Upon seeing Wendy, Edmund's blank eyes brightened up immediately. He forced a pained but ugly smile onto his face. "Wendy! You came!" He was quite happy.

"Yeah." Wendy was just as professional as Larissa when it came to fake smiling.

Edmund did not notice anything amiss. After he asked after her he anxiously moved into the main topic. "You said you wanted to drop the case before …"

"I went to the police station." Wendy held the hand that Edmund reached out as she forced down the feelings of d