Chapter 177

At this hour, the building was filled with teachers, along with a few students who had come to drop off their

assignments.

The door to the room was ajar, and both teachers and students stood at the threshold, staring in shock and

confusion

Leila lay crumpled on the floor, her clothes in disarray, a shoulder exposed, as she cried out, “I’m sorry, Mr. Latham, please let me go! I can’t stand being the talk of the school anymore…”

Latham was frantic, waving his hands in denial, “Leila, what are you talking about?”

After his plea, he turned to the other teachers and students in a panic, insisting, “I didn’t do anything to her! You’ve got it all wrong!”

Leila’s sobs were breathless and desperate.

The building was the teachers‘ office block, and Latham sometimes napped in this office, which is why there were no security cameras installed.

Considering Leila’s current state, there’s no way Latham could talk his way out of this situation, no matter how eloquently he spoke!

One of the teachers quickly spoke up, “I’m going to call the principall”

The principal and the head of academic affairs arrived promptly. They hurriedly reached out to Leila’s parents and then the principal took Latham aside, asking in a low voice, “What happened here?”

Latham’s face flushed with embarrassment. He was a simple man who biked to work on an old bicycle, his face deeply lined and tanned from the sun, and now he stammered, “This student is framing me–I’ve been cautious, but I never expected her to set such a trap!”

you, you…” Her outburst brought tears to her

had their share of troubles with their

Leila, Paulina entered, demanding, “What has

have hurt Merry again.

clothing creased and wrinkled. Shocked, as any mother would be for her beloved daughter, Paulina

was too scared to say anything, but you and Dad have been misunderstanding me. You’ve been ignoring

now seeing her current state, Paulina suddenly realized, “You framed Merry

my sister, how could I frame her for no reason!” She cleaned

often calling me to the office and harassing me. Last time, he even forced me to take photos. He said he couldn’t appreciate them alone and wanted to share them. I begged him not to, and then when Merry’s incident came out, he said there were indeed photos

was too lonely!”

act of showcasing misdeeds seemed

left

kind of teacher are you? A role model for students,

and in such cases, any parent would believe their child over others–after

made a scene, the online fiasco would’ve died down in a few days. Everyone knew the photo was faked and never

was exposing this secret, how could

head, trembling

Paulina, while Latham straightened his posture, protesting, “I didn’t

was it? Who’s been taking pictures of my little girl? How can anyone be that low!

that, she reached for her phone to

quickly intervened, “Leila, we understand how you feel, but the truth of the matter is not yet clear. We will thoroughly investigate and not wrong anyone. If it truly was Latham, such an act against a minor is punishable with jail

my daughter jeopardize her own reputation just to

If possible, she would never have

it, and she had to invent a story for it. Besides… the words she

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