The Heiress's Return: From Zen to Zenith

Chapter 834: 415 Face slap_1

At eleven minutes past eleven, Agave Rinto was released without charge.

As he left the Police Department, the public lined the street in welcome, anyone ignorant of the situation might think he’d done something monumentally impressive.

“Cousin,” Silvia Hayes came forward from the crowd, unable to keep her eyes from reddening.

Agave Rinto patted her on the head, “You’re all grown-up, why the tears?”

Silvia Hayes couldn’t hold back her tears: “It was Linden Sky. He helped us.”

Upon hearing that long-lost name, Agave Rinto’s eyes twinkled slightly, and he nodded gently: “Let’s go, let’s go home first.”

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After taking a couple of steps, a young girl approached with a bowl of tofu in clear water, shyly she said, “Mr. Rinto, please eat this bowl of tofu.”

Silvia Hayes frowned, prepared to scold the girl and drive her away.

However, Agave Rinto accepted the bowl, “Thank you.”

The girl hadn’t expected his attitude to be so affable, his words were patient and gentle, causing her cheeks to flush.

Agave Rinto picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful when Silvia Hayes promptly stopped him, “Cousin, don’t eat.” @@novelbin@@

The item was from a stranger, who knew if it was poisoned. There were unknown numbers of people out there who wanted her cousin dead.

Agave Rinto smiled: “It’s fine.”

After taking a bite, he returned the bowl to the girl, “Thank you and everyone you represent.”

“Mr. Rinto, we know you were wronged. We hope you can find the person who hurt Aubree Groove and give her justice. We will all be grateful,” someone in the crowd shouted.

The man stood in the glow of the lights, his handsome features clear and deep. Tall and straight, his natural, proper demeanor was mixed with an austere sense of justice.

Men admired his style, while women were smitten by his physical charm.

“Justice, as vast as the sky, is never lax. I trust the police will uphold the law and not let any bad person off. Please, everyone, wait patiently.”

He left after speaking, the crowd automatically parted to let him through.

“Who used to spread that he was a mean and evil villain? He’s obviously handsome and gentlemanly, that was a serious mistaken judgment.”

“He was the most eligible bachelor of the upper class, just too low-key before. After this, the nation’s dream husband should change hands.”

“He’s more than suitable to be a star with his face. The Rintos’ genes are too good. They are all super attractive. The girl with him is his cousin, right? She’s really beautiful…”

Agave Rinto ignored the surrounding whispers, got into a black sedan parked at the side of the road, and drove away.

Assuming that the main event was over and everyone would leave seemed logical, but their ultimate goal was not simply reached. It was justice for Aubree Groove they demanded, a proper explanation from the police.

So, everyone continued to stand vigil. Yet, in the middle of the night, the chilling wind penetrated to their bones. They couldn’t help but wrap themselves tighter in their cotton-padded jackets.

At this moment, a black van stopped by the roadside. A woman, looking quite capable, got out along with the driver. They opened the van’s trunk together and handed out boxes of hot drinks and food to the people.

“You’re one of Aubree Groove’s fans, aren’t you?” one of the helpers asked.

The woman shook her head: “I’m a staff member of the Wishful Thinking Foundation.”

At her words, everyone was reminded of how good a person Aubree Groove had been, how many people had benefited from her charitable deeds, and how she’d ended up being victimized by evildoers. Everyone erupted in anger, dropping their hot drinks and throwing rotten leaf cabbage and rotten eggs inside.

Even the coldest wind couldn’t calm their rage, which spread like wildfire with a determination and power capable of destroying everything.

Meanwhile, the internet was continuously following developments here, online public opinion was fermenting and attracting more fans to join the front lines.

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Silvia Hayes reported in detail all the day’s developments to Agave Rinto.

When Agave Rinto heard that the true Green Dragon Order was the Dragon Phoenix Ivory and that the Phoenix Head Ivory was in Linden Sky’s hands, his eyes twinkled.

Of course, Silvia Hayes didn’t hide the good deeds of Guele Rinto. Her cousin would find out sooner or later, so it was better to admit it proactively to curry favor.

“Cousin, my mom definitely had no other intentions. She was deceived by Birch Cliff. Please spare her just this time. I promise mom will definitely not do such things again.”

“When Starlyn Aria came to seize, my mom was arrested by Bartlett Parker for assaulting a police officer; she has been punished.”

The man tapped his fingers on his knee, watching silently out the car window. The fleeting reflection of lights flashing on and off his body, the rising and falling shadows, mirroring her anxious mood.

“Didn’t she bring it upon herself?”

His deep questioning made Silvia Hayes’s heart skip a beat. “Cousin…”