Chapter 169

Cordelia had eyes like a hawk, and she never forgot a single detail, be it something she yearned for or something she wished to forget. It was only last night, while horsing around with Merry, that she realized how much fun they could have with their playful banter.

But it was in that fleeting moment that she’d memorized Merry’s body. That was why, the instant she saw that photo, she instinctively saved it to her phone.

But if the girl in the photo wasn’t Merry, then who could it be?

Could it be doctored?

That was what she pondered as she followed Merry and her group, catching up and asking her, “Think hard, Merry. What were you doing when the picture was taken?”

Cordelia’s question was overheard by Yates, who was tagging along. His eyes widened in disbelief at her words.

Wasn’t Cordelia just making things harder for Merry?

Sure enough, Merry’s eyes flickered with conflict and fear. She began to shake her head, about to speak, when Cordelia pressed on, “What pose were you in when the picture was taken?”

Yates usually went along with whatever Cordelia said, rarely objecting. But at this moment, he almost couldn’t help himself. Cordelia was so headstrong, and she probably didn’t realize how painful it could be for Merry to revisit such a painful memory.

However, before he could say anything, Merry seemed to snap out of her daze.

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Her head shot up, the despondency vanishing as she exclaimed, “That’s not my photo.”

When she had been coerced into taking photos, she was crouching,

never standing.

Cordelia nodded in acknowledgment.

Merry, confused, said, “But if it’s not mine, what’s going on with this photo? Is it Photoshopped? But why would someone do that?”

She picked up her phone again, reopening the forum post.

down, but the internet was

of humanity, but a vocal minority

saw those pictures, number 3’s

rack, shame no one knows who

shopped. Looks like

comments, stunned, “They’re saying

fell silent for a moment, “Right now, we can only wait for the police to give us their side of the story, and see what’s really going on.” She had faith in

thought about it, the stranger it.

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and said, “It’s not

The people involved would never admit

“Maybe you should go home for

resolute, “Lia, you’re right. I haven’t done anything wrong. If I went home now, it’d look like I’m guilty. I can’t be that weak, and I

her statement, Cordelia looked at her hesitantly, asking convinced,

Merry nodded firmly.

“You don’t

like her, indifferent and aloof, unbothered by societal norms. She understood this crowd’s pursuit of reputation and

her head and continued

message from Bland, “Whatever happens, remember,

was a message from her

up? With such a perfect friend like Lia, and her

her phone and entered the

as soon as it was up,

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she entered, someone looked

whispers found their

seemed afraid to look directly at the look and inquired, “Merry, are

said, “I’m

she said that, she looked fixedly at everyone in the classroom as she slowly opened her mouth, “That picture wasn’t of me. I didn’t take that kind of picture. Everyone doesn’t need to think too

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