I was stunned for a moment.
Then Mom picked up her phone and opened a surveillance video.
It was footage from the private room.
It clearly recorded everything Liam and Chloe did.
Chloe deliberately grabbing my emergency inhaler, grinning as she crushed my medicine;
Liam ignoring my pleas for help and preventing me from helping myself;
And the cheering of those guys…
Everything was captured perfectly.
Mom put away her phone.
“Don’t worry, Mom will hire the best lawyers for you. Chloe’s actions constitute attempted murder, and the police have already
opened a case.”
“I’ll make sure she faces the harshest punishment under the law.“”
My fingers, hidden under the blanket, trembled slightly.
“What about Liam and the others…?” I asked.
Mom’s gaze deepened.
“Don’t worry, they won’t escape either. They prevented you from saving yourself. Even if they were ‘misled, they can’t escape legal responsibility.”
I–nodded, finally feeling a sense of relief.
I had been worried they might use the excuse of “not knowing” to escape punishment.
I fell asleep again.
That evening, I woke up.
7:38 AM P P
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That evening, I woke up.
Bored, I opened my social media apps.
I saw the posts from Liam’s “friends.”
On the day of the incident, they had been posting things like “Liam, a real man,” and “Green tea princesses always put on an
act“…
All those negative posts had been deleted today.
Some had even deactivated their accounts.
The next day, there was a knock on my hospital room door.
The police were there to take my statement.
I briefly explained what had happened.
“Officers, no matter what they say, I have no intention of providing a letter of forgiveness.”
“Understood.”
The police said a few more things and then left.
Soon after, my phone rang with a call from Liam.
I didn’t want to answer.
But I was curious to hear how he would beg for mercy.
To my surprise, Liam’s attitude was as arrogant as ever.
“Scarlett Vance, what’s your problem? You’re fine, so why call the police?”
“Don’t you know, your mom brought the police in that day and scared Chloe half to death? She’s still being questioned at the police station.”
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it!”
I truly overestimated Liam’s character.
“Liam, do you know I almost died?”
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then he sighed.
“Scarlett, I… we didn’t know you really had asthma. Chloe said she saw your medical report… she, she might have just misread
Even now, Liam was still making excuses for Chloe.
“Don’t you think that excuse sounds ridiculous, even to yourself?” I scoffed.
