My Husband, Warm The Bed

Chapter 1908

Freddy said melancholically, "Jefferson, you're right. I hate her so much that I wish she had never existed in this world. Then Freya and I would not have ended up like this."

After listening to what Freddy had said, Jefferson looked at him and said word by word, "Because she ruined your life, so you killed her."

"What?" When Freddy heard what Jefferson said, he even suspected that there were some serious problems with his hearing. "Jefferson, you lost me there."

"The woman who went to find you yesterday is Florence Fisher." Jefferson continued, "She was found dead at home this evening, poisoned to death. And the child in her belly died along with her. You're the main suspect for the murder right, so I'm asking for your cooperation in the investigation."

Freddy couldn't form a word.

For a while, Freddy was in a complete daze.

Murderer?

That woman was dead?

The child was gone too?

If the woman was really dead, and the child was gone, wouldn't it mean that there was nothing between Freya and him anymore?

Freddy was thrilled, but he quickly suppressed the excitement. Although the woman had indeed messed up his life, still, the dead warranted respect.

"Jefferson, to be honest, I was happy to hear the news of that woman's death, but I still have to say that even though I hope she would disappear from this world, I would never resort to harming anyone and breaking the law." Freddy explained clearly, "Now that the police suspect that I'm the murderer, I'm more than willing to cooperate. Please investigate carefully and prove my innocence."

"Sure thing. We'll start taking your statement now." Before proceeding with the interrogation, Jefferson notified his subordinate to jot down Freddy's testimony. "Where were you at six to ten o'clock this evening? What were you doing? Do you have an alibi?"

"I was with my friends, Bruce Bell, and Tommy Lyle since 12 noon. The three of us never separated until I got the call from the police." After getting divorce at noon and parting ways with Jefferson, Freddy met up with Bruce and Tommy, and had never left their side till then.

"Except for the two of them, is there anyone else who can prove that?" Tommy and Bruce were Freddy's close friends so Jefferson was worried about the authenticity of Freddy's words. He thought that it would be best to have more alibis to prove his credibility. As long as Freddy did not commit the murder, he must find strong evidence to prove his innocence.

Freddy thought for a moment and said, "We were at Chilling Tea House the whole time. The waiters there can be my witnesses." Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

"You guys, go there and verify this." After Jefferson had given his order, he looked at another team of police officers. "Take him to the lab to run a fingerprint test."

As long as the fingerprint on the cup did not belong to Freddy, and coupled with the witness' testimony, Freddy could then be ruled out from the suspect list.

If one of those two went wrong, he might not be able to clear Freddy's suspicion for the time being.

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While Freddy was undergoing the fingerprint test, the police officers had found Tommy and Bruce as well as the waiters working at Chilling Tea House. They learned that Freddy and the others had been hanging out at Chilling Tea House since noon and had never left until Freddy was called to the police station.

After receiving such good news, the fingerprint test result was out too. It was equally good news, as the fingerprints on the cup were not Freddy's.

Freddy was not surprised by the result. But when he thought that Jefferson had interrogated him like he was just another stranger, he felt somewhat uncomfortable as he said, "Jefferson, we grew up together. Don't you know what kind of a person I am? I don't even know where that woman lived, and even if I do know, I wouldn't go to her either, because I'm afraid that Freya will misunderstand, and things will definitely become more complicated."

"It's of no consequence if I understand your personality. In our field, the evidence speaks for itself," Jefferson explained.

Freddy said, "But the evidence to prove that I wasn't the murderer is right in front of you. I really didn't kill her." "I'm very happy that I was able to prove your innocence." Knowing that Freddy was innocent, Jefferson could finally heave a sigh of relief. However, he did not show it on his face. "Your photo was inside the victim's wallet, and according to the witness' statement, we have reason to suspect that you're likely to be the father of the child. Even if, for now, the fingerprints on the cup are not yours, you are still related to this case, and you'll still have to cooperate with us in the investigation."

"Jefferson, is there anything that can prove if I'm the father of the child?" Freddy wanted an exact answer.

If he was really the father, he would accept it. However, if that child had nothing to do with him, then he no longer had to feel guilty and uneasy about it.

"Yes. I'll inform you once the results are out. You can go home first." Jefferson stared at Freddy for a while and said, "I'm sorry, Freddy."

Even though he didn't have any evidence to prove it, Jefferson thought that Freddy's involvement in the case had something to do with him.

Freddy smiled wryly and said, "Jefferson, you are a law enforcement officer. Since I'm a suspect and a citizen, I'm obligated to cooperate with you and assist you in the investigation. You don't have to apologize to me."

"Okay, it's good that you think so." Jefferson didn't explain much. Right then, he didn't have enough evidence to prove that Freddy was framed, least of all being framed because of himself. That was why it was useless to say anything more.

Freddy added, "Jefferson, can I ask you for a favor."

"What is it about?" Jefferson replied.

"I know I didn't kill anyone, but since I'm a suspect, it won't be any good if this spreads. Can you please do me a favor and keep this a secret? I can't let Freya know about this." Freddy was not afraid of anything. The only thing he was afraid of was Freya misunderstanding him further.

He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to clear things up, which would make Freya's misunderstanding toward him grow even deeper.

Jefferson nodded and replied, "Sure."

"Captain Hefner, Dr. Carter has ascertained the owner of the other pair of fingerprints found at the victim's house." A police officer suddenly rushed into the interrogation room and interrupted their conversation.

Jefferson looked at him discontentedly and said, "Since we've found the guy, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm not in a hurry, it's..." The police officer was gasping and could not utter a complete sentence.

"How could you be this tired from that amount of running?" Jefferson said as he held back his urge to kick him.

The police officer finally calmed down and said,

"Captain Hefner, Dr. Carter asked for you. She said that it's urgent and she wants you there at her office as soon as possible, not a moment of delay.”

After the police officer had finished speaking, he found that Jefferson, who had just told him off, had already rushed out of the interrogation room like a gust of wind.

He then looked at Freddy, who was standing by the side, and said with an embarrassed smile, "It's something urgent."

In fact, Freddy had already seen that kind of situation countless times before, so he was not surprised by it at all.