Sydney led the two police officers into the surveillance room. Marcus was already waiting.
Once they finished watching the footage, the officers‘ expressions changed.
“Mrs. Hampton, please wait a moment,” the female officer said.
“Alright,” Sydney replied calmly.
The male officer stepped outside to make a phone call. He returned a few minutes later, met Sydney’s eyes, and said, “Mrs. Hampton, the case has been dropped. We won’t need to copy the surveillance footage after
all.”
There was no doubt whose orders they were following.
Marcus hadn’t expected Caleb to sink this low. Their mentor had been right all along. Caleb, inside and out, had never been worthy of Sydney.
Sydney didn’t seem surprised. “Got it. By the way, can I sue Penelope for defamation?”
The male officer looked uneasy but offered a warning. “That might be hard to prosecute.”
Whatever the reason, Sydney didn’t care to ask. She smiled faintly. “Alright. Thank you for coming all this way.”
After Marcus walked the officers out, Sydney lingered in the surveillance room, composing herself before heading back to her office to change. She still needed to get to Sterling Corp.
What she didn’t realize was that word had already spread through the clinic. Everyone knew now that Penelope was the mistress.
A crowd had gathered outside Sydney’s consultation room.
At the front stood the nurse she’d reassigned that morning. The nurse looked deeply ashamed. When she saw Sydney, she mustered her courage. “Dr. Wilson, I’m sorry. I really didn’t know Penelope had been lying to us, making us believe you were the ”
Her voice cracked. Anger overtook her face, and the rest of the staff looked just as furious.
Penelope happened to walk by at that moment, her face sullen.
Someone muttered with biting sarcasm, “These days, if your skin’s thick enough, even a mistress can strut around like she’s the legal wife.”
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