Never Judge

Who is she? When the police woman asked Cedric wanted to laugh, the answer was quite obvious. They all knew by now but they wanted the answer to come directly from Eric. They wanted him to confirm their suspicions himself.

Eric glanced at Katerina who had an uncomfortable look on her face. Cedric could see Eric hesitating, clearly unsure if he could reveal who he truly was with.

"It's okay." Katerina suddenly said, catching everyone by surprise.

"I thought you were the one that didn't want your relationship to go public?" Nicole asked with a laugh.

"I only wanted to keep it a secret for him." Katerina said with a sweet smile.

"Yes, the woman I love is Katerina Sebastian." Eric said as he looked at Katerina with a loving expression. "Please I am asking you to honor your word and keep our relationship a secret. I've answered your 10 questions. I hope you keep your end of the deal."

"Of course Mr. Eric." A police woman said. "We can see how much you love her, how much you adore her. I'm sure the rumors about her past are not true."

"There are some truths among the lies." Katerina suddenly said, confessing about all of the accusations thrown her way. "I know that Eric's fans only want the best for him, but we all have our own journeys in love until we find the right one."

"To me, you have always been the right one Kat." Eric said as he stood up and walked over to her. "No other girl has ever mattered to me, not other girl but you."

"Oh my gosh, I think I'm gonna cry." A police woman said as they watched the loving scene between the couple. 

"I hope that you are all satisfied with your visit." Cedric said with a smile as he spoke to Capt. Lim and his staff.

"I think my staff are more than happy to have been here." The police captain said with a laugh. 

"Can we return home tomorrow night?" Cedric asked. 

He still had a lot of work to deal with at the Reyes Group and he knew that Adrianna still had work to do as well. On top of that, the couple missed Yoyo terribly and wanted to get back to their son as soon as possible.

"We'll ask the coroner to expedite the results of the autopsy." Capt. Lim said with a nod. "Hopefully we will have the results by tonight or tomorrow morning."

"Thank you." Cedric said with a smile as he walked the police to the door and said goodbye.

When he got back, Eric was hugging Katerina who was now seemingly sobbing into her boyfriend's chest.

Adrianna saw the confused look on Cedric's face, she walked up to him to explain what he had missed.

"She didn't expect Eric to say those things in front of his fans." Adrianna said in a gentle tone. "I think she was quite overwhelmed."

"The strong and stubborn Katerina, crying because Eric professed his love for her in public." Cedric said with a laugh. "Who would have known."

"Don't tease." Adrianna said as she elbowed her husband on the chest.

"Fine, fine." Cedric told her as he continued to laugh, now because of her reaction.

Cedric loved how well Adrianna got along with his friends' sisters and significant others. It was as if she had been a part of the group from the very beginning.

"I'm sorry to ruin the moment, but I think we should discuss what happened today and what to do next." Cedric suddenly said as his mood suddenly shifted to a serious one.

"Wait." Ian said as he took out his phone and typed something. Cedric was confused as to what his friend meant, but as soon as Ian had shown him what he had typed Cedric simply nodded.

Ian walked over to several bodyguards and to Mae, and all of them soon began searching the room. Checking every nook and cranny including under the chairs and tables, behind the doors, and above the mouldings.

Soon a few bodyguards came up with some tiny devices, Cedric nodded as they walked out with them.

"Were those bugs?" Miguel asked Cedric and Ian.

The pair nodded and frowned.

"I thought the police here were incorruptible." Eric asked them. 

"You can't have a 100% clean government, and I'm not sure if it was the police that planted them." Cedric said with a shrug.

"Are you saying someone could have heard our conversation before they arrived?" Nicole asked in shock.

"It can't be used." Katerina said with a laugh. "It can't be used in court. If they illegally bugged this room they can't use the evidence against us. But they can get us to slip up if they knew the truth."

"That's kind of a relief." Adrianna said as she sat herself comfortably on the couch. 

"But what about the things my brother said to the police?" Nicole asked. "And Eric, why would you do that? Why would you tell them everything you've worked so hard to hide?"

"I just wanted to get us some goodwill from them, hopefully since I did that, they will speed up the autopsy." Eric said with a shrug as he explained his actions.

"I think it might have worked." Cedric said with a laugh. "Capt. Lim promised to pull some strings to get us home by tomorrow."

"That's perfect! Although I wish we could go home tonight as planned." Adrianna said with a frown.

"I miss Yoyo too, honey." Cedric said as he sat next to his wife and pulled her into his arms. 

Adrianna leaned into him and relaxed.

"Mae, I'll need you to come home with us. I don't plan on leaving you behind." Cedric said.

"Thank you, sir." Mae said with a nod.

"Please arrange rooms for everyone, including yourself. I don't want you to stay at the company housing tonight." Cedric instructed.

Mae simply nodded and left to do as he had asked.