The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Chapter 757

Kaitlyn knew all too well that things couldn't be that simple; there must have been someone fanning the flames behind the scenes.

But by then, the Littletons had fallen from grace. Those who once flocked around her family with flattering words were nowhere to be found after her parents' untimely deaths. To seek their help now would be nothing short of a pipe dream.

Yet the persecution from the ancient warrior lineages did not cease.

Tears streamed down Kaitlyn's cheeks as she struggled to catch her breath, coughing twice. "My father-in-law, Julian, ever since someone accused him of taking bribes... It's been one thing after another. Private tutoring, disciplining students too harshly. And now... they're accusing him of... of indecency with a student."

Julian had once been a celebrated teacher at Rivenwood High, but now his reputation was in tatters.

His wife, Sadie, couldn't continue with her job either, taken in for questioning by the school board time and again. Only after the school let them go did the tumult finally begin to subside.

it's Julian's fault, so... so they called the cops and had him taken away." Vivienne listened intently to Kaitlyn's

drove in silence, absorbing every word, before finally speaking up, "What's the girl's name? Is she still

I heard

"Havenwood?"

before reassuringly smiling, "Don't worry. What's done is done, and

the difficulty ahead, Kaitlyn started to protest, but Vivienne had already turned away, dialing on her cell phone, "Check for a family in Havenwood, daughter named Cassidy, moved

bribery case involving Julian and Sadie. I want details, as much as you

this really work?" Kaitlyn watched her, at a loss for words, her heart swelling with gratitude for the most impulsive decision she had made years ago, which turned out to be the best one. Without Vivienne, she might have already crumbled under

nothing, simply patting

much time has passed. Any surveillance from the old office would

bother investigating. They just took her word for it. Julian wasn't jailed, but he was detained

"What about the bribery case? Who accused

teeth, "Who else but that ungrateful brat? Without Julian's financial support, he wouldn't have been able to afford his education. Yet, he was the one who accused Julian of bribery and unauthorized tutoring! And they

a foul mood, roused from her

of her blouse. But before leaving the Abernathy estate, Madeline had given her instructions: no matter what,

lips curled in disgust at the thought, sparing another contemptuous glance at the couple behind bars before a venomous plot took root, "Give those two a taste

sorry, Ms. Abernathy. We

darkened, "What do you mean you can't? Aren't they accused of murder? A little pressure during interrogation is nothing new. Are you saying you've never done that before?" The officers were in a bind. If not for Sophie's influential status, they'd be rolling their eyes to

The two old geezers

Vivienne and her group arrived at the precinct lobby, the head of the local Education Bureau was still comforting the girl's mother,

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