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Chapter 892: Hold Your Whole Family Accountable

Lee hadn't expected this girl to be so perceptive, immediately linking the situation to someone tattling.

"Tattling? What tattling? Everyone saw Orion carrying you yesterday," he replied defensively.

"What about the other thing? That was a long time ago. If you really wanted to confront me, you would've done it back then. Why wait until today?" Aveline pressed, her sharp gaze catching the flicker of guilt in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Julian and Aurora were focused on something else entirely.

"Aveline," Julian asked, "wasn't it sports day yesterday? Why was Orion carrying you?"

"Mr. Barnet, Mrs. Barnet," Orion explained, stepping forward, "someone put a thumbtack in Aveline's shoe, and it injured her foot."

"What?!" Julian's face darkened, his anger flaring instantly. "Let me see your foot."

"Daddy, Mommy, I'm fine," Aveline reassured them quickly. "I noticed it early, and the tack didn't go in too deep. Orion got me to the infirmary in time-it doesn't hurt anymore."

"Come here," Aurora demanded, her usual gentle demeanor replaced by a stern, commanding presence. "Let me see."

"Mommy, really, I'm okay-"

"Orion, pick her up," Aurora ordered coldly, her tone brooking no argument. She was like a queen, and no one dared defy her authority. Orion, intimidated, obediently lifted Aveline into his arms as Julian pulled off her shoe and sock.

Aveline buried her face in Orion's chest, utterly mortified as everyone stared at her foot.

Her pale, soft sole had a small but distinct scar in the center, where the wound had already scabbed over. It wasn't a large injury, but the sharp tack must've caused considerable pain.

Julian and Aurora even more than it had hurt Aveline. "Who dared to hurt you?" Julian growled, his voice like the roar of an enraged lion. His precious daughter, his little treasure, the one he protected as if even the wind might harm her-someone had dared to use such a vile

"I've already pulled the surveillance footage and started investigating. We'll find the culprit by the end of

long!" Julian snapped, turning

follow me," the

spiraling out of control. She'd originally wanted Lee to quietly find out who was responsible, but now, with Julian in a rage, there was no reasoning with

began, trying to wriggle

let her down," Aurora interrupted, her

touch the ground today, don't

you going?" Aveline called after

both Aveline and Aurora, never losing his temper. Aurora, the shepherd, could silence him with a single glance. She was the rational one, always in control. But today, even she was following Julian's lead in

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school heard Julian's voice booming over the

Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Julian Barnet, father of Aveline Barnet from Class 23A. Yesterday, my daughter was injured by

moment you hear this announcement, you have ten minutes to report to the broadcast room. If you don't, I'll hold your entire family accountable for the

a voice heavy with fury, sent shivers down everyone's spines. As if to punctuate his anger, a thunderous crash echoed through the speakers- the sound of Julian slamming his fist on

hand-" the principal's voice trembled faintly in

before, but no one had expected Aveline's

listening to Julian's broadcast, glanced at the principal's nervous demeanor. It was

the students, chatter

janitor. Why is he in the

hear the principal's tone? No janitor

think it's related to that helicopter that landed