Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 759

Fred and his buddies were clearly picking on Luke. The security footage made that obvious.

“Honey, I’m just telling it like it is. Look at Freddie’s face. Didn’t they do that to him?” Christie pleaded, her voice rising.

“Just shut up,” Stephen snapped.

He was done talking to Christie. She was making a fool of herself right in front of the police.

“Officers, please just handle this by the book. I’m not really his stepdad anyway. The kid was given to his dad after the divorce, but his dad can’t handle him. I was nice enough to pay for his school. Who knew he’d turn out like this?” Stephen finished, sounding as if he was washing his hands of them.

Christie and Fred stared at him, stunned.

“Honey!” Christie cried.

“Stephen!” Fred called after him.

“Don’t call me,” Stephen shot back. “I have to get back to work. You two go with the officers to the station and admit what you did wrong. It’s not the end of the world, alright?”

He didn’t wait for a reply. He turned on his heel, heading for the door.

Lydia, who had been quiet through all this, finally spoke up. “Hold on.”

Stephen paused for a second, but then kept going.

“Honey, you can’t just leave us here!” Christie ran after him, tears in her eyes. She blocked his way, her voice trembling. “Don’t just abandon us. We don’t want to go to the police station.”

Stephen looked fed up. “If you didn’t want to go, why’d you call the police in the first place? Seriously, are you trying to get yourself in trouble?”

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