She stopped wasting her time.

The intern scratched his head, unsure if that was really what she was thinking.

When he saw the chief’s number calling, he felt a jolt of surprise.

He glanced subtly at Tessa, then stepped out to take the call.

But that one glance didn’t escape her notice.

She realized quickly that, likely due to his age, he wasn’t good at hiding things–everything showed on his face.

If he had looked at her, then it definitely had something to do with her.

But exactly what it was, her mind was too scrambled to figure out, like a tangled ball of yarn she couldn’t begin to unravel.

She was being monitored too closely now, and couldn’t take part in anything.

At this point, her only source of news from Millford came through this intern.

Her current situation was far too passive.

But if not this, she didn’t know what else to do.

Tessa let out a quiet sigh and checked her phone.

Still no message from Grace.

Seeing that, a flicker of resentment passed through her eyes.

She was already in this state–did Grace really not care at all?

Was she still her daughter or not?

When Aurora had been hospitalized, Grace had called her.

Why was it so different now?

She felt indignant, but the only thing left to do was wait.

The intern, meanwhile, strode quickly out to take the call.

Just seeing the chief’s name on the screen made him nervous.

Since arriving at the station, he’d only ever taken orders from his direct supervisor.

He’d never once crossed that line.

It was all pretty unlikely.

That was exactly why the intern felt a little anxious about the call.

Still, he swallowed nervously and swiped to answer.

“Hello, Mr. Warren?”

The chief gave a brief “Mm.”

He didn’t have a strong impression of this intern.

He just remembered that he seemed reliable and capable, that was all.

Other than that, he could barely recall his face.

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But then again, there were too many subordinates in the department–forgetting a few faces was completely normal.

If he had to remember every little thing, what would be the point of running a police department?

The intern understood this well.

Which was why getting a call from the chief made him so uneasy.

After all, someone in that position wouldn’t call someone like him unless it was serious.

“Zack, I’m calling to ask about Tessa. What’s her current status?”

Even the chief felt a little uneasy asking–mainly because Tessa’s last name matched Lucas‘ wife’s.

He wasn’t sure if there was a connection between them.

Zack replied, “Everything’s normal on this end. I’ve been watching her closely. I’ve been monitoring her calls and messages too.”

The chief gave another quiet “Mm.”

He had heard a little from Hector about what this intern’s intentions toward Tessa used to be.

But back then, he hadn’t paid much attention.

There hadn’t been any need.

After all, the kid was just an intern, and he hadn’t spent much time around Tessa anyway.