Chapter 185
As soon as Sofia stepped in, these two kidnappers immediately changed their statemen
Navier was cleared of all charges and set free,
kidnapping case was still under investigation.
When Lucas heard the news, he felt like a deflated balloon. Everyt time he saw Emily, he would guttily avoid her.
He thought. The kidnappen have already confessed, guessed there’d be a plot twist but this just a slap in the face?
| gone to Emily earlier, showing off and trying to take all the credit. Who could’ve
In contrast, Emily the one actually involved–just went about her own business every day, acting like
ting like none of this!
ything to do with her
There was still no progress on Bob’s case. Everything seemed almost too much like a perfect accident.
Emily felt the need to find some time to pay a visit herself and look into Cale
But there was finally a cher about Quiana
In the past few years at Shandell High School, among all the girls who either transferred or committed suicide right before the SAT, there was only one named Quiana.
She was in the same year as Emily–the very girl Tina mentioned, who jumped off a building the day before the exars
But according to the school’s records, this Quiana was marked as having suddenly transferred out the day before the exams:
Piecing together Steven’s reaction and the clues about the Windrose family, Emily understood everything. She looked down at the documents in her hands. Even though she’d braced herself for the worst, her hands still wouldn’t stop shaking
She thought, ‘Zack was beaten to death all because he tried to steal medicine for me. His only dying wish was for me to pass a message to Quiana–but couldn’t even manage that
After sitting in silence for what felt like forever, Emily finally gathered the documents and stood up. Her gaze was firm, a fierce gint flashing in her eyes.
Back at St. Gabriel Reform Academy, Zack used to talk about Quiana all the time,
According to Zack, Quiana was a cheerful, energetic girl–a little ray of sunshine who could brighten up anyone’s world, no matter how dark things got.
Quiana had always been a top student, winning the highest scholarships wherever she went. She even got into Shandell High School, that eite academy, purely on her own abilities.
Emily thought, “With a personality like hers, there’s no way Quiana would ever jump off a building. If Quiana’s suicide was as simple as they say, then why was Steven trying so hard to hide the truth?
“I have to get to the bottom of what really happened to Quiana–no matter what.
Emily pulled herself together, gathered her things from the desk, and got ready to take care of business. Just as she stepped out the door, she bumped Into the Bennett Family, all decked out in formal attice.
They were surrounding Lydia, all smiles and laughter as they made their way to the car. But the moment Emily appeared, the cheerful vibe instantly died
Emily couldn’t care less what the Bennett Family was all dressed up for, Out of habit, she slipped toward a quiet corner, planning to steer clear of them
But Lydia suddenly ran over and hugged Emily’s arm. She said, “Emily, you’re rally out. We’ve all been waiting ages for you.”
Emily instinctively pulled her arm away, stepping back from Lydia. She know that whenever Lydia clung to her like this with the Bennett family watching it always spelled trouble for her.
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Seeing how wary Emily looked, Lydis immediately put on a pitiful face, her eyes going a misty as it
che was about to try.
Lucas, always the impulsive one, stepped up right away. He snapped, “What’s your deal? We waited here for you, trying to be, and you set like theet. That’s how you treat Lydial
“We even remembered today’s your birthday too, and wanted to bring you along to Lydia’s birthday party so we could celebrate rogett don’t know a good thing when you see it.”
Emily paused in surprise, only just now realizing today was her birthday. She hadn’t celebrated it in soma
wars that she’d completely forgotten,
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