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"Private space? Uh…" Officer Derek was uncomfortable talking to someone in private, especially because this old lady did not sound kind. There was an insidious aura around her which made him on guard instantly.

But he was afraid this old lady might make a scene in the police department building, and that would put him on inspection. So he had to be careful.

"Officer Derek?" Maria called his name.

"Oh, uhh… sure," Officer Derek agreed reluctantly. "Please come with me, Ma'am."

Officer Derek led the old woman to his office, the same office where he had kept those four boys before they were taken by their aunt.

The Officer allowed Maria to sit on the sofa while he prepared a coffee for her.

Maria's eyes peered around the office, trying to find anything to help her find Chloe. She was 100% convinced this Officer must've invited Chloe in here before.

'Did the Officer have sex with Chloe in here? Chloe has regained her beauty again after a year, it's not surprising that she'll be using her body to get everything she wants. She's a low born woman after all,' Maria guessed. 'If only I can find something that I can use to force him to speak up.'

But she couldn't continue searching because the Officer returned with a cup of coffee for her, "Thank you, Officer," Maria said.

Officer Derek sat on the opposite side of the table and stared at the old woman in front of her, "So, may I know who you are and why are you searching for me?"

Maria sipped the coffee and stared back at the Officer, "Sir, I got the information from someone that my boss' mother-in-law has been murdered. So I came here to find the boys because my boss wants to take care of them."

Officer Derek connected the dots instantly. If he was right, this old woman in front of him must be someone from Vincent Gray's side, maybe his secretary, since she referred to Vincent as 'boss.'

It seemed that Vincent had already discovered the murder, which was very strange because the police were still investigating this case and hadn't made it public yet, since this case involved a highly reputable man.

'Does that mean Vincent has been keeping an eye on the case? Maybe what his wife said last night was right, Vincent Gray was truly the mastermind behind the murder.'

Maria could sense the suspicion from the Officer in front of her, so she acted pitifully, "Oh, don't look at me with those scary eyes, Officer. I'm a fragile old woman, please be kind to me."

Officer Derek took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He was a serious man that took no bullshit, but he also wasn't the one who liked to intimidate.

"Pardon me, Ma'am. Now to answer your question, may I know first about how you and your boss know about the murder of Judith Carlson? The case hadn't been released yet, and we are still under investigation," Officer Derek said. "Does that mean you have an informant within the police department?"

Rather than acting scared and denying the accusation, Maria only smiled thin and said, "Vincent Gray is not a regular person, Sir. He has power over so many things, and of course he has an influence in the police department too. It is not something surprising, no?"

Officer Derek became tense instantly. Of course, it wasn't that surprising, but he became wary of this informant's real identity.

Could it be that he was Officer Derek's higher-up?

Or maybe someone from the same rank as him?

'But I think the informant shouldn't be someone with a high position, because this old lady wouldn't need to find me just to find Mrs. Gray and those children's whereabouts,' Officer Derek thought. 'Does that mean she is actually on the run from her own husband? Things are actually piling up against Vincent Gray right now.'

"You're right, and I will chase you about that informant," Officer Derek said as he tried to control the situation, "About the boys, they are safe in foster care, Ma'am. You don't need to worry about them."

"Really? That's fortunate," Maria said calmly. "But Mr. Gray is a very kindhearted person. He has been trying to stay away from Chelsea Davis' family because Chelsea keeps on trying to chase after him. She's like a madwoman in love."

"Mr. Gray always refused her advances, but that only made her worse. So he was very devastated after knowing that Chelsea had gone completely deranged and murdered her own mother," Maria said as she tried to picture her boss as a kind man. "So he told me to find the boys, he will take care of them."

The more this old woman tried to paint Vincent Gray as a good man, the more he realized that Mrs. Gray was right.

Everyone around Vincent would always try to paint a good picture of him because the public image was very important to him.

'Now which one should I believe? Vincent Gray's image portrayed by the media for years, or his image portrayed by his own wife?' Officer Derek pondered.

"So, Officer Derek, can you tell me where I can find those boys? Which foster care are they in right now, or are they still in the government's foster care?"

"My apology, Ma'am. But I am not allowed to disclose the whereabouts of the boys. But I can assure you that they're safe under the right hand," Officer Derek replied.

"Really? But Mr. Gray is their only family. I think a family has more rights to those boys compared to the foster home, right?" Maria added as she acted pitifully. "Do you know that Mrs. Gray has been crying since last night? She's in so much pain and had to be hospitalized after knowing that her mother was murdered. But she told her husband that she wants to take care of those boys because her nephews are their sons too."

Officer Derek's heartbeat skipped for a second the moment this old woman mentioned Mrs. Chloe Gray.

Obviously, Chloe Gray was shaken up last night, but she could still stand her ground. Officer Derek's eyes peered even more suspiciously at the woman sitting peacefully before him. He thought, "This old woman is lying.'