Chapter 1622

"So, what did you guys say?" Maeve asked. Max and Jonathan exchanged a glance. Max's voice was barely audible. "We said you did hit us." Maeve fell silent. "W-Well, you were kidnapping us, so of course we told the truth..." Max stammered. Lyra was standing off to the side when she said, "What kind of place is Laventon? The way they're interrogating them is just too obvious! They want to throw you in prison!" "Lucky we showed up when we did, or you'd be in real trouble!" Charlie added. His frustration was boiling over. Maeve was one of a kind in Seathburn City. Yet now, in Laventon, not only had she been caught, but she was being accused of murder. Maeve said, "Let's not get sidetracked. I did hit someone, yes, but..." Her gaze shifted to Max, who was still kneeling. "Mr. Landon, I don't think I hit you, did I?" "You didn't hit me, but you did kidnap me," Max muttered under his breath. "So, it's fine for you to plot against me, but I can't defend myself?" Maeve stood up to