Snare of Love
Chapter 397 I’m Just Defending Myself

Only Matthew made her frightened but she wanted to get closer to him. Eddie patted her hand, "Don't worry. I'm your back up with me around." "Dad, do you really want me to marry him?" she asked.

She was also a person with pride and self-respect. It was obvious that Matthew wasn't attracted to her. It would only make him dislike her even more if forcing him to marry her.

Eddie didn't explained his thoughts in a hurried manner, but analysed the pros and cons with her.

"Why did the Nelson family and the Harris family ally by the marriage in the first place?" he didn't want her to answer as she didn't know what happened before, "It was just a family alliance when Jolene Harris get married with Jayden Nelson. One was reigning the officialdom while the other was dominating in the business field. What would be the situation if such two people formed their family?"

She thought for a moment, "Real power."

Such two families joined forces and served to help each other. It would only make their own position steady.

"Which family has been able to outshine the two families over these years? Look at what happened to Herbert family. What happened to them in the end? Once they were also a well-known family." He snorted, "In three children, two of them had given in to Jeffery."

He looked at her daughter, "Only if we join this stronghold, then we can stand on this aspect of field for a long time."

She understood the reasoning behind this and she also wanted to help her father.

It was just that...

She was afraid of facing Matthew.

"You don't have to worry about anything. I will prepare the way for you." He reassured her, "My daughter, you're not a timid and fearful person. Take out your usual bossy strength."

Her eyes seemed to hide a few shyness, "He is the most charming man I've ever met. I want to be his wife ..."

And to be loved by him.

"It'll do."

He caressed her face and his eyes seemed to be looking at another person in a trance, "If you want something, you've to work hard for it, otherwise you'll only regret."

She looked at his father and was a little surprised, "Did daddy have any regrets when you were young?"

Usually he was very rigid as he was someone who had spent half his life in the army after all. He looked powerful and mighty even if he wasn't angry.

She had never seen such a softer side of his father.

He recovered his wits, withdrew his hand and returned to his usual appearance, "It won't be perfect since one lives a lifetime."

She held his arm, "You're so sentimental. Did you have someone you liked when you were young?"

Eddie and her mother were introduced to each other on a blind date. As her mother was gentle and obedient to him, she was considered a virtuous wife. However, there was no affection. This was something she knew also.

Her mother had told her before that he loved a person.

Was he thinking of that person in his mind as he was so sentimental suddenly?

"You're a kid. Don't pry into adults' affairs."

"Dad..." she still wanted to ask.

He interrupted her, "Stay honestly at home during this time."

He didn't want to have any extraneous matters occurred during this period.

She nodded.

Who knew what Matthew would do if he was desperate.

In the police station, Dolores was locked up in a room and being interrogated.

In a room without windows on the four walls, a white chandelier was lit up and two officers in charge of interrogation was sitting in front of a rectangular table. "What's your name?"

She was handcuffed and she sat in a chair.

She suppressed the fear in her mind and looked calmly at the officers who were interrogating her.

"Dolores."

"Right, from now on, every word you said will be used as evidence in court."

"Why did you kill Sampson Herbert?"

She clenched her hands, "I didn't."

"Someone had seen you pointing a gun at him. The evidence is conclusive. Do you still want to deny it?"

"I didn't kill him."

She couldn't explain the situation as the gun was in her hand at that time. Sampson died because he was shot. She had no way to explain.

"You've to think it clearly. If you give an honest explanation, you can still get a lenient punishment. However, if you insist, it would be useless for you to deny anymore when the test comes out with only your fingerprints on the gun."

She looked at the general officer who was writing down the records, "You've arranged all this. Why do you have to pretend to take records?"

That officer looked up at her, "I don't know what you are talking about. I'm just following the procedure as we've to make records with every suspect."

He accentuated the pronunciation of the word 'suspect'.

This word pierced her eardrum and her mind was fogged. Her eyes were dazzled, but she struggled to keep her eyes open and keep herself calm. "I'm just defending myself! I didn't kill him!"

"If you didn't kill him, why did you hold the gun and pointed at him?"

"I've told you, I was only defending myself and I didn't kill him!"

"As far as we know, Sampson was sentenced for a kidnapping case and the one he kidnapped was you, is it correct?"

That's true.

"Yes."

"Could it be that you harbour a grudge against him as he kidnapped you, so you killed him?"

She bent over as she felt pain in her chest. A disgusting feeling of nausea rushed upwards and she wanted to vomit. She closed her eyes and looked extremely uncomfortable, "No."[