“Asher,” Jean’s eyes were clear and serious. “You need to pull yourself together, cooperate with the investigation, work with Jolene. We’ll do our best to win this case without exposing that secret!”
Asher looked into Jean’s eyes, his mind replaying everything that had happened over the past few days.”
She was right. He couldn’t just sit back and wait for the worst.
He couldn’t let his mom keep worrying about him.
The boy clenched his fingers tightly and gave a silent nod.
After leaving the police station,
Jolene offered to drive Jean home herself.
“What did you two talk about?”
Jean sat in the passenger seat while Jolene casually steered the wheel, her tone light and offhand, like she wasn’t really that curious and was just making small talk.
Jean gave a vague answer. “I told him to cooperate with you.”
Jolene let out a soft laugh. “He’s not hiding something from me, is he?”
Jolene wasn’t someone you could easily fool.
She was sharp. It was only natural she’d notice something.
Her words sounded like a joke, but they clearly hinted-
Jolene might have already figured some of it out.
“He is hiding something,” Jean admitted bluntly. “But it’s not something that should be put out in the open… Still, this case can be cracked if we focus on how Thomas set him up. That’s the only thing that matters.”
Jolene nodded thoughtfully and said no more.
Meanwhile,
Matheo was taking Emily and Julia on a tour of a southern city.
After some time traveling and relaxing, Julia’s mental state had noticeably improved.
These past few days, Matheo and Emily had been treating her like a princess, doing everything they could to lift her spirits.
Julia wasn’t nearly as down as she had been before.
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Chapter 253 The Driver Did It on Purpose
Today, the three of then planned to go boating by the iver.
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The scenery there was said to be beautiful, and Matheo had rented an entire boat just for Emily and Julia to enjoy the view.
While Julia stopped to buy a cup of traditional yogurt on the roadside, Matheo and Emily had already
reached the dock.
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“Julia, come on!” Emily waved her over when she saw her daughter still standing by the yogurt stand across the street.
Julia nodded and replied, holding the yogurt cup as she prepared to cross.
Just then-
A speeding SUV suddenly came barreling down the street.
It looked out of control, but there was something deliberate in the way it charged forward.
It was coming straight at Julia!
Her body froze. Her eyes widened in shock.
“Julia!” Emily screamed, her voice tearing through the street as she ran toward her daughter.
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Matheo’s expression turned grim. He took off right behind Emily, rushing into the road.
Tires screeched across the pavement in a high–pitched squeal.
Then–bang!
Julia collapsed onto the ground, yogurt spilling everywhere.
The SUV had slammed its brakes, stopping less than a meter away from her!
Even so, Julia fell hard from the shock and momentum.
Her whole body trembled uncontrollably. She looked like she was about to fall apart.
In that terrifying moment when the SUV nearly hit her, her eyes had locked with the driver’s.
There had been no panic, no fear, no guilt–only cold indifference and provocation
The driver had done it on purpose.
They meant to terrify her.
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When the Book–Traveling Girl Meets the Reborn Girl
