Chapter 19
Damien frowned as though regretting what he'd said. He was most likely worried that he'd brought trouble on Juliet.
"I'm sorry, those are private matters, and I'd prefer not to talk about that."
Zion didn't press on as another officer approached to whisper in his ear that Damien's lawyer had arrived. Zion had no choice but to allow Damien to leave for the time being.
Damien stood up and straightened his clothes. He seemed to never be flustered, as though nothing ever alarmed him.
When he reached the door, Damien suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Zion. "I've said this before. If you want to solve the case of the serial killer, focus on anything but Sophia."
"She's smart. Smarter than you think. This is just a ploy of hers to get me to marry her. But she has no idea that she's misleading you from getting to the bottom of things."
Zion kept silent.
"She's stubborn. I'll give her a good talking to once we find her. But if you're misled, Officer Landon, then that's on you. There's no one else to blame for that, am I right?" Damien asked meaningfully.
Zion tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, still not saying a word. I had no idea what was going on in his mind.
But at that point, I clearly heard the threat in Damien's words. He was actually threatening a police officer.
I knew he hadn't said that for me but for Juliet. He was worried that she might be implicated because of this, for the next person to be interrogated was none other than Juliet.