Love or Die CEO’s Daily Dose of Swoon

Chapter 163

Leila was stunned, the burning sensation on her cheek overwhelming her senses. She turned to Paulina, her eyes brimming with a mix of corífusion and hurt disbelief, “Mom, why would you do that?”

Paulina was beside herself with anger, “Tell me, did Merry ever give you a note asking for help?”

Leila narrowed her eyes, carefully considering her words, “Mom, why would you ask something like that?”

Paulina, who lacked any kind of reason in her rage, blurted out the truth, “That school has been raided. It was full of abuse. They didn’t just dunk Merry in water to make her obey, there were also electric shock rooms, meditation rooms.”

As she recounted the horrors, Paulina remembered what she had witnessed at the school that day.

Cordelia had whisked Merry away, sparing her the sight of the items being removed from the school, but Paulina and Cain had stayed behind, determined to see the full extent of Merry’s suffering. And then they came across the instruments of torment, designed to leave no physical marks on the body but to indelibly scar the mind.

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As Paulina recalled the sight of those devices, each one likely used on Merry, she shivered from head to toe.

Only then did Paulina begin to harbor resentment towards Leila. Why hadn’t Leila acted when Merry sent her a message? Was it deliberate? Merry’s words had shaken Paulina’s steadfast belief in Leila.

Especially when Leila had come home, wearing her pristine school uniform, her backpack clean, a diamond hairpin sparkling in her hair, while her Merry….

At that moment, Paulina was overwhelmed by an impulsive rage, and, without thinking, she slapped Leila.

Hearing Paulina’s revelations, a flicker of comprehension crossed Leila’s eyes.

to mask her true feelings, she quickly grasped a critical piece of information, the school had been exposed, and certainly, Merry’s teacher was in custody.

about? How could Merry’s school be

at Leila’s surprise, “You really

had known, wouldn’t I have told you? Sure, Merry and

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Why did you give it to her teacher instead? And why didn’t you tell me about it?”

up in Leila’s eyes, “Mom, you, know Merry’s character better than I do. I thought she was planning another escape, so I didn’t even read the note. Wasn’t it just another one of her pranks? So, I handed it straight. to the teacher.

Paulina was silenced.

that school broke your heart. If I’d told

“But I never expected something like this to happen. Thank goodness nobody got hurt. But why didn’t Merry tell us

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midst of the turmoil, they had forgotten to ask Merry that very question.

as their eyes met, they both realized something. Paulina began, “At the time, Cordelia had the students testify,

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short as the realization hit her. Her face drained of color, “I need to go to the police

an incident were to leak…

quickly, “Don’t go. The police said they’ve taken care of everything on the

were clear to Leila. She kept her thoughts to herself, her eyes glinting with

into detail about Merry’s ordeal with

Merry shivering in Cordelia’s clothes, Lornal immediately suggested, “Let’s get you warmed up with a hot bath, then I’ll whip up some hot soup for you.”

nodded, “Sounds

escorting Merry upstairs and explaining the school’s abuse to Lorna in brief, Lorna clenched her fists, “That school deserves to be struck down for such

treat you like that, I’d fight them tooth and nail.” Lorna’s protective instincts were