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.

the girl who accused Julian... she jumped from her building and took her life. Her parents think it's Julian's fault, so... so they called the cops and

silence, absorbing every word, before finally speaking up, "What's the girl's

shaky, "Her name is Cassidy. After the incident, I heard her family was so

"Havenwood?"

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

"Check for a family in Havenwood, daughter named

call, she texted Draven, [Dig into the bribery case involving Julian and Sadie. I

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.

said nothing, simply patting Kaitlyn's hand

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 witnesses who

her finger at Julian, those people didn't even bother investigating. They just took her word for it. Julian wasn't

switched gears, "What about the bribery case?

support, he wouldn't have been able to afford his education. Yet, he

in the local precinct, Sophie was in a foul

less than a mere fraction of her blouse. But before leaving the Abernathy estate, Madeline

behind bars before a venomous plot took root, "Give those two a taste of their own medicine." Lurking in the shadows, she was out of Julian and

she motioned to the officers, they hesitated, "I'm sorry, Ms. Abernathy. We

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

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

arrived at the precinct lobby, the head of the local Education Bureau was

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