Chapter 46 A Public Humiliation

Hayley’s POV:

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“Since you’ve said that, I’ll make sure to give you justice George said calmly, addressing Madeline. “But before we make any judgments, we need to find out the truth.”

“Grandpa, Madeline already told you- Christopher started, but George shot him a look that made him stop mid–sentence.

“My apologies, everyone. George said to the crowd. “You’ve witnessed a bit of childish drama tonight. But I would ask you to bear witness to what comes next. If my granddaughter Hayley truly did something wrong. I promise I’ll handle it fairly and see that justice is served.”

Notably, George no longer referred to Madeline by name, simply calling her “the victim.”

Madeline seemed to sense something was wrong and tried to speak, but George didn’t give her the chance.

“There are several security cameras in the garden,” George continued. “So I invite everyone to move to the main hall where we can review the footage and get to the bottom of this. That way, we can ensure a fair resolution for these young people.”

The moment George mentioned cameras, Madeline’s face turned pale. She clung to Christopher, her voice shaking as she stammered, “There’s no need… I know Hayley didn’t mean it. I don’t blame her.”

Christopher frowned, clearly confused by her sudden change of heart.

“Madeline, don’t worry,” he reassured her. “Grandpa said he’d make sure justice is served. Let the facts speak for themselves.”

to her anymore. She had no choice but to follow us to the

I couldn’t help but

to the large screen where

me curiously before asking, “What’s going

said that Ms. Carson pushed Ms. Kilmer into the pool. Old Mr. Southwell is

an eyebrow and shot

Christopher, that I

beside me and whispered,

fine,” I whispered to

that the two of us had been in the garden earlier. What if the footage showed us together? My heart sank. I quickly leaned

immediately understood and slipped out of the crowd to handle

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the screen, like everyone else, waiting for the truth

minutes, the screen suddenly went black

going on?” People

Faughed

relief, and Christopher, catching her reaction, narrowed his eyes at her,

to suspect her? I was amused by how

about 30 seconds, the screen flickered back to

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