Chapter 264

‘I called the lawyer. He’s on his way.’ Lea came into the interview room after the police officer left. She looked guilty. ‘I’m sorry.’ ‘Not your fault.’ That was only partly true. My face still ached from the punch thrown by one of the bouncers, and I was still furious at Lea for agreeing to leave with her abusive, waste of oxygen husband. ‘You okay?’ She winced at the bruises on my face. ‘Once we get bail, you should get checked out at a hospital.’ ‘I’m fine. You’re the one who needs her head examined. What were you thinking?’ She sank into the chair the officer had just vacated. ‘I wasn’t.’ ‘No shit. You turn into a completely different person around Pierre. No brains, no self-preservation. Just blind loyalty.’ I was starting to doubt whether she’d actually go through with the divorce. Mira would’ve walked away from a man like Pierre without even turning her head. She was usually warm, easygoing, always seemed to say yes to everything, but there were hard lines she didn’t cross. And