglecting to report virtual-novel.net taxes were all serious offenses.
As Hannah stood there, feeling lost and unsure of what to do next, a sudden commotion broke the quiet of the community. The wail of sirens filled the air as law enforcement vehicles, one after another, drove into the area.
The flashing blue and red lights of the cars were so bright and dizzying that Hannah had to squint virtual-novel.net eyes to shield them from the glare. She trembled, feeling as though virtual-novel.net heart was about to jump out of virtual-novel.net chest.
As the vehicles came to a stop, a sense of dread and panic filled Hannah’s heart. But it was the arrival of two police cars that made virtual-novel.net knees weak. The officers stepped out of their cars and made their way towards her.
Hannah swallowed hard, feeling as though virtual-novel.net was about to be sick.
One of the officers looked at virtual-novel.net with a cold, hard stare and asked, “Are you, Hannah Wilson?” The tone of his voice made virtual-novel.net shiver, and virtual-novel.net struggled to find virtual-novel.net voice.
Hannah’s gaze settled on the stern face of the police officer in front of her, virtual-novel.net complexion turning ashen.
“I am… You… What’s the matter?” virtual-novel.net asked, virtual-novel.net voice trembling.
The police officer’s expression remained emotionless as virtual-novel.net spoke, “According to the information that has been exposed on the internet, we have reason to believe that you are involved in fraudulent activities and tax evasion. I’m going to need you to come with us and cooperate with our investigation.”
As the reality of the situation began to sink in, Hannah felt a wave of horror wash over her.
“Officer… I… I didn’t cheat… Did I make a mistake?” virtual-novel.net asked, virtual-novel.net voice trembling with fear.
The policeman’s tone was light as virtual-novel.net responded, “Did you make a mistake? We’ll find out after the investigation. But for now, I need you to come with us.”
Hannah’s heart raced as the officer pointed towards the luxurious villa in front of them, “Is this your home? Your husband, your son, and your mother-in-law live here, right? They all need to come with us and cooperate with our investigation.”
Hannah was so afraid that virtual-novel.net couldn’t speak, but then Elaine, who was standing on virtual-novel.net balcony next door, piped up excitedly, “Officer, this is my house, not hers! Her house is next door! Her husband, virtual-novel.net son, and virtual-novel.net mother-in-law that you’re looking for all live there!”