Divorced, But Queen - Chapter 63: Chapter 63

So Leon kept telling himself he must've imagined it.
Scared out of his mind, Leon clutched Lily tightly and pulled out his phone to call the police.
Lily woke up with a start, her forehead drenched in sweat. She fumbled about her phone—it was only five a.m.
Leon got that 150 thousand dollars. He met some woman and started spending all his time fooling around, which meant he didn't beat Lily for quite a while.
Later, when Lily grew older, Leon wanted to marry her off for money.
Even after Lily begged, it didn't help. So she coaxed him, saying if she got into a top university, there'd be a scholarship reward—at least ten grand.
If Leon waited until she got accepted, Lily promised he'd get all the money.
But Leon got more and more impatient. He didn't want to wait anymore.
Desperate, Lily turned to her homeroom teacher for help and secretly transferred to Larkridge High School.
It was Aria who gave her the 65 thousand dollars that kept her going till now.
Unable to sleep, Lily moved carefully, getting out of bed without making a sound.
At the Mandino City Police Department, Fryderyk, dressed in uniform, was tiredly replaying security footage over and over.
His coworker, a young officer, looked puzzled. "Fryderyk, why are you watching the footage again and again?"
Fryderyk pressed his fingers against his brow. "How did Lily figure out that her dad wanted to kill Aria?"
"Come on, that's her dad. Of course she knows him," the young officer said.
"Not just that," Fryderyk shook his head, certain. "They know each other. Go to her school. Bring Lily in. I have some questions."
"Okay." Caleb gave a small nod.
Soon enough, Lily was brought to the station. Calmly, she recounted everything that had happened.
Fryderyk asked, "How did you realize your dad was trying to kill Aria?"
Lily answered honestly, "He's always cared a lot about appearances. He never acts crazy in public. Even when he came to school to find me, he always put on the act of a loving father. But that day, he wasn't himself. He was pretending to be insane, and he kept sneaking looks at Nathan's sister, getting closer and closer."
Fryderyk continued, "Do you know Aria?"
Lily instinctively pressed her fingertips together and shook her head. "No, I don't."
Fryderyk caught the little gesture, and made up his mind. He said, "Then why did you look at her like you were reuniting with someone you've missed for a long time? Lily, you know Aria. And it's not just a casual acquaintance."
The young officer couldn't take it anymore and jabbed Fryderyk's elbow. "Captain Fletcher, she's just a high schooler, not a criminal. Ease up a little, you're scaring the poor kid."
Fryderyk shot him a glance. "My tone's been fine."
Sitting there obediently, Lily said, "Officer, it was the first time I'd seen someone that beautiful. I just got a little starstruck, that's all.
"Tell me, does knowing her have anything to do with charging my dad?"
Fryderyk looked at her in surprise. The young officer quickly cleared his throat and said, "No, it doesn't. Just regular procedure. Don't be scared."
Lily gave a sweet little smile. "Thank you!"
Hearing this, the young officer nearly burst out laughing, quickly biting his lip to hold it in.
Fryderyk didn't press about Aria anymore. Instead, he asked why she transferred to Larkridge High School behind Leon's back.
Lily calmly laid out the truth, which made the young officer so furious he practically wanted to rush to the detention center and kick Leon's ass himself.
"Officer, if you don't believe me, you can check." Lily rolled up her sleeves, showing the scars covering her arms.
Old ones, new ones, bruises everywhere, shocking to see.
Even Fryderyk felt a surge of anger in his chest. He said, "I believe you. Why didn't you call the cops before?"
Lily gave a bitter little laugh. "I did. But what good did it do?"
The room fell silent.
After she finished her statement, the young officer personally drove Lily back to school, cursing Leon the whole way.
Soon after, evidence of Leon's crimes was delivered to the station. And Fryderyk, face grim, headed for the interrogation room.
"You still refusing to talk?" Fryderyk said coldly.
Leon, his hands cuffed, snapped irritably, "I already told you, I was just swinging the knife around! Besides, all I did was cut her hand. Why the hell am I still locked up?"
Fryderyk sneered and tossed a pile of evidence from the Saxon family in front of him. "Prostitution, assault, child abuse, trafficking minors, attempted murder… Leon, these charges are enough to keep you rotting behind bars for the rest of your life.
"Not to mention—you hurt the Saxon family's daughter. You really think they're gonna let you off easy?"
With that, Fryderyk got up to leave.
Panic gripped Leon. Suddenly, something clicked in his mind. "Wait—wait a second! I remember now! I remember! Aria… she's a murderer!"