Chapter 116

Before long, there was a knock at the door.

Officers came in, showed their IDs to the teacher, and said, “We’re from the Gleaston precinct. Which ones are Lila Lawson and Maddie Hicks?”

Hearing their names, both Lila and Maddie stood up, bewildered.

“W–We’re here.”

At the sight of them, the lead officer nodded to his colleagues. “Take them.”

“What? On what grounds? What gives you the right to take us?”

Lila’s face turned pale.

The officer walked up to Lila and said, “Lila Lawson, Maddie Hicks, you maliciously spread false rumors at college, infringing on Ms. Torrey’s right to her reputation. We’re acting in accordance with the law. Please come with us.”

to the police? But earlier that morning, Brian had already stepped in

a misunderstanding! Evelyn, please explain! This is

nothing to do with us! You

had known about it but never thought Ariana would actually call the police. She certainly didn’t expect the police to come straight to the classroom.

as

this? You knew about it? Or are you an

it. But… Maybe there’s been a misunderstanding? Could we settle

be necessary.”

“I’m the lawyer appointed by Ms. Torrey. This incident caused her significant harm. She has stated that she wants to pursue

has no proof it was us! She’s just framing us!” Lila

produced a tablet showing footage of a corner of the campus, with Lila and Maddie clearly seen tampering with the

it shows the two of you were responsible for what happened at the bulletin board,” the

ironclad evidence, both of them turned ashen.

she needed. Did she really

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