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Chapter 198

Chapter 198

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Quinlyn’s last two sentences, like a soft wind, suddenly swept away the dark clouds in Bella’s heart and let the sunlight shine through.

Bella clutched the scars on her wrist, bent over, and buried her face in her hands. Her shoulders shook as muffled sobs escaped and tears seeped through her fingers.

Quinlyn pressed her lips together and placed her hand on Bella’s back, staying quietly by her side.

After about ten minutes, Bella calmed down, wiping her reddened eyes with some embarrassment,

“You’ve already helped me a lot. Thank you, Quinlyn. You’re a good person. So when the instructors come back, say it was all my idea and that you had nothing to do with it,” Bella said.

Quinlyn was surprised. She didn’t expect her to want to take the blame. Teenagers her age should know that even with the electric grid, their current life wouldn’t last long.

Everything they needed for daily life came from outside, delivered by a small cart every day. Once the adults ran out of patience, this utopian dream could end at any moment.

“I’ve thought it over. Even if I get another five years, I’ll be only 25 when I get out. By then, I can save up and go to school. And in the future…” Bella said.

Bella seriously thought about her future, then turned and smiled at Quinlyn. “I want to be a lawyer, and help people like us, just like you.”

Bella thought, ‘As long as life gives us a bit of hope, we can shine on our own. They held hands, chatting about all sorts of things.

In the conference room, many adults had tears in their eyes. A broken welfare system and neglectful parents had left these kids in a tough spot. All the struggles of life were really weighing them down.

Glenn closed his eyes for a moment, sighed, and announced, “This is over. When you go in, don’t scare the kids.”

“Yes.” Howard was the first to stand up and get out.

back to the juvenile detention center. “Hey, everyone, gather around. No need to

their aprons and

we would have been tortured to death.” Usually, they’d fight with these adults. So, being suddenly showered

of the line came late from the garden. Seeing

behind all this. She threatened and bribed us to go against the staff and even disabled Jareth. She hit us, abused us, and we want to take legal

front of Quinlyn. Eventually,

She just stood up for us

at what she did to Jareth. Who’s getting bullied? You bitches, our

you

down.”

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and mighty again, like they had some kind of backup. They

the right side pale. Bella clutched Quinlyn’s hand tightly, her eyes red as she glared

hand

whole juvenile detention center. Bella felt Quinlyn was too young

Quinlyn had already let go of her

as if they had gone back to the start, their eyes full of spite. “I’ll teach you a

guard and held out her

excited, thinking justice was finally going to be served. “Hmph, so you’re finally doing the right thing by turning yourself in,” they started to say. But the guard didn’t

hand, a smile spreading across his face. “Thank you so much for this,

and thank you for cooperating,”

young offenders were dumbfounded. “Isn’t she supposed to be a murderer?”

introduce Quinlyn. “This is Ms. Yates. She’s our expert here

believed it, especially not the boys she had tormented.

humiliations over the past month? Jareth has been crippled.

instructor looked conflicted. “You don’t have any proof, remember? You broke