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.

her life. Her parents think it's Julian's fault, so... so they called the cops and had him taken away."

speaking up, "What's

was shaky, "Her name is Cassidy. After the incident, I

"Havenwood?"

name in ages. She paused for a moment before reassuringly smiling, "Don't worry. What's

for a family in

she texted Draven, [Dig into the bribery case involving Julian and Sadie. I want details, as much as you

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

patting

eyes fixed on the road ahead, spoke, "Bribery and unauthorized tutoring are one thing; allegations of indecency are another, especially after so much time has passed. Any surveillance from the old office would be long gone. Are there any

head, "No. Once Cassidy pointed her finger at Julian, those people didn't even bother investigating. They just took her word for it. Julian wasn't jailed, but he was detained for weeks. During that time, Sadie, Tyler, and I tried

gears, "What about the bribery case?

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 believed him without considering that his family couldn't pay a

in a foul mood,

They were the reason she couldn't sleep peacefully, and their clothes were worth less than a mere fraction of her blouse. But before leaving the Abernathy estate, Madeline had given her instructions: no matter what, they needed to retrieve the

before a venomous plot took root, "Give those

hesitated, "I'm sorry, Ms. Abernathy. We can't use excessive force on

saying you've never done that before?" The officers were in a bind. If

The two old geezers looked like a strong breeze could knock them over, let alone the chill of an air conditioner combined with the relentless assault of pesky mosquitoes. They were in for a

at the precinct lobby, the head of the local

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