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

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

hesitated at Leila’s surprise,

I have told you? Sure, Merry and I had our differences, but we’re sisters. How could I

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her, “Then why didn’t you give me the note Merry sent you? Why did you give it to her teacher instead? And why didn’t you tell

“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.

If I’d told you she was causing trouble again,

nobody got

aback by the

of the turmoil, they had

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

Chapter 163

Her face drained of color, “I

about such an

go. The police said they’ve taken care of everything on the computers.

words were clear to Leila. She kept her thoughts

Cordelia hadn’t gone into detail

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

“Sounds

abuse to Lorna in brief, Lorna clenched her fists, “That

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

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