Hansel listened to every word Rachelle said, his face was full of disbelief. "That's impossible…"
He always thought she liked him, even though she never admitted it. Weren't all girls like this? In the teen dramas, wasn't it always like this between the male and female leads?
That was how he viewed their relationship. He took it for granted that their love story was like the ones portrayed in teen dramas.
But in Rachelle's eyes, it was nothing but a hopeless case of school bullying that threw her into despair. The so-called teen dramas were merely a romanticization of crime. Only those truly who experienced bullying could fully grasp how harrowing it was.
Rachelle looked at Hansel's deeply hurt expression and found it extremely laughable. She lowered her head and started crying.
At that moment, she finally made an important decision.
"I'm going to sue you," Rachelle said through gritted teeth, her voice hoarse but firm. "Everything you did to me… Forcibly violating me against my will… I'm going to sue you… Hansel, I'm going to make you and Rachel pay for what you did…"
This time, she wouldn't be afraid anymore.
Daniella had started weeping the moment Rachelle announced her decision. She turned to Rachelle and embraced her tightly.
"I support your decision. I'll stand by you no matter what!" Daniella said tearfully.
She wanted nothing more than to bring those lowlives to court. Those who had hurt her daughter should be punished by the law!
Scott didn't know Rachelle, nor did he know why Shannon had come today. But that didn't stop him from listening in and witnessing the drama unfold. The shocking information he gathered from bits and pieces of their conversation overturned his preconceived perceptions of the world.
While Scott had been unreasonable and unruly before, he never imagined that people could be this shameless. He gave Hansel a hard kick in the leg and turned to Rachelle.
At the same time, the recording of Rachel's confession was released online.
After the lawyer's letter was sent out, the case of the pregnant schoolgirl committing suicide from a year ago resurfaced. It stirred up another storm online. Hansel and Rachel faced wave after wave of online judgments as the truth came to light, but that would be a story for another day.
On one end, Scott was gearing up to seek justice for Rachelle. But on Shannon's end, something unexpected happened.
She was standing in front of the Jensen residence and looking at the familiar young man in black. With a stoic expression, she accepted the familiar box he handed to her.
"So, what you're saying is the grudge couldn't be cleared away?" Shannon asked.
The young man in black nodded and replied, "That's the feedback we got. The item has been safely returned. Thank you for choosing Supernatural Delivery. We hope you'll engage our services again."
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