CHAPTER 260: CHAPTER 260 TORTURE...

Moreover, more importantly, she has always admired Oliver Nash.

From the day Oliver Nash arrived in River City, Valery Owens fell for this aloof CEO.

Because of Oliver Nash’s coldness and distance, Valery Owens admired him even more deeply.

But Oliver Nash, being very secretive, was known within the company for his coldness, yet they were unaware of his perverse love for his brother.

Besides being a designer at Heavenly Rule Group, Valery Owens had another identity—the daughter of the Secretary of the River City Municipal Committee.

"Ha, refuse to confess?" Valery Owens coldly smiled, "Officer Lee, shouldn’t you be more experienced than me in handling such stubborn criminals?"

"Indeed, I do have experience dealing with criminals, but..." Officer Lee only said half the sentence and stopped speaking further.

Valery Owens understood Officer Lee’s concerns very well.

"Officer Lee, rest assured and proceed. I’ve checked; she’s just an ordinary citizen with no background." Having said that, Valery Owens promised, "I won’t let anything happen to you. Of course, besides the hard work fee, I will surely speak well of you to my father."

Upon hearing this, Officer Lee laughed heartily, "Haha, Miss Owens, you don’t have to be so formal. Rest assured, your concern is my concern, and I will ensure you’re satisfied!"

"Alright then, I’ll trouble you, Officer Lee," Valery Owens said with satisfaction.

"No trouble at all, Miss Owens," Officer Lee replied with an awkward smile, "Now, I’ll leave you be."

After hanging up the phone, Officer Lee returned to the interrogation room.

Upon returning to the interrogation room, Officer Lee appeared much more confident.

With a signal from him, a young officer immediately took a hefty book and approached Serena Sterling.

Under the scorching heat of the incandescent lamp, Serena Sterling, already feeling dazed, couldn’t comprehend their intentions as she watched the young officer approaching with a large, thick book.

The middle-aged officer looked at Serena Sterling and coldly asked, "Have you thought it through? Will you confess?"

Under the intense light, Serena Sterling could only squint her eyes, "I didn’t do it, you... ah!..."

Before Serena Sterling could finish her sentence, it turned into a scream.

Only then did Serena Sterling understand the true purpose of that book.

The book was placed on her back, and the young officer, without mercy, used a baton to hit Serena Sterling’s back repeatedly, using the vast and solid book as a buffer...

A day can be very long, but it can also be very short.

This mainly depends on what the person in this time stream is experiencing at that moment.

In the extended interrogation and coercion, Serena Sterling tenaciously and with gritted teeth endured from daylight until sunset.

She suffered severe internal injuries, with blood stains on the corner of her mouth.

Her lips were pale and dry, and she hadn’t eaten a grain of rice or drunk a sip of water for a full day.

Despite such a pitiful state, she persisted with clenched teeth.

She hadn’t committed the act, and even if beaten to death, she would never confess!...

At the end of the workday, Serena Sterling hadn’t returned home.

Regarding this situation, Victoria wasn’t worried.

After all, her daughter working overtime had become a regular occurrence recently.

As usual, she dialed Serena Sterling’s number, intending to ask when she would be back and what she wanted for dinner.

However, Serena Sterling’s phone went unanswered.

Thinking that Serena was busy, Victoria didn’t pay it much mind.

Yet, two hours later, she called Serena Sterling’s phone again, still no answer.

Now, Victoria was anxious.

She called Melody Parker’s number to see if Serena Sterling was with Melody Parker.

However, just like Serena Sterling’s, Melody Parker’s phone also went unanswered no matter how many times she called. (At this moment, Melody Parker was in Y Country, and her phone was left in a restaurant in Fland.)

Now, Victoria was even more anxious.

An inexplicable fear arose in her heart, similar to when Elder Sterling had his accident.

Without hesitation, Victoria went to Serena Sterling’s company.

When she arrived at Heavenly Rule Group, she found the lights off and the main door tightly shut.

Victoria couldn’t care about much else and headed straight inside.

She wanted to see if her daughter had encountered any problems, like fainting somewhere unknown.

However, the moment she got close, she was stopped by the security guard, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Victoria halted, looked at the security guard, and politely asked, "Excuse me, is my daughter inside?"

"Everyone’s off work, there’s no one inside!" The security guard replied impatiently, urging Victoria to leave, "Move along, move along!"

Victoria grabbed the security guard, pleading, "Please let me in to take a look. My daughter is Serena Sterling, a designer for this company. I’ll just take a quick look, and if she’s truly not inside, I’ll leave right away, okay?"

Upon hearing Serena Sterling’s name, the guard’s attitude immediately turned disdainful.

He looked at Victoria and sneered, "No need to check, your daughter was taken away by the police!"

With a thunderous roar, a bolt of realization struck Victoria’s mind.

She couldn’t believe it and tightly clutched the security guard, "That’s impossible! You must be mistaken; my daughter Serena Sterling is the Design Director of this company! How could she be taken by the police?"

"I’m talking about your daughter, taking advantage of her position to steal the company’s design blueprints, causing enormous damage. It’s only fitting that the police arrested her!" He said, beginning to push Victoria, "Move on, move on, don’t block the way!"

Victoria couldn’t believe that her daughter would do such a thing.

She immediately ran to the police station, hoping for a glimpse of Serena Sterling, but the police wouldn’t let her in.

They said Serena Sterling was currently under interrogation and couldn’t see anyone.

Victoria was extremely anxious.

Unable to see Serena Sterling and unable to reach Melody Parker, overwhelmed with confusion, she suddenly thought of Charles Moore.

The Morris Group Chairman, who had promised in Elder Sterling’s screaming cries to take care of them.

At this moment, she could only turn to Charles Moore.

She hurriedly dialed Charles Moore’s number, relaying the situation to him.

Upon hearing that Serena Sterling had been arrested, Charles Moore immediately reassured Victoria, asking her not to worry. He promised to look into the matter right away.

Then he called Malcom Moore.

Malcom was at CC Pub drinking when he heard his phone ring, and he picked up immediately, "What’s up, Dad?"

Upon hearing Malcom’s voice, Charles Moore sternly asked, "You brat, where are you?"

Malcom swirled his wine glass casually, responding, "Where else? Just at the pub drinking!"