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.

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

responded, “Mom, what are you talking about? How could Merry’s school be like

hesitated at Leila’s surprise, “You really

wouldn’t I have told you? Sure, Merry and I had our differences, but we’re sisters. How could I ever

I

Merry sent you? Why did you give it to her teacher instead? And why didn’t

“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

Paulina was silenced.

her to that school broke your heart. If I’d told you

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

taken aback by

the turmoil, they had forgotten to ask Merry that

gaze flickered, and as their eyes met, they both realized something. Paulina began, “At the time, Cordelia had the students testify, and none of

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stopped short as the realization hit her. Her face drained

about such an incident

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

gone into detail about Merry’s ordeal

shivering in Cordelia’s clothes, Lornal immediately suggested, “Let’s get you warmed up with

nodded, “Sounds good.”

explaining the school’s abuse to Lorna in brief, Lorna clenched her fists, “That school deserves to be

dared treat you like that, I’d fight them tooth

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