Female Novel
Chapter 2852
Queenie sat on the couch. The moment the doorbell rang, she could not help but jump in shock.novelbin
The calming doorbell sound sent shivers down her spine.
Queenie looked at the maid who was going to answer the door.
The maid glanced at the people outside the door who were dressed in uniform. She knew they werethe police without needing to ask. She did not immediately open the door. Instead, she looked atQueenie and said, "Madam, the police are here."
Queenie's heart sank. Her throat went dry, and her voice trembled. "Let them in."
The maid nodded and confirmed the identity of the visitors through the video doorbell camera beforeopening the door for the police.
In a span of a mere minute, the police officers walked in. Francis was leading the way. He should havefinished his night shift and gone off duty, but this case was significant, and the chief instructed him tohandle it before getting off work.
“Good morning, Mrs. Norman. I'm Officer Francis Brown. We need Ms. Leia's cooperation to investigatea case at the station. We've already spoken to Mr. Norman on the phone, and he told us that Ms. Leiais upstairs. May we take her with us now?" Francis spoke politely.
"She's upstairs." Queenie took a deep breath and looked at the maid. "Take the police upstairs."
Since they had already informed Jack, she did not need to talk to the police.
The maid nodded and led Francis upstairs.
As Queenie watched the three police officers follow the maid up the stairs, she clenched her fiststightly.
The maid led the police officers to the door of Leia's bedroom on the upper floor.
Surabaya rose to her feet and nodded at them when she saw the police officers.
Francis asked in confusion, "Who is this?"
It was difficult for the maid to explain that Surabaya was hired by Jack to look after Leia. Hence, shehad no choice but to say, "She’s a guest of the Norman family. Ms. Norman is inside. I'll open the doorfor you."
Then, she walked to the cabinet, opened a drawer, and took out a bunch of keys.
All the keys to the various locks in Norman Residence were kept here. She needed to find the key toLeia’s room.
Meanwhile, inside the bedroom, Leia heard a man's voice and realized that it was not Dr. Cairn's voice.
Overwhelmed with fear, she kicked the door. "Who's out there?"
The noises coming from the bedroom were really loud, and Surabaya scratched her ears. "Please don'tmind her..."
Before Surabaya could finish her sentence, Leia interrupted, "Surabaya, who's out there?!"
Francis frowned. What was going on?
Jack had only told him that Leia was staying at Norman Residence and they could head there to lookfor her if they needed her cooperation in the investigation.
Surabaya ignored Leia and explained to the accompanying police officers, "Ms. Norman has been inpoor health lately, and her emotions haven't been stable. She often engages in dangerous behavior.That's why Mr. Norman locked her inside to prevent her from affecting others."
Francis nodded in realization. The sounds Leia made just now were hysterical and did not sound likethe voice of a normal person.
"Bitch, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Leia felt both anxious and angry when she heard whatSurabaya said.
She once had a friend who was mentally fine. However, she was a little short-tempered anddisobedient to her parents. In the end, her parents used that as an excuse to send her to a mentalhospital, where she was not allowed any visitors. She could not leave either.
Leia was suddenly worried. Had Jack also grown tired of her? Was he going to treat her the sameway?
She remembered a TV show she had filmed before, which was related to mental illness.
At that time, she had accompanied the production team to a mental hospital for research. The hospitalwas relatively standard, but the various treatment methods she saw inside overwhelmed her. Theymade her feel oppressed and fearful.
There were even more extreme methods used in many mental hospitals to suppress patients and gainprofit from their families.
Leia was scared. She trembled and pressed her ear against the door, trying to figure out the identity ofthe person outside.
Surabaya shrugged her shoulders and made a dismissive gesture, indicating that she was telling thetruth.
Leia's words confirmed what she had just said.
Under tremendous pressure, the maid finally found the key to Leia's bedroom. "Found it!"
Surabaya, who did not want the maid to be seen as the villain, took the key from her and glanced at thepolice officers. Then, she opened the door.
The moment the door was almost fully open, Leia rushed out and noticed that the people standing atthe door were dressed in police uniforms.
They were not from the mental hospital but the police!
Francis and another police officer quickly grabbed Leia's arms. "Ms. Norman, we're from the policestation. We need you to come to the police station and cooperate with us in our investigation regardinga case."
Leia widened her eyes and stared at the officers in front of her. Her heart reverberated with a rapid,thunderous rhythm. "This is the Norman Residence!"
"We've already informed Mr. Norman. He agreed to let us take you back. Please cooperate," repliedFrancis, hoping she would comply while putting handcuffs on her.
The cold sensation on her wrists terrified and frightened Leia. She struggled, but she still heard thesound of the handcuffs locking.
"I haven't committed any crime. You can't arrest me."
Putting on handcuffs meant that the police had some evidence against her that was not in her favor.
Since there were outsiders present who did not belong to the Norman family, Francis did not say much.He exchanged glances with his colleagues and pulled Leia's arm to go downstairs.
Leia looked back at Surabaya's smiling face in a state of distress and shouted, "I'm calling the police!"
Francis and the other police officers were taken aback. Call the police?
"Ms. Norman, whatever the issue is, you can discuss it at the police station.”
However, Leia was determined to hold onto Surabaya and said, "I'm calling the police. This wretchedwoman, Surabaya, imprisoned me!"
Francis stopped and looked at Surabaya.
Jack did not mention this matter. Hence, he planned to ask about Jack's intentions after returning to thepolice station.
Surabaya put on an innocent face and said, "Ms. Norman, how could you say that? This is the NormanResidence. This has always been your home. How could I imprison you?
"I'm just an outsider and a guest of the Norman family. How could I possibly imprison you? Mr. Normanwouldn't have agreed to it.”
Leia's face darkened. "You're in cahoots with the Norman family. You're the ones who want to imprisonme!"
Surabaya turned to the police officer. "Sir, if you don't believe me, you may ask Mr. Norman. I neverintended to imprison Ms. Norman. Besides, I'm just a caretaker hired by the Norman family's oldmadam to take care of Ms. Norman."
Francis nodded, taking Leia's words as nonsense.
He had dealt with numerous imprisonment cases, but he had never encountered a situation where aperson was held captive in their own home.
"Ms. Norman, please," said Francis while enduring the piercing sound of Leia's voice. He invited her tocome downstairs.
Having dealt with so many cases, Francis had encountered plenty of people pretending to be insane orplaying dumb at the police station. However, Leia's sharp voice was piercing and made his eardrumsache.
Francis secretly let out a sigh. Ms. Norman was not someone easy to deal with. He felt a headachecoming on and thought about bringing her back to the police station, where the police chief couldpersonally handle the case while he simply documented the proceedings.
Despite her strong reluctance, Leia was eventually escorted downstairs by the police officers.