Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 518

Chapter 518 Reported for Tax Evasion

"I'm not upset or anything, I just feel that something's off."

Callum pulled Elspeth into his arms comfortingly. "I know that Old Mr. Wilstone is not the only one behind this; there's someone else. I know exactly what Jethro is up to."

"That's true."

"So, you don't have to worry. If he still has any ill intentions toward you, I will never let him off the hook."

His words had a hint of jealousy in them, and he sounded a little childish, even.

Elspeth helped him to smooth out his jacket, then pinched his nose. "Don't worry, I know all that."

The two were about to go out when a group of people barged in all of a sudden.

The ones in the lead were a group of police, followed by staff who were curious about what was going on.

"Mr. Winthrop, someone reported you for tax evasion and running illegal businesses. Please come with us."

One of the police showed their credentials. Now, the couple had to change their plans from going out for a meal to going to the police station.

Before leaving, Elspeth could clearly see a gleeful face in the crowd behind them.

Jethro.

Elspeth quietly committed that smile to memory.

Once at the police station, Callum was brought inside for interrogation.

She sat in the lounge outside, awaiting the results.

The policeman looked at Callum's face and said seriously, "Mr. Winthrop, is it true that you have committed tax evasion in the past 6 months?"

"Don't you arrest people based on evidence?" Callum looked at the policeman calmly. There was no anger from Callum, but he was intimidating nevertheless.

"We received a report. That's why we're conducting an investigation."

The policeman had interrogated so many people, but this was the first time he felt nervous for some reason.

"Begin your interrogation, then."

"We received a report this morning that you have committed tax evasion in the past 6 months. After checking the records, we found that it was true; you didn't pay your taxes on time this month."

Callum said in a low voice, "This month?"

"Yes. The tax office sent you a lot of warnings, but you didn't respond at all."

The policeman knew that Callum wasn't someone they could afford to mess with, but since someone had reported Callum, they couldn't resolve this problem in private anymore.

They had to at least put on a show of interrogating him.

"I'm not very sure about that. Can you wait while I return and ask the head of my company's finance department?"

The policeman coughed lightly. "However, looking at the current situation, you're conducting illegal business. You might have to undergo some administrative penalties."

"What's the penalty?" Callum looked the policeman in the eye as he asked slowly, word after word.

"Custody for sev—three days."

The policeman was originally going to say 'seven days', but when he saw Callum's fierce glare, he changed it to three days in the end.

"Three days?"

"Just one day works as well…" The policeman couldn't help but gulp as guilt tinted his eyes.

"Tell me, who asked you to do this?" Callum leaned back, the fury receding in his expression as if he were talking about the most common topic in the world.

"How can you say that someone asked me to do this? I'm doing all this according to the procedures…" The policeman's voice turned even softer, and eventually, he didn't even dare to meet Callum's gaze.

"I may be just a businessman, but I'm no stranger to the law. This situation doesn't warrant an arrest at all. Do you think I don't know that? Tell me, whom are you working with?"

Callum's questioning tone was light, but it was especially terrifying.

"I'm really not working with anyone. I'm doing all this according to the rules and regulations—"