Chapter 26: Unexpected Gains

Olivia sat in the interrogation room, eyeing Finnian across from her, who was drenched in cold sweat.

"So, where'd all that money at your place come from?" Olivia asked.

Finnian looked terrified. Olivia couldn't wrap her head around how someone like him could be a murderer.

Finnian stammered, "I stole it... from my brother-in-law's house."

Olivia frowned; this wasn't adding up. "Why'd you steal his money?"

Finnian clenched his teeth, clearly pissed. "Why do you think? He had it coming. I was doing fine at home, and he kept messing with my wife, accusing me of stealing from him. So, I figured, why not? I made a copy of his key and took all his cash!" Finnian even chuckled at this point.

Olivia felt stuck but then remembered the murder case. "Do you know Alan, the guy on the fifth floor? Where were you on August 13th last year?"

Finnian froze for a second, then got all worked up. "I'm not close with Alan. I swear, I don't know anything about his family!"

Olivia watched Finnian closely; he didn't seem to be lying. So, he only stole from his brother-in-law?

"Are you absolutely sure you're telling the truth, Finnian? Lying's gonna get you in deeper trouble," Olivia pressed.

Finnian pleaded, "I'm innocent, really! I just took some money. I didn't do anything worse. I wouldn't dare kill anyone!"

Olivia called Finnian's wife and her brother. When her brother found out Finnian had stolen his money, he was livid. "You jerk, all my money's gone. This time, you're not getting away with it. Officer, he's a repeat offender. Lock him up!"

Finnian's wife was also furious and demanded a divorce. The Detective Units were in chaos. Olivia finally got a statement and sent the file to Henry's office.

"Mr. Phillips, the interrogation's done. Finnian did steal, but it was from his brother-in-law, not Alan's family! The victim wants him punished severely. According to the rules, Finnian will be detained for half a month and fined twenty thousand dollars," Olivia reported.

Henry hadn't expected their investigation to uncover a thief, but now they had to start over.

"Also, Mr. Phillips, I'd like to request permission to check Alan's family's bank accounts. If the murderer was after money, they might've made a withdrawal," Olivia added.

Henry nodded and looked at Olivia. After a long day, she looked exhausted, so he discreetly handed her the thermos next to him.

"The cafeteria made this especially. Take it back to your dorm and have it slowly. I'll handle the bank stuff tomorrow morning," Henry said gently.

Olivia nodded but felt a bit awkward about Henry's kindness. "Mr. Phillips, thank you so much, but I really can't take this."

Henry glanced at Olivia with a smirk, noticing her embarrassment. "Why are you staring at me? Do I have something on my face?" His words made Olivia quickly look away.

He was definitely handsome, especially in that police uniform. It made him even more attractive. But Olivia could only keep those thoughts to herself.

Henry reassured her, "It's really no trouble at all. This was Mr. White's idea. He asked me to look out for you!"

Knowing it was Benjamin's idea, Olivia felt relieved and smiled at Henry. "Thanks, Mr. Phillips. I'll pay you back later!"

Olivia happily went back to her dorm, took a shower, and opened the thermos. The rich aroma of the soup made her mouth water.

She wore pink pajamas, picked out by Autumn, and almost everything in her dorm was pink. Olivia had gotten used to it; it was probably a mom thing.

Thinking of Autumn, Olivia made a video call to her. Seeing Olivia, Autumn looked relieved.

"Having dinner now?" Autumn asked. It was already 8 PM, and she felt bad that Olivia was just eating.

"Yeah, Mr. Phillips gave me some soup, Mom. It's delicious!" Olivia replied.

Autumn raised an eyebrow. "Mr. Phillips gave you soup again?"

Olivia nodded. "Mr. Phillips said Mr. White asked him to take care of me. I'll pay him back for the soup later!"

Autumn sneered. As a mom, she didn't buy that Henry was taking care of Olivia just because of Benjamin.

After hanging up, Autumn called Benjamin. "I heard you asked Mr. Phillips to take care of Olivia?"

Benjamin was stunned. 'Did I?' he thought.

That pause told Autumn everything. It wasn't Benjamin's idea; Henry wanted to take care of Olivia.

"So, what's the deal with this Mr. Phillips?" Autumn asked.

Benjamin was flustered and didn't dare hide anything from her.

"Holden Phillips? He's Holden's son? Benjamin, I'm going to kill you. How dare you put my daughter in his hands? Just wait, I'm coming to settle this with you!" Autumn snapped.

Benjamin panicked and quickly explained, "Autumn, don't worry. Henry isn't like that. Plus, he's the only survivor of the 621 incident!"

Autumn almost dropped her phone. Ivan came up behind her and hugged her. He said, "Benjamin, take good care of Olivia. Don't let Autumn worry!"

After hanging up, Ivan held Autumn and gently patted her back. "Olivia's grown up. She needs her own life. Henry, that poor kid, lost his closest family in that incident!"

Autumn's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Ivan. He nodded, and her eyes reddened. "Holden might be a jerk, but he has a good son!"

That was Autumn's final remark. But Olivia knew nothing about this. She had her own problem.

Olivia was about to transfer the money for the soup to Henry when she realized she didn't have his Facebook account.

With no other option, Olivia called William. "William, do you have Mr. Phillips' Facebook account? Can you send it to me?"

After a while, William responded, "You don't know? Mr. Phillips doesn't have a Facebook account."