Chapter 757


    Kaitlyn knew all too well that things couldn''t be that simple; there must have been someone fanning


    the mes behind the scenes.


    But by then, the Littletons had fallen from grace. Those who once flocked around her family with


    ttering words were nowhere to be found after her parents'' untimely deaths. To seek their help now


    would be nothing short of a pipe dream.


    Yet the persecution from the ancient warrior lineages did not cease.


    Tears streamed down Kaitlyn''s cheeks as she struggled to catch her breath, coughing twice. "My


    father-inw, Julian, ever since someone used him of taking bribes... It''s been one thing after


    another. Private tutoring, disciplining students too harshly. And now... they''re using him of... of


    indecency with a student."


    Julian had once been a celebrated teacher at Rivenwood High, but now his reputation was in


    tatters.


    His wife, Sadie, couldn''t continue with her job either, taken in for questioning by the school board


    time and again. Only after the school let them go did the tumult finally begin to subside.


    "This time, they say... the girl who used Julian... she jumped from her building and took her life.


    Her parents think it''s Julian''s fault, so... so they called the cops and had him taken away."


    Vivienne listened intently to Kaitlyn''s ount, her brow furrowed throughout.


    Percival drove in silence, absorbing every word, before finally speaking up, "What''s the girl''s name?


    Is she still in Rivenwood?"


    Kaitlyn''s voice was shaky, "Her name is Cassidy. After the incident, I heard her family was so


    ashamed that they moved to Havenwood."


    "Havenwood?"


    Vivienne hadn''t heard that name in ages. She paused for a moment before reassuringly smiling,


    "Don''t worry. What''s done is done, and it''s high time we closed this chapter."


    Grateful but aware of the difficulty ahead, Kaitlyn started to protest, but Vivienne had already turned


    away, dialing on her cell phone, "Check for a family in Havenwood, daughter named Cassidy,


    moved there five years ago from Rivenwood, left because of a scandal involving a teacher at


    Seafield High School."


    After ending the call, she texted Draven, [Dig into the bribery case involving Julian and Sadie. I want


    details, as much as you can find.]


    "Vivienne, will this really work?" Kaitlyn watched her, at a loss for words, her heart swelling with


    gratitude for the most impulsive decision she had made years ago, which turned out to be the best


    one. Without Vivienne, she might have already crumbled under the pressure from the Abernathy


    family and given in!


    Vivienne said nothing, simply patting Kaitlyn''s hand tofort her.


    Percival, eyes fixed on the road ahead, spoke, "Bribery and unauthorized tutoring are one thing;


    allegations of indecency are another, especially after so much time has passed. Any surveince


    from the old office would be long gone. Are there any witnesses who can vouch for your father-in-


    law?"


    Kaitlyn bit her lip and shook her head, "No. Once Cassidy pointed her finger at Julian, those people


    didn''t even bother investigating. They just took her word for it. Julian wasn''t jailed, but he was


    detained for weeks. During that time, Sadie, Tyler, and I tried everything to appeal, but it was no


    use."


    Percival wasn''t surprised and switched gears, "What about the bribery case? Who used him?"


    At that, Kaitlyn''s tears momentarily ceased. Her eyes, clear and bright, were tinged with resentment


    as she clenched her teeth, "Who else but that ungrateful brat? Without Julian''s financial support, he


    wouldn''t have been able to afford his education. Yet, he was the one who used Julian of bribery


    and unauthorized tutoring! And they believed him without considering that his family couldn''t pay a


    dime!"


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    Meanwhile, in the local precinct, Sophie was in a foul mood, roused from her bed in the dead of


    night.


    Upon arriving and seeing Julian and Sadie locked up, she felt a surge of disdain. They were the


    reason she couldn''t sleep peacefully, and their clothes were worth less than a mere fraction of her


    blouse.


    But before leaving the Abernathy estate, Madeline had given her instructions: no matter what, they


    needed to retrieve the item from Kaitlyn. They had to show their strength to the Grimshaws, or she''d


    end up married to that Leopold character.


    Sophie''s lips curled in disgust at the thought, sparing another contemptuous nce at the couple


    behind bars before a venomous plot took root, "Give those two a taste of their own medicine."


    Lurking in the shadows, she was out of Julian and Sadie''s sight and hearing.


    When she motioned to the officers, they hesitated, "I''m sorry, Ms. Abernathy. We can''t use


    excessive force on detainees."


    Sophie''s expression darkened, "What do you mean you can''t? Aren''t they used of murder? A


    little pressure during interrogation is nothing new. Are you saying you''ve never done that before?"


    The officers were in a bind. If not for Sophie''s influential status, they''d be rolling their eyes to the


    heavens.


    Sophie''s patience was wearing thin, her manicured finger pointing usingly, "Then at least turn


    down their cell''s air conditioning and let in some mosquitoes. Surely, that''s not beyond your


    capabilities?"


    The two old geezers looked like a strong breeze could knock them over, let alone the chill of an air


    conditionerbined with the relentless assault of pesky mosquitoes.


    They were in for a rough time!


    When Vivienne and her group arrived at the precinct lobby, the head of the local Education Bureau


    was stillforting the girl''s mother, who had not left her side.


    Dressed to the nines, the elegant woman dabbed at her tears, heartbroken, "My precious daughter,


    she was so healthy back then. But she ended up with severe depression. We had no choice but to


    take her away from Rivenwood to get treatment. It took us ages to get her back on her feet, and


    now this wretched man won’t leave us alone. Thank goodness we caught on early. If something had


    happened to my girl, I couldn’t bear to live!"


    Kipling, standing by, kept trying to soothe her, “The kid is alright, isn’t she? No more tears now.


    Officer, this Julian, he was a colleague of mine back in the day. He had a lousy reputation even


    then!”


    He counted off on his fingers the incidents from the past that had been the talk of the town, and


    then he sighed with the exasperation of a man disappointed beyond words, "I mean, the guy''s not


    without talent. It''s just baffling; why on earth can''t he just behave like a decent human being?"