Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Having endured three years of inhuman treatment, she found dwelling on the past pointless.
“Romina…” Elliana softly called out to her.
Coming back to her senses, Romina was about to say something when her phone rang.
It was a call from the police.
They said they had found her lion statues and wanted her to come down to the station as soon as possible.
After hanging up, Romina threw off the blanket and got up.
“What’s so urgent? What happened?”
Elliana pulled her slender wrist, looking worried.
She put on her slippers quickly, her expression icy. “The police said they’ve found my lion statues. I’m going over now.”
“But you’re still running a fever. Besides, you’ve just taken the pills. You shouldn’t…”
“Don’t worry,” she interrupted, gripping Elliana’s arm reassuringly. “I’m OK.”
Since she insisted, Elliana said nothing more and just walked her downstairs.
Half an hour later.
As Romina stepped into the police station, she saw three familiar figures from afar.
Once again, they struck her as a family.
“Ms. Sandoval, we indeed found your lion statues at the entrance of Ms. Lambert’s villa. Since they’re too big, we’ll have to ask you to confirm from the photo whether they’re yours.”
She frowned as she saw the photo.
They were indeed hers.
“Yes. They’re mine,” she said.
Immediately, Jericho’s deep, grating voice rang out behind her.
“Romina, I’ve gifted them to Nadine. She didn’t steal them from you. Cut out the nonsense and explain to the police
now.”
She turned around and saw his sullen face.
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“Daddy’s right,” Kashton echoed, pouting. “Those statues were ours, and Daddy willingly gave them to Nadi. How could you say Nadi’s a thief?”
Ignoring him, Romina fixed her gaze on Jericho’s face indifferently. “Those lion statues are my pre-marital property. You have no right to deal with them without my permission, let alone gift them.”
“Gosh, Romina. Just name your price, and I’ll buy them. Satisfy?” Jericho said impatiently, compromising.
She frowned.
Recently released and still unemployed, she indeed needed money.
“Besides,” Jericho continued bluntly, “do you have any evidence to prove they’re your pre-marital property?”
Nadine, who had been standing aside, chimed in, trying to mediate, “Ms. Sandoval, Jericho’s right. You’re a married couple, and everything’s shared. There’s no such thing as pre-marital property.”
Frowning, Kashton said, “Mommy, those statues aren’t cute at all. What are you gonna do with them anyway? Just drop it…”
The three teamed up against Romina.
How laughable.
She let out a cold smile. “I carved them. What are you gonna say about that?”
Jericho and Kashton instantly fell silent.
Biting her lip, Nadine still didn’t want to give up. She looked at Jericho, her eyes brimming with tears. “This is all my fault, Jericho… But those lion statues were shown in the interview already. It’s not that I don’t wanna return them. It’s just…”
Once she returned them, it’d be no different from admitting she was a thief.
Hearing this, Jericho immediately spat, “Enough is enough, Nadine. Stop making a fuss over some statues. How much do they cost? I’ll pay for them.”
Pay for them?
Romina grinned. “You’ll do this for Nadine? How touching. Sure. Why not? It’s 500 thousand dollars.”
Those lion statues were her own hand-carved creations, the only pair in the world.
500 thousand dollars wasn’t too much to ask.
“What? 500 thousand dollars? Ms. Sandoval, that’s ridiculous!” Nadine’s face flamed red with anger.
Jericho sneered, “I knew it. You just wanted the money.”
Romina couldn’t be bothered to explain.
She was set to relaunch her career, and this money would be the springboard.
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sa pauently, me disg
tempt in his eyes undisguised.
To him, Romina refused to come home out of spite. And now, she pulled this stunt.
It only deepened his disgust toward her.
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