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Ink streamed down their faces and seeped into Their collars .
Liam and Hannah looked utterly miserable -especially Hannah , whose hair hung in sticky , inky clumps , the mess making her skin erand .
Liam wiped the black stains from his face , his icy gaze landing on the girl who’d thrown the ink . “ Who are you ? Why did you do this to us ? The girl tossed the bucket aside , her expression twisted with hatred . “ You seriously don’t know ? One of you theated , the other’s a homewed then you both tried to turn the whole internet against your ex – wife , painting her as a scammer . Shameless , both of your
Hannah , not wanting anyone to see her disheveled state , had spent two hours on her makeup before leaving lockup .
Now it was all ruined .
She was so angry she could barely breathe , a deep furrow etched between her brows .
After being locked up for days , the pent – up frustration needed an outlet – she took a step forward , ready to retaliate , but Liam caught her wrist in tiife . “ Hannah , calm down . We’ll call the police . ”
Behind the girl , a wall of bodyguards watched , their expressions unfriendly.
Liam realized she must be someone important . “ Who are you to Aria ? ”
To go this far for Aria – she had to be family or a close friend .
The girl’s lips twisted bitterly . Trusting these two was the worst mistake of her life . “ None of your business . ”
Liam’s face darkened . “ Then don’t blame us for getting the police involved . ”
The girl showed not a hint of fear . “ Call them . Right now . ”
And so , all three were escorted to the station by nearby officers – bodyguards trailing behind , drawing stares from every passerby who hurried to snap photos on their phones .
Liam recounted what happened , while Officer Jackson looked over at the girl . “ Your name ? ”
She crossed her arms , looking bored . “ Anabel Shaw . ”
“ Age ? ”
“ Sixteen . ”
Jackson paused . “ What grade are you in ? ”
“ Senior Two , ” she replied .
Jackson raised an eyebrow . “ Shouldn’t you be in school instead of dumping ink on people outside a detention center ? ”
Anabel’s cheeks puffed out . “ After what they did , wouldn’t you want to do the same ? ”
Jackson had to admit he’d thought about it – but doing and thinking were two different things .
Hannah , still wiping ink from her clothes , snapped , “ You’re underage . We’ll let this go , but you have to tell us who put you up to it . Who told you to thr ink on us ? ”
Anabel sneered , “ No one tells me what to do . I don’t need orders to throw ink on people like you . ”
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Jackson tapped the desk . “ Enough . What’s your parents humberti
Anabel bristled . “ I’m sixteen . I don’t need my parents here . ”
“ You damaged someone’s property . You’ll have to pay for that . ”
Anabel smirked . “ How about one hundred and filty thousand dollars ? That enough ? ”
Jackson massaged his temple , almost wishing someone would dump ink on him too . “ Rich kids , ” he muttered .
Liam tried to keep his tone civil . “ We don’t want your money . We want a real apology . ”
Anabel rolled her eyes . “ Three hundred thousand . ”
“ No way . ”
Anabel said again , “ Six hundred thousand dollars . ”
Hannah slammed her hand down . “ Your parents work hard for their money and you just throw it around ? You’re hopeless ?
Anabel shot back , “ Six hundred thousand dollars is nothing . You call that money ? ”
Jackson pinched the bridge of his nose , patience wearing thin . “ Anabel , either give me your guardian’s number or I’ll have to detain you . ”
Anabel pouted . “ I’m not from Mandino City . I’m from Kanit City . But my cousin lives here . ”
“ Then call your cousin . ”
Finally , she gave them Kim’s number . Jackson called , explaining the situation .
Liam turned to Hannah . “ Let’s go home and clean up . ”
But Hannah , still fuming , refused . “ Not until we see her guardian . ”
Twenty minutes later , she was losing patience . “ What’s taking so long ? ”
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