Chapter 966 Take a Gamble
Lynn's eyes darted around frantically as she was handcuffed and taken into the police station.
Her legs were broken, and she lay on a stretcher receiving medical treatment from a doctor dispatched by the police.
A police officer held a stack of documents, staring coldly at the notorious Lynn. "Lynn, once your legs are treated and you can sit up, we will conduct a legal interrogation.
I hope you come clean and understand two things: First, the six kidnappers have confessed that you were the mastermind behind the kidnapping of three-year-old Mia. You paid them to abduct her.
Last night, Ms. Ordelia found the little girl. The police arrived at the scene, quickly arrested the kidnappers you hired, and brought Ms. Ordelia to the station for investigation."
"What?" Lynn's eyes widened in disbelief. "Ms. Ordelia found the little girl?"
"Yes, Ms. Ordelia reported the case. Whether she is involved, we are still investigating."
"She... Darcy, she..." Lynn's mind raced, and suddenly, she understood.
Darcy had betrayed her at a critical moment!
So now she was the mastermind behind the kidnapping?
Darcy saw that Lynn was no longer useful and couldn't get Jeremy's billion dollars, so she played the good Samaritan and exposed Mia to everyone?
What a cunning and vicious Darcy! She turned the tables and shifted the blame!
Lynn realized she couldn't outsmart Darcy and had been outmaneuvered.
Furious, Lynn's veins bulged, and she trembled with rage, ready to speak out.
But the police officer's next words made her collapse completely.
"Second, don't think your parents can use their connections to bail you out. Mr. DeRoss reported them, and the police detained your parents this afternoon.
According to the latest economic news, Mr. DeRoss and his legal team are investigating your father's takeover of Jake's company three years ago. The Smith Group's shareholders are meeting, and there might be a major shake-up.
In other words, your family is facing bankruptcy, and the company is about to be lost.
The police advise you to stay here and face the charges against you. If you plead guilty and cooperate, we might be able to seek leniency for you, but don't expect to escape prison."
"No, it's not like that! Officer, listen to me!" Lynn shook her head, pale-faced. "I didn't come up with the idea to kidnap the little girl. Someone else instigated me! I was confused... I..."
Overwhelmed, Lynn's face darkened, and she fainted.
The doctor rushed to her aid, frowning. "Her hands and feet...this looks like someone took personal revenge on her."
The police, having been briefed by Jeremy, deliberately ignored Lynn's injuries and remained silent. "Treat her first. It's getting dark. We'll put her in the holding cell later. Tomorrow, once she's stable, we'll conduct a separate interrogation."
At eight o'clock that night, Lynn finally woke up.
She found herself in a jail cell!
The cell was small, dimly lit, and there were a few other female inmates.
One of them caught Lynn's attention immediately!
Darcy...?
How was she here too?!
Lynn quickly recalled the police saying Darcy was also brought in for investigation.
Well, well, what a twist of fate. This woman who betrayed her... "Darcy!"
Lynn clenched her fists, her eyes red with anger, and growled.
But with her injured legs, she couldn't move and could only glare at Darcy from the bed.
Darcy looked up in the darkness, her cold eyes slowly meeting Lynn's.
It was as if she had been waiting for Lynn to wake up.
"Shh." Darcy made a gesture, standing up gracefully and walking towards Lynn. Her tone was calm but filled with a strong warning: "Don't shout."
"You traitor! You betrayed me! You came to Lymington seeking refuge, and I took you in. You urged me to poison Jake, set traps for his family... and finally, you instigated me to kidnap Mia. I'll tell the police everything tomorrow!
I'll tell them the Ordelia Family is in pharmaceuticals, and I couldn't have had the poison. That poison was brought by you, and the police will trace it back to you!
Even if you betray me, you think you can clear your name and protect yourself?
I'll expose you, tell everyone you're the mastermind behind me, and all the evil ideas came from you!"
"Shut up." Darcy suddenly covered Lynn's mouth, her eyes glinting darkly like needles piercing Lynn's face. She gripped Lynn's neck, her voice low and mocking. "Lynn, do you know why you can't get Jeremy?
Because you're stupid, not half as smart or cunning as I am.
If you expose me tomorrow, we'll both go down.
I don't care. I've already lost everything, abandoned by Lawrence, and the Ordelia Family is bankrupt. I'm already a rat in the gutter.
But the problem is you. You can't escape punishment. Jeremy has a thousand ways to sentence you to death. But if I give you a lifeline, you'll grab it, won't you?"
"What do you mean?!" Lynn's head throbbed, her face pale, and she did not understand Darcy's words.
She knew she was finished when she was sent here by Jeremy for revenge. The kidnapping and poisoning crimes could lead to a death sentence, which was very serious!
Especially now, her parents were easily crushed by Jeremy.
No one could save her!
Darcy watched Lynn's fearful expression, knowing she had struck a nerve.
Since being brought in last night, Darcy had been gambling and calculating.
She guessed Jeremy's next move would be to capture Lynn and her accomplices.
So she gambled that she would end up in the same cell as Lynn. If not, she would find a way to feign illness and get to Lynn's cell.
Darcy had already bribed the six kidnappers.
And throughout the kidnapping, she never showed her face, using a voice changer to direct them to move Mia.
As long as the kidnappers didn't implicate her, it was down to Lynn.
To ensure Lynn didn't expose her, Darcy knew she had to persuade her.
But she also knew Lynn's fatal weakness. Lynn was doomed, and Jeremy had countless ways to sentence her to death. But if Darcy offered her a lifeline, Lynn, this cowardly fool, would surely grab it...
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