Chapter 38: Back But Not Down

*NYPD break room—4:34 PM*

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Daisy was standing still. She had been standing in that position for a while. She was staring at her old locker room when she still worked for the police. Her house keys were there, it had been a while since she last stepped into her old home, and probably her house was darn filthy.

“Suddenly, cleaning an apartment seems more daring and exhausting than cleaning a full mansion,” Daisy thought, taking her home’s keys.

Daisy turned to leave, only to bump into Chief Davis.

“Oh hey, Daisy,” the chief greeted her.

“Chief!” Daisy exclaimed with an awkward smile. “Didn’t see you coming.”

“Thanks,” Chief Davis cackled.

Daisy just smiled and prepared to leave, but the chief stopped her. Chief Davis was about to laugh about the whole situation like an uncle would do. That’s what Daisy thought. She already had her eyes prepared to roll. However, when Chief Davis approached the girl, he put both his hands on her shoulder and questioned: