Chapter 1931

And then, a piece of text popped up on the black screen.

“Mary was the sweetest little nun in the monastery, always kind and passionate. I can’t accept her sudden death, let alone the slander she’s been subjected to after her passing.”

The video had no music, simply playing out the last few minutes of Mary’s life in silence.

The silence was deafening.

Those who had been openly supporting Jeannie before started deleting their comments and posts amidst the backlash, with some even deactivating their accounts and disappearing.

Erica saw the video too.

Her emotions, barely stabilized, crumbled all over again after watching the last moments before Mary’s murder.

She locked herself in her room, crying her heart out.

Larkin called the monastery, asking about the surveillance video.

gravely from the other end, “It was Martin

paused for a moment, “Don’t blame him,

always had a bit of

Mary and genuinely wanted

Erica must be going through the

so well,” Larkin

the Prior’s voice choked up

to be sorry about. If it were Erica, she would’ve done the same,” Larkin sighed lightly, “Take

replied with a heavy

who had raised him, and Mary whom he had raised.

was still unable to escape the suffering of life’s impermanence, particularly with Mary.

and remorse were too many.

hung up and gently pushed open the door

home a

him for a late–night snack in

would glance worriedly towards the

Erica to get over this,”

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