Ares turned to the police officer standing beside him. “You’re telling me she was here for an hour, walking around my building, and no one stopped her?” His voice was low, but the anger beneath it was unmistakable.

The officer shifted uncomfortably. “Sir, we were monitoring her through the security feed. She didn’t make any direct move or attempt to enter the premises. If we had confronted her without cause, it could’ve caused a scene. She was in a public area.”

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