Betrayed, Then Back For Blood

Chapter 80

Chapter 80

Fraser and Samantha had been putting on their little show for quite some time, but the room was dead silent, with no one paying them any,

attention.

Even Ellen, whose hand Samantha was holding in a supposedly caring manner, just let Samantha hold it, keeping her head down without saying a word.

It wasn’t that Ellen was deliberately ignoring them; she was just intimidated by Samantha’s enthusiasm and couldn’t break free from her tight grip.

The school leaders, including Landon, wanted to say something, but as soon as Fraser and Samantha entered, they went straight to Ashton without even sparing a glance at them.

Normally, when they came to the school, the school leaders would at least put on a polite smile and exchange pleasantries. Today, however, they completely ignored the school leaders. It was so awkward that Landon and the others didn’t even know how to defuse the situation.

Liora, standing to the side, was so embarrassed she felt like she had social anxiety. She muttered under her breath, “Dad, Mom.”

Samantha reluctantly let go of Ellen’s hand. “I got a bit too excited when I heard Liora had a conflict with a classmate at school. I apologize for making a scene in front of everyone.”

Fraser pulled Samantha down to sit and finally realized that the atmosphere was too tense. It seemed that this matter wouldn’t be easily resolved today.

“Miss,” Fraser said, turning to Briar with his usual smile, “I’m curious, what do you plan to do about this little spat between Liora and Ellen?” He emphasized the words little spat.

“We’ve come here, of course, to make amends. You and Ellen can both rest assured of that,” Fraser continued.

Samantha nodded in agreement. “Yes, if it’s Liora’s fault, we’ll compensate financially and apologize as needed. We won’t shirk our responsibility.”

Briar’s lips curled into a sarcastic smile as she watched the overly dramatic couple. “No rush. We’re still waiting for others to arrive. Let’s talk

once everyone’s here.”

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As she spoke, Briar took out a wet wipe and handed it to Ellen, signaling her to clean her hand. This blatant display of disdain almost made

Samantha’s smile falter.

‘What does she mean? Is she implying that my hands are dirty?‘ Samantha wondered. ‘Ellen is just a poor student. I haven’t minded touching her, yet here they think my hands are dirty? And what did she mean by?

‘What’s there left to discuss? It’s just a matter of having Liora apologize to Ellen and offering some money as compensation for medical expenses and emotional distress.‘

They had even brought their checkbook, ready to write a check for 30 thousand dollars.

If it weren’t for Ashton’s presence, and the need to avoid giving him the impression that the Winters family was stingy and unreasonable, they would have offered no more than a few thousand dollars at most.

To a poor student like Ellen, 30 thousand dollars would be a fortune. She would be grateful and thank them profusely. ? was enough to cover her college tuition and more.

“Do you two have any objections?” Brjar looked at Fraser and Samantha, her gaze piercing.

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Fraser wanted to say no. He didn’t have time to humor this young girl. Showing up and saying a few nice words was already me thin enough.

But one indifferent glance from Ashton, and Fraser quickly changed his tune with a smile. “Sure. For Mr. Wade’s sake, of course, we can wait

all sat quietly, waiting for the parents of the other four

the company. By the time he answered the fifth

postponed two meetings to wait for them. If those parents end up angering Mr. Wade because of their tardiness, we

sit still any longer and hurried to the side to call their parents, urging them to come over

endless waiting, the parents of Rachel and the others rushed over in

the same level of wealth as the Winters family, which was why Rachel and the others had always been so eager to flatter and ingratiate themselves with Liora at

and that Ashton was even backing them up, the parents of Rachel and the others were starting to think

now they were in a situation where even paying money might not be

and Samantha’s faces, the parents of the other four girls also looked uneasy. It seemed that

30 dollars, and handed it to Ellen, instructing her to

and said, “Since everyone’s here now, let’s

the table against the wall in the reception room, connected her phone to the computer,

friends, at different times and places, and from various angles, physically and verbally abusing the same little girl for all sorts of reasons. They even dragged the girl into the restroom

restroom, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were

that these girls had done everything a student could do to bully a small and helpless girl. And the girl

Ellen, who had just been sent out by Briar to buy

from the school’s surveillance

the room speechless.

and turned to look at Liora and the others, who seemed to

the ground. “What do you think would happen if I took these videos straight to the

seems so fierce, yet she is considering such a mild approach? If she chose to go to the

was usually on education rather than punishment. At most, their parents might pay some money behind the scenes,

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seen How children had bullied Ellen. Now that they were being asked to face tenfold

could bear the consequences.

that Briar was someone close to Ashton, Fraser looked toward Ashton, hesitating. He asked, “Mr. Wade, what do you

do about this?”

were in the wrong. When Ellen returns, we’ll make sure they apologize.

any amount is fine. Our children definitely realize their mistake now and promise never to repeat it. Please, give them

dollars. As long as you two are willing to help us smooth things over,

help us. The children are still young. If we can settle this, a school punishment is fine

and humbly, lowering themselves without shame. It was a pitiful sight that brought tears

for a moment of thrill. Now their parents were forced to beg some unknown woman for

trouble, they couldn’t just watch their parents endure this humiliation alone. Liora and the other four girls tearfully stepped forward, bowing repeatedly to Ashton and Briar. “We’re sorry, Mr. Wade. We were wrong. We’re sorry,

Please forgive us!”

then, Ellen returned from a grocery run. As she opened the door, the first thing she saw was this very scene. She froze at the

the parents‘ pleas. Only when she saw Ellen enter did she finally gesture for

responded softly and carried her bag of popsicles and bottled water over to Briar.

them to Brandon. Then, she straightened

me or Mr. Wade. If you’re sincere, apologize to her. On top of that, each family

to pursue the matter further, I might let

a total of 500 thousand dollars from five families. It was a shocking

mind, so he rushed to agree. “We agree. My daughter will apologize to Ellen right now. Liora, go! Apologize

deep bow. The force

fallen to her knees in

I was wrong. Please forgive me,” she

other four girls quickly followed suit. “I’m sorry, Ellen.

stunned silence. She had never been treated with such respect in

Ellen asked in

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