Husband With Benefits-Chapter 617: The Police

With their bags packed, Autumn and Gabe, put the last of their luggage into the car and were now ready to leave soon after breakfast.

However, before they could return inside to fetch Arabelle, a police cruiser pulled up as two officrs alighted the car. The first one unfamiliar while the second one was the one who’d come to their home previously.

"Where are you going?" The older officer asked directly in an accusatory tone that raised Gabe’s hackles. Stepping in front of Autumn, he looked at the officer and questioned," We’re going for a trip, officer. You have a problem with that?"

"Do you have the court’s permission to leave? Given the circumstances, we need to ensure everything is in order."

"What circumstances are we talking about? The court has not stated that we cannot leave the town. We’ve been cooperative so far. We are free citizens, and unless there’s something specific you’re here for, I don’t see why we need to justify a simple trip."

The officer sighed irritably and was about to snap back when the younger officer intervened. "Mr Frost. Before you leave, we need to question you about a few other things as well. The matter is a bit sensitive and we hope for your cooperation."

Gabe’s eyes narrowed, but he nodded curtly. "Fine. Let’s go inside." Once inside, they led the officers to the living room, where they all took seats.

"Mr. and Mrs. Frost," the younger officer began, "we need to ask about your whereabouts last night."

Gabe exchanged a glance with Autumn before responding. "We had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Norman. We left their place around 9 PM and then returned home."

The older officer then took over," "Can they corroborate that?"

"Of course," Autumn said, her voice steady. "Mr. and Mrs. Norman can confirm it."

"We will be verifying that." The officer harrumphed as he continued," Also, leave your forwardign address with us. We expect your full cooperation in the investigation."

"Can you tell us why you’re asking these questions? What’s this about? Why do you need to know about our whereabout from last night? Savoy has been dead for a while now... Or has there been any progress there?"

The senior officer snorted and shook his head," You answer the questions. Don’t ask them."

"When did you last see Miss Bianca?"

Autumn frowned at this? Why were they questioning her about Bianca? But she shrugged and answered them seriously.

"I saw her at the courthouse last."

"And after that? Did the two of you not meet again? You must have been angry that she betrayed you. Did you threaten her?"

Autumn felt a surge of anger but kept her voice steady. "Of course I didn’t threaten her. As for meeting her again, no, I haven’t seen or spoken to her since the courthouse. She is the one who has been bothering me! And I don’t know what new story she has come up with, but friankly, I have no interest in her drama."

The older officer leaned forward, eyes narrowing. "Were you tired of her drama? Is that why you did that?"

"What did I do?What do you mean?" Autumn asked in confusion.

The younger officer cleared his throat again and clarified," Mrs Bianca was found dead last night at her home. Witnesses reported hearing someone arguing with her about a man."

Autumn’s eyes widened in shock. "Dead? Bianca is dead?" Even as she tried to understand this, Gabe had already reached the conclusion for the reason for this visit.

Gabe’s expression hardened as he turned to the officers. "Are you seriously suggesting Autumn had something to do with this? She was with me all night. We were at the Normans’ and came straight home afterward."

Meanwhile, Autumn shook her head and cut in," I would never do anything to hurt her..."

The older officer maintained his stern demeanor, disregarding Autumn’s shock. "We need to follow every lead. Witnesses heard someone matching your description arguing with her last night. We have to take that seriously."

"Matching her description? Do you realize how vague that sounds?" Gabe exclaimed, while Autumn spoke softly, "I had nothing to do with Bianca’s death."

The younger officer nodded, his tone more conciliatory. "We will verify your alibi. For now, we need your cooperation. Please provide us with your forwarding address and any contact information. We may need to reach you during the investigation."

"You can check with the Normans and review any surveillance footage you need to. But I assure you, Autumn did not leave my side last night. As for the investigation, my personal assistant is going to be here for the next month. You can contact him if you need to reach us."

As the police officers walked away, Gabe noticed the young officer drop a piece of paper on the floor as he walked out. It was only after he saw them out and returned that he realized Autumn had noticed the paper too. And was now reading it, white as a sheet.

Without a word, he took the small chit from her hand and read it," Gregory Savoy is going to be declared dead tomorrow. But he is not. The DNA tests have been tampered with. The police wants to close the case. Be careful. Also, he probably has help. That person also probably killed Bianca. She seemed to have had some evidence against him. This is my number...."

"What does this mean? Why are they still protecting him?"

Gabe shook his head as he held Autumn’s hand. "They are not protecting him. They are covering their own a**es! If they let people know now that Gregory is alive, then many other rotten things would come out. Don’t worry, Autumn. My people are already on it. They’ve been looking for evidence already."

Autumn nodded and moved to get Arabelle so that they could leave her as soon as possible. What she did not hear was Gabe murmuring to himself about the police officer. Why was he helping them?