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.”

top of the stairs, Leah descended

met their

me a

nearby, clutched her hand, her face

“Leah…”

gave her a

𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀[․]𝗰𝗼𝗺

I’ll

And she believed it.

no

they would have used it long

expected, hours later,

police had nothing solid to hold

the damage had

was now

the accusations, the public had already

had become

it all made Leah’s blood

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

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