Chapter 135
Upon seeing her, Mr. James eagerly approached. "Vivienne, this is Felix. The son of an old friend of
mine who just returned from studying abroad. He''s a genius in the field of electronic engineering, like
you. You guys should exchange ideas when you have time."
"Hello, Vivienne."
Vivienne extended her right hand, giving Felix an extra nce. She had seen countless handsome
men and beautiful women, but it was the first time she had encountered a man whose beauty was
androgynous.
"Hello, Felix."
Although Felix always seemed aloof, he politely shook hands with Vivienne.
"Your colleague was in a car ident yesterday. He''s now in the hospital." Mr. James sighed heavily.
"So he won''t be able to teach ss Eighteen English anymore."
He then patted Felix on the shoulder,ughing. "Fortunately, Felix is back. With only a little over a
month left before the college entrance test, he''ll take over the English sses."
Vivienne eyed Felix without saying a word. Seeing this, Felix silently pulled out a teaching certificate
from his pocket and handed it to her. "Don''t worry." He said stiffly, "I''m certified and can guarantee that
I''ll take good care of your students."
"Come on, don''t be so silly." Mr. James chuckled as his face crinkled like a sunflower. He patted Felix''s
shoulder and said, "Since I''ve chosen you, I know you can handle it. Vivienne trusts my judgment,
right?"
"Felix, take care." Vivienne nodded without saying much.
After Mr. James and Felix left, she still stood there, staring at Felix''s retreating figure.
"Vivienne, you''re ogling other men behind my back again." Percival appeared out of nowhere, his tone
somewhat jealous.
"I''m a sucker for good looks." Vivienneughed lightly. "Who can me me when the new guy is so
handsome?"
"Is he more handsome than me?" Percival nced at Felix''s distant figure, hiding the glint in his eyes,
and persistently nagged Vivienne.
"About the same." Vivienne carefullypared them, then added with a smile. "But he''s younger than
you."
Percival felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart. He wished he could teach this girl a lesson in
certain ways, physically demonstrating how young he was.
"Vivienne."
Suddenly, Vivienne heard someone call her. She turned around to see Coral looking at her timidly. "I…
I have something to show you."
Percival frowned. Who was this now?
Seeing that no one was speaking, Coral became anxious. "This could prove your father''s innocence."
Vivienne and Percival exchanged nces, then both walked toward Coral.
"What is it?" Vivienne asked.
Coral silently showed them a video of Arabe disparaging Dorian''s family for being poor and admitting
that she enjoyed a luxurious life only because she was with Beatrice.
This video at least proved that Dorian was innocent of child molestation.
"If necessary, I can testify for your father. Arabe has said many derogatory things about you." Coral
seemed a bit frantic. "I know I''ve done many things to hurt you in the past. Consider this video as a part
of my apology."
"Thank you. I''ll take the video. It mighte in handy." Vivienne thanked her after receiving the video
from Coral.
But she knew very well that the so-called child molestation and childhood harassment charges were
now impossible to investigate due to ack of evidence. It was impossible to convict Dorian based
solely on Beatrice and Arabe''s testimonies.
So this wasn''t the main issue. The primary concern was the rape case at the motel.
However, she asked Coral curiously, "Why do you believe in my father''s innocence?"
"Isn''t it obvious?" Coral nced at Vivienne. "Arabe is a notorious liar. Whatever she says must be
false! That''s why I believe your father."
With that, she turned and ran off.
Vivienne slightly pursed her lips, suddenly thinking that this girl, who finally stopped being manipted
by Arabe, was quite adorable.
In the afternoon.
After thewyer sessfully met with Dorian, Matthew called Vivienne, his tone a bit off.
"Madam, thewyer met with your father. ording to your father, he received a call from Arabe,
begging him toe and rescue her at the motel. He didn''t think much and went. However, as soon as
he entered, he was knocked out from behind and didn''t know what happened next."
"Okay." Vivienne already had a hunch about this situation after watching the surveince video.
"There''s more." Matthew''s voice became a bit heavier. "As you predicted, your father was ced in the
same cell as Elijah after he was transferred to the detention center."
"Did something happen?" Vivienne''s eyes narrowed slightly.
"Yes. Your father was beaten up on his first day in there." Matthew replied in a heavy tone.
Despite this being a predictable situation, Vivienne still took a deep breath before asking, "How badly
was he injured?"
"They used a special method, so there are no visible injuries." Matthew sighed. "So thewyer can''t
use this as a reason to apply for a cell change."
"Special?" Vivienne frowned.
“They used needles."
"Madam, you are surely aware of how excruciating it can be when those slender cattle hair needles are
lodged into your flesh. It causes ineffable pain without leaving a single trace of injury."
Matthew''s tone dropped slightly. "That''s the exact method they''re using to torment your father. He''s
nothing. So, they''ve assumed he''s lying and refused to change his cell."
"Those needles are likely not made of metal." Vivienne rubbed her temples.
She had suspected this since seeing the news photos of Elijah''s arrest the day before.
The plot to imprison Dorian, regardless of whether his sexual assault charges were substantiated, was
inconsequential. What they truly wanted was to have Dorian confined during his time in the detention
center.
Sexual assault cases were notoriously difficult to resolve.
Hence, the investigation stage would be excessively prolonged. During this extensive period, they had
ample time to torment Dorian.
And she was left powerless.
"What do they want?" Vivienne asked coldly.
"The perfume form your mother left behind." Matthew answered.
As expected.
Vivienne let out a coldugh. "Tell Dorian to give them whatever they want."
"We''ve told him the same." Matthew sighed again. "But your father is quite stubborn. Hiswyer
mentioned how he''d been tortured all night. He appeared extremely weak, yet he insisted on not
handing over your mother''s form. He said it was something your mother left behind, and it shouldn''t
be used like this."
Vivienne sometimes thought Dorian was simple, yet other times he seemed iprehensible.
He appeared weak and helpless in many aspects, but when it came to matters of principle, he was as
stubborn as a mule.
"Madam, as a skilled physician, you''re well aware that those cattle hair needles, despite causing only
minor injuries, could be lethal if lodged in the wrong ce." Matthew continued, "And we''re unable to
request a cell change or even propose bail for your father due to obstruction from some unknown
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source. Given the current circumstances, what do you think we should do?"