“You need to eat more, Rosebud. You’ve lost weight in the last months. Here, open your mouth.” He put the fork before my lips. “And after last night, you definitely need some energy,” he murmured the last line in my ear.

My eyes widened as heat crept up my cheeks.

Arthur’s clearing his throat snatched our eyes to him. “All right, then. I’ll meet you at the office. See you later.” Getting up, he threw me one last glance before turning around and walking out of the room.

“Please wait here. She’ll be here in a minute.”

I nodded as a female police officer walked out of the office. It was a small room with only a table in the center, with two wooden chairs.

After Ace left for the office for an important meeting, I took my chance to come here. Even though he strictly told me to stay home and rest. He didn’t even let me go to the office with him. He said he’d be back in an hour, and I’d to finish my work in the meantime.

After five minutes, the door opened and the familiar figure with a tall frame and blonde hair walked in. The orange jumpsuit was loose on her thin body.

Surprise washed over her dull face. Gone was the usual brightness of her eyes.

Standing, I smiled at her. “Hello, Liza. How are you doing?”

“Em? What are you doing here?” Her brown eyes were confused.

“Let’s take a seat first.”

Once we were seated opposite of each other, she leaned in. “I know it’s not your responsibility to find out if my family is well, especially after what I did. But do you know how they are? My brother? Is he okay?”

My heart hurt for her. Even though I was pretty mad at her when she betrayed us, now thinking of how she was threatened by a dangerous man, I could understand her situation back then. I had a hunch it was Arthur who threatened her.

I put a hand on hers, squeezing it slightly. “Don’t worry. Your family is fine. Ace has some guards watching over them since you got arrested.”

A gasp slipped from her lips. “B-boss did that?”

Smiling, I nodded.

Her eyes shone with unshed tears. “Even after everything I did, I know I don’t deserve it. It must be your doing, Em. I—I don’t know how to thank you. I’ll be grateful to you forever. I was so worried thinking about my family’s safety. After they found out what happened, they were so disappointed in me. They didn’t even come see me.”

“I didn’t do anything. It was Ace who did all the arrangements.”