Chapter 228

As the soft, delicate scarf was wrapped around my neck, confusion washed over me. When I looked up, I was actually met with the sight of that refined, gentle face. At such a close distance, I could distinctly see Douglas' deep-set eyes. When he lowered his gaze to meet mine, there was an indescribable sense of compassion in his eyes. It felt so surreal to me. Was that really him? What brought him here, though? It was well past midnight, as indicated by the clock on the wall, and I was still stuck at the police station. "Kayden sent me the post on the local forum. Fortunately, he's acquainted with the owner of the bar where Caroline's incident occurred. "When we got there, Caroline had already been taken into custody. If I hadn't pulled some strings, I wouldn't have known you guys were here." After hearing Douglas' detailed account, I exclaimed, "You actually went to the bar as well?" Douglas glanced at me and responded, "If something bad went down, Caroline would definitely ca