Chapter 557:

An official investigation was launched.

People whispered.

Why had this couple been ignored for so long?

And why now, suddenly, did the system move?

Meanwhile, Jolene Sampson’s name resurfaced.

The voices that once condemned her fell eerily silent. In their place, sympathy grew.

Even those who had never known her felt the weight of her suffering.

That night, the quiet hum of the Burgess household was shattered by a firm knock at the door.

Uniformed officers stood outside. One of them held up his credentials.

“We suspect Leah Burgess was involved in a bullying incident five years ago. She needs to come with us for questioning.”

of the stairs, Leah descended

their

a

clutched her hand, her

“Leah…”

her

𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀[․]𝗰𝗼𝗺

fine. I’ll be

And she believed it.

no

there were, they would have

expected, hours later, Leah walked

nothing solid to hold

damage had

name was now drenched in

how flimsy the accusations, the public

become a

it all

night air crisp against her skin. Just as she drew a breath, her gaze

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