Chapter 167
‘Rory must have hit a nerve. Getting cozy with your wife’s sister… does your father know what a disgrace you are p>
‘Stay on topic, people! This is about the bully. If I found out my wife was a bully, I’d beat her so bad her own mother wouldn’t recognize her p>
‘@TheGuyAboveMe you sound like a psycho. The bully is terrible, but so are you p>
While the audience in the auditorium whispered, the online world was in an uproar.
When the police finally arrived, the standoff was still in full swing. The school administrators breathed a collective sigh of relief. Yvonne’s brother, far from being intimidated by the police, only grew louder in his accusations, demanding that Rebekah be held accountable.
When an officer ordered him to turn off the livestream, he clutched the camera to his chest and held the knife to his own throat.
“Don’t you dare come any closer! I’ll kill myself right here! You’ve already taken my sister, you might as well take me too p>
The officers froze. “What is it that you want p>
The man’s hate-filled eyes locked onto Rebekah. “She killed my sister! My parents have been sick with grief for years, and now they’re in the hospital! You will pay their medical bills, and we can call this even p>
Candice shot him a furious look. That idiot! Was he that desperate for money? This wasn’t what they had agreed on.
Rebekah took two steps forward, closing the distance between them. The man flinched back, the hand holding the knife trembling, but the ferocity in his eyes remained.
“I can pay the medical bills,” Rebekah said calmly. “But first, we are going to set the record straight about what happened that year p>
She turned to the police. “Officer, ten years ago, there was a student suicide at Lincross Academy. The deceased was named Yvonne. She was my classmate. I was
investigated at the time, and the conclusion was that I did not bully her She died as an
depression. These of
must be a record
of this at the station. Can you please clear my name p>
One of the officers nodded and approached Yvonne’s brother. “We reviewed the case file on our way here Ten years ago Yvonne’s death. was ruled a suicide due to depression, and the primary cause was cited as family pressure p>
“You are the only son in your family,” the officer continued, his voice firm. “From a young age, Yvonne’s opportunities, both in life and in her studies, were secondary to yours. In her senior year, due to financial strain, your parents forced her to drop out of school. She was already in a fragile mental state from years of pressure, and the knowledge that her future had been taken from her was the final blow that led her to take her own life p>
A stunned silence fell over the crowd, followed by a low rumble of conversation.
“Well, if the police are saying it, it must be true p>
“Of course. It’s not like anyone can just bribe the entire police department. You have to trust the official report p>
“What a twist. His sister has been dead all this time, and he’s using her death to extort money? If I were his sister, I’d rise from the grave to haunt him p>
“So the story about his parents being sick is probably just a lie to get money, right p>
The whispers grew louder, and Yvonne’s brother’s face turned beet red.
“I’m not lying! My parents are in the hospital! They need this money to live!” he cried.
“You can tell us all about it down at the station. If you’re truly in need, we can help you find the right resources p>
The man, a grown adult, broke down in tears.
Seizing the opportunity, an officer lunged forward, disarmed him, and shut off the livestream. He was then escorted out of the auditorium and taken into custody.