"What's going on? What's going on? What do you think you're doing?"
The village chief hadn't expected Arabella Donovan and the others to stir up so much trouble on their very first day in the village.
He led a crowd of villagers, who had heard the commotion and grabbed whatever they could as weapons, to the Preston family's home. The moment he arrived, he bolted upstairs to confront Dennis Donovan and the others.
"Mr. Donovan, Miss Donovan, what is all this..."
"Village Chief, you're just in time." Arabella Donovan glanced at how badly they were outnumbered, then at the carrying poles and hoes the newcomers wielded as weapons, and decided to stall for time.
In fact, she had already called the police before even leaving the room, reporting suspected illegal confinement and human trafficking.
It was an exaggeration, but in a situation like this, you needed a shocking accusation to get a faster response.
