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"Really? Mrs. Gray is in too much shock because of the murder?" Officer Derek asked.

"Obviously!" Maria huffed as she got a little offended because the Officer didn't believe her. "She almost fainted after getting the news. She cried all night in Mr. Vincent Gray's embrace, and begged him to adopt the boys because they are Madam Gray's surviving family members."

She was so saddened that she refused to drink, let alone eat anything, until she was too weak and fainted, so we had to hospitalize her," Maria said. The old woman was so convincing that Officer Derek almost believed her. After all, it was difficult for anyone not to believe an old woman's words. 

But he knew well this old woman was lying because Madam Gray came to the police department last night. He was 100% sure the beautiful woman from last night was the real Mrs. Chloe Gray because the boy recognized her instantly. He was able to contact her because of a phone number given by the oldest boy. 

But of course, he couldn't just tell all of this to this lying old woman in front of him. Because he knew she was doing all this by order of her boss, Mr. Vincent Gray, and based on Mrs. Chloe Gray's testimony regarding her husband, she portrayed him as an abusive megalomaniac that would do anything to make sure the public opinion was always in his favor.

So it wasn't surprising if Mr. Vincent Gray asked his subordinate to retrieve the kids because they might be the evidence needed to uncover the connection between Vincent Gray and Chelsea Davis, so he had to shut them up.

He'd also regain his popularity and good public image back once the press published an article about his good deeds of accepting the boys into his family, so he'd still be seen as a good family man.

The man stared at the old woman in front of him and thought, 'Surely, looks can be deceiving. Vincent Gray deceived everyone with his good public persona, and this old woman almost deceived me with her crocodile tears.'

"Officer? So, can I meet with the boys now?" Maria asked with a pitiful look. "I'm an old woman, so I can't really stay here for too long. I want to take the boys to my boss and his wife as soon as possible."

Officer Derek cleared his throat and replied, "Those boys are in foster care right now. We cannot specify which one, and we would not let you meet with them."

Maria was surprised by the answer. She thought this middle-aged cop would agree with her instantly. So she protested, "Why not? Please, Officer, those boys are suffering right now. They must be crying day and night because they're put in an unknown environment. Besides, this is my boss' order to retrieve those boys, because Madam Gray wants to take care of them."

"Then let Madam Gray come here and meet me," Officer Derek said.

Maria was stunned. She thought she misheard it just now, "Pardon me, Officer, you're telling me to bring Madam Gray here? To your office?"

"Yes," Officer Derek nodded firmly. "If she really wants to see those boys, then she should come all by herself."

"But there is no difference between her or me who came here to retrieve the boys, right? After all, I'm the one who got the order to bring them back," Maria insisted. 

"Madam Gray is the only family member of those boys, so if she wants them back, then she should be the one who comes here and retrieves them, I'd be more than happy to hand those boys from the foster care to Madam Gray," Officer Derek said. 

Maria clenched her fist beneath the table. She was in a difficult situation right now. This Officer wasn't as stupid as she expected, and now she had no way to bring Chloe here because she had run away months ago.

'How am I supposed to deceit this Officer. Damn, why do they get a smart one for this case?' Maria complained. She took a deep breath to calm herself and said, "But, Madam Gray is currently hospitalized, Officer. Are you cruel enough to force a weak lady to come here? And frankly, Mr. Vincent Gray will definitely get angry if you make it hard for his wife to retrieve her surviving family members."

Officer Derek's lips thinned. This old woman had a lot of weapons in her arsenal. She might look frail and pitiful, but her mind was deceitful.

But he wasn't the one who'd get fooled easily. Thus he said, "You're right, Ma'am. I forgot that Madam Gray must be lying on the hospital bed right now. It is very inconsiderate of me."

"You're right, Officer. You should be ashamed of yourself," Maria said. "Now, why don't we just end this whole useless debate and let me meet with those boys? It will save us time."

"I still cannot do that, Ma'am. It is only Madam Gray's right to meet them," Officer Derek said.

"But she is still bedridden in the hospital!"

"You're right. That's why I'm asking you to call her right now," Officer Derek dared. "Call her now, make it a video call, and let me see her face. I will show her face to the boys to see if they recognize her, and if they do, then Madam Gray is free to bring them home."

Maria's eyes widened. She got tense instantly because she had no way to call Chloe right now. Heck, even Vincent had no idea about Chloe's number because she had already changed it.

Hell, even Chelsea and Judith were not informed about the new phone number. So nobody could get in contact with Chloe right now. They also had no way to catch her easily because Mackenzie suddenly transferred school without any notice from her previous school. Chloe's new man must've done something to forge a new document for Mackenzie to enroll in a new school smoothly.