The Secret Queen

and accusing Lydia of murder, many customers come out of their private rooms to see all the com

r of the casino crowd around to find out what's going on. The young woman felt

ed with tears. - You're making a mistake, you've got the wron

outs at Lydia and shakes the girl very hard, the g

be taken to the police station, fear had settled into the young mother's bones, Lydia couldn't c

s, the walls were dark and the light coming from above bothered her eyes because it was so strong. They made Lydia sit on a hard, cold

oss on the floor kept r

my God - Lydia whi

r almost an hour and a half, until a shorter policem

began desperately. - You've got the wrong pe

ch a brutal crime as murder. He listens to Lydia's pleas and before he says anything, he puts the murder w

ints on it, miss," the policeman informs her, his voice stern

lled her boss, but that's her knife,

ly and looks away from the murder weapon.

wryly when he hears

st a moment," he says with irritati

h him. Lydia is sickened by being forced to stare at the object of her ruin. The kni

do that to her? The other possibility was that this was all a huge mistake, someone had killed her boss with a knife

eman had left, he came back

miss - the policeman announces from the

esire, he notices the short, sexy clothes Lydia is wearing and is attracted to her. He

some prisoners on the opposite side from where the telephone is. Lydia looks at the place in awe, she's never

make it quick - the policeman tell

etting it wrong three times before she gets it right. With e

z says nonchalant

he young woman announces,

I'm watching the soap opera

spair. She tries to control her crying, but it's very difficult

hat happened, my Beloved Father? - Beatriz speaks on

n't me... - Lydia says, but before she can hear

ares seriously. - Come on, b

n disconnected. The woman in her forties leans on the kitchen counter

to look after my daughters. One of them disappears and I never hear from her again, while the other forces me to look after my grandchil

Lydia's children hea

sted! - says Allie,

on says angrily, h

- Pat, the first-born, is

nd is surprised by the children awa

triz asks angrily, trying t

d save her! - Sadie, the se

dren with her, there was no one else she could leave them with at that hour of the morning. In a necessary miracle, Beatriz managed to get all the ch

sive in the back seat, it was the first time they had stayed up late and seen the city at night. F

mother stood at the reception desk trying to find

errogated," said a female police officer. - Y

en who are near the reception desk. - I need to see their mother. She woul

sorry,

the bail amount? - Be

ma'am - the poli

n the children seemed to understand that that amount of

o with bail or a lawyer -

dly. - And my grandchildren can'

the policewoman coul

e police cars and even an ambulance in front of the establishment. He approaches th

ened here?

oyee, sir. We're investigating the case further,

an is irritated by the change of scenery in his favorite casino. He walks

is stunned by the king's beauty and doesn't answer immediatel

composure and informs him. - They say it was L

e owner? - Ethan repeats

enough over the last five years that she had lived in the palace, and she had played games

station to find out if it was all true. He passes a lady who is trying t

case, about the murder of the owner," he says authorit

; unlike the casino employee, the policewoman knows ho

for a public defender or for someone t

tem. He needed to sort it out, but there are so m

ail? - Ethan as

sir," the police

ted when she heard the amount, K

y," he declares

d back to her children. The police interrogated her for hours on end and she stuck to her story. Horrible

rst open with a loud noise that startled her. On the other side of the bars stood

policeman informs her begrudgingly. He leaves the

dly and tries to dry her tears and runny nose before getting out

e strokes her tenderly, slipping his arms under hers, sort of hugging her around the waist. She smells the boy's strong perfume on his shirt and feels warm as she

hispers gratefully. - You don't even know me and

and pulls away from Lydia in a rough way.

xplodes at her. - Stop pretending that you don't want to repeat what we did five ye

hear the boy's state

is then devastated to confirm the identit

e at that point and walks away furious

her rapist again? To have found him handsome in the bathtub? Touched him at that moment? Hugged

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