A New Beginning

Chapter 95: Interrogations and Mediations

"Just in here please sit," an officer directs an angry and disgruntled-looking man into the private interrogation room. Several detectives and even the captain are doing their best to keep the crowds of media and spectators back. The tycoon's wife has been personally escorted to the chief's office for safety and privacy. The men of the law have not even thought about questioning a woman. How could she be of help to them?

"This is absolute nonsense," the man snarled before stepping into the room. "Nothing but a smear campaign of the Hockley name and business."

The officer does not reply to the comments. "Please feel free to take a seat and an officer will be with you shortly." Before shutting the door.

Nathan Hockley stares at the bare metal chair that he was expected to sit on. He scoffs at it, thinking of all the felons, robbers, criminals, and other low lives that had sat in that chair. He would never sit there... never.

At least his wife got to sit in decent chairs in the chief's office.

The door opens and in enters Joel.

"Mr. Hockley," Joel says, coming into the room. "I am Officer Anderson. Won't you have a seat?"

"Certainly not."

"All right then, let us begin."

"This is absolutely absurd and a complete waste of time," the elderly man snaps. "It's nothing but a stunt to smear our family name!"

"I'm afraid it isn't Mr. Hockley because as of two days ago, your son Caledon is considered a fugitive. He is also considered armed and very dangerous. Were you aware of any of this?"

"I was not and why would I be? My son would never do anything so heinous. He was raised to be a proper man. Also, he is a grown man and it is none of my business what he does every day except when he's at the office or the plants."

"You were not aware that he was using your mansion here in the city to house a pregnant woman that he had kidnapped?"

Nathan pauses when he hears this and continues to stare daggers at the officer.

"Surely, you've seen the papers?"

"Of course, I have!" he snaps. "I'm not an imbecile! I know that she was my son's former fiancée but had become pregnant out of wedlock and was going to marry another man before leaving him at the altar." Nathan ensures to emphasize these words strongly.

"I'm afraid that's not how it happened..."

"I do not give a damn what you say or what the rags say. It's all sensationalized for the sake of selling more and because of this... our family's name is being sullied by those people. The woman is whore and slut for betraying my son... And to birth a child by another man. I have so many words to describe her, but I will not for then I would have to go to confession. I always knew she was bad news; her, and her mother. I always suspected that their fortune had been lost because of the poor business deals made by that fool Bukater and how willingly that woman was to match my blue-blooded son to her harlot daughter. She practically got on her knees in desperation for me to approve the match. Fortunately, Caledon did take a shine to her, even if I told him that she was nothing but trouble and it was clear that I was right..."

Joel attempts to control himself, hating how snobbish and bad-tempered this man is. Nathan continues his rant without noticing that the officer had stopped listening. He completely demeaning and scorning a woman who had been kidnapped. While it was scandalous that Jack and Rose conceived a baby out of wedlock and he didn't fully approve of their choices, Joel Anderson would always be professional and the fact that they were getting married made sure the baby was seen as legitimate in the eyes of the law. He did not take kindly to this self-centred man destroying an innocent woman like this. There was also the assumption that Mr. Hockley was in denial that his son would do such a thing.