"A demon gets to live by taking a genius'' life. How can he still have the nerve to be alive?"
"Are the lives of the poor worthless? Does being rich and powerful give you the right to take away someone else''s right to live?"
"Punish the whole demonic family and bring justice to the world!"
The constant public condemnation online and the istion from his ssmates turned the former ss bully into a target for bullying by older students.
Before long, John dropped out of school. His parents were also investigated. Because of his mother''s connection to the Walker family, the matter implicated them, and Mr. Walker was suspended from his position.
"Mr. Walker has been suspended, and John and his parents have left Istra. With Mr. Walker implicated, his promotion is now up in the air. While it''s not a total victory, we''ve definitely taken a bite out of the Walker family."
Sandra even opened a bottle of wine to celebrate.
Yvonne poured herself half a ss, not daring to drink much, and took small sips.
As she sipped her wine, she said, "Over the years, the Walker family has used the Gonzalez, Spencer, and Rogers families to amass wealth, which allowed Mr. Walker to climb the ranks. Now that all three families have fallen, who will be the Walker family''s next tool for personal gain?"
Sandra swirled her wine, looking incredulous. "It couldn''t be the Thompson family, could it? But the Thompsons are already the richest family. What would be their motive?!"
"Maybe Bet is just hopelessly devoted," Yvonne said with a bitter smile.
Bet really was hopelessly devoted.
They had grown up together, and he would have done anything for her.
When she dropped out of the police academy, he gave up piano and put on a military uniform for her.
Bet held a majority of the shares in the Thompson Group, and he had even offered to transfer them to her name. At the time, they were just dating, not even engaged, let alone married. How could Yvonne have epted? Her upright father would have killed her.
But Bet had just smiled and ruffled her hair. "It doesn''t matter whose name its under just want. you
to feel secure. Vonnie,
everything I have is yours."
Bet''s love was passionate and pure.
If he could treat her like that back then, he could probably do the same for Ynda
now.
A wave of bitterness washed over Yvonne. She tilted her head back and downed the rest of the wine in her ss.
Yvonne identally got drunk again. Sandra was drunk too.
The two of them, stumbling and unsteady, ended up sleeping in the living room for
the night. The next morning, they were awakened by a ringing phone.
Sandra, being the first to sober up, reached for the phone and answered it.
It was Howard, calling to say goodbye.
With Oscar arrested and the Rogers family bankrupt, Howard had finally gotten justice for his deceased wife and child.
He didn''t want to stay in this city of sorrow any longer and wanted to take the ashes
of his wife and son back to his hometown.
Yvonne and Sandra went to the station to see him off.
Because he was carrying the ashes
of his wife and son, Howard didn''t want
disturb other passengers, so
he chose not to take a high-speed train or bus, but to hire a car instead.
He was still dressed simply, his work clothes washed pale, his face etched with hardship.
He ced the urns of his wife and son neatly on the back seat of the car, then turned to Yvonne and Sandra with a simple smile. "Hans had been saying for a long time that he wanted to go back home. He missed his grandparents and his friends It was me and Tracy who were stubborn, always wanting him to get a better education in the city so he wouldn''t end up like us, toiling on a farm his whole life. I never thought it would end up costing him his life... If I had known, we would have nevere in the first ce..."
Howard''s voice choked with emotion as he wiped away the tears from his face.