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Chapter 6

Author: Darkly Delighted
The mediation room at the police station was oppressively heavy.

Rick sat with his hair a mess, looking like he had aged ten years overnight. Evelyn sat next to him, wiping her tears nonstop.

"Officer, that was all our family savings," she sobbed. "How are we supposed to live now?"

The young officer taking notes sighed. "The funds were immediately moved to an offshore account. It's going to be very hard to get them back. Go home and wait for updates."

Rick snapped his head up, staring at me
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