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Evelyn’s face darkened.
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“The teacher already told me. The person living with Eliza is her classmate, Nolan! He came to Eliza to get some medicine, had a fever, and was forced to isolate at her place. Mom, can’t you check the facts before doing something like this?”
Naomi was nearly driven to tears by her own mother.
Now the whole school knew about the situation, and because she was Eliza’s younger sister, she too was under heavy scrutiny.
Evelyn’s actions had already become a favorite topic of gossip among the students.
Evelyn hadn’t known things were like this.
“I–I just heard from Zayden’s mother. She said she heard a man’s voice when she called Eliza. That’s why I…”
Evelyn’s face turned pale.
Didn’t this make her look like a petty, unreasonable, mean–spirited parent in the eyes of others?
Naomi didn’t want to talk to her mother anymore.
Seeing her turn and walk away, Evelyn could only look to Nathan for help. “Honey, what should I do now? Do I really have to go to the police station?”
She had already been detained by the police once before, and the experience had left her traumatized.
The police station was no place for decent people.
She didn’t want to go through it again.
Seeing Evelyn act so hopeless, Nathan decided he wouldn’t step in this time. Gritting his teeth, he said, “You women don’t understand anything! It’s not just about losing money–you’ve caused such a huge mess, and now everyone’s laughing at us! I’m done with this. Go to the station and explain things to the police yourself.”
With that, Nathan turned and went upstairs.
Evelyn had already received a message from the authorities. If she didn’t show up today, the police would come directly to the house tomorrow.
“Fine! Let them come! I don’t believe this. She’s my daughter–what, I can’t even say anything about her?”
Evelyn snapped her phone shut and decided not to go.
In her eyes, Eliza was her daughter. No matter what she did, it was all within her rights as a mother.
Even the police had no authority over their family matters.
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Chapter 119 Cause and Consequence
The next morning.
The police came knocking on the Rivers family’s door.
Naomi opened it and saw two officers standing at the entrance.
“Excuse me, are you…?”
“We’re here to see Ms. Evelyn. Is she home?”
“She is, but…”
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Before Naomi could finish, one of the officers said, “Ms. Evelyn failed to appear at the station last night. We’re here today to enforce mandatory action.”
As he spoke, he pulled out his badge.
Naomi hadn’t expected her mother to skip the visit to the station. Her face turned even paler.
“Come wash your hands for breakfast.”
At that moment, Evelyn had no idea what was happening outside.
She carried bowls to the table, then noticed the two officers stepping into her home.
They looked directly at her. “Ms. Evelyn, please come with us.”
“You… you can’t just barge into someone’s home like this!”
Evelyn’s face turned completely black.
Just then, Nathan came downstairs and saw the police inside the house. He immediately realized Evelyn had ignored the order to cooperate with the investigation.
“I told you to go to the police station! What the hell have you done?!”
Nathan pointed a trembling finger at Evelyn, at a loss for words.
“Ms. Evelyn, please come with us,” said one of the officers, now standing directly in front of her.
Whether she wanted to or not, Evelyn had no choice but to go now.
Meanwhile.
Eliza had already received news that Evelyn had been brought in for a formal warning and education.
She calmly closed her phone.
In her opinion, a warning was far too lenient.
Someone like Evelyn, who spread rumors so recklessly–if she wasn’t fined or jailed, she’d never learn her
lesson.”
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All the messages Evelyn had posted in the school group chat were now gone.
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Before, Evelyn had publicly accused Eliza of cohabiting with a male student, which had created a very negative impression in the chat.
But now, all those messages had disappeared.
Eliza was puzzled.
Normally, the school group shouldn’t allow deleting those messages. Who had the authority to make them vanish completely?
Just then, Nolan walked out from his bedroom.
It was lunchtime, and in a while, they would have to return to their rooms for the online video session and assignments.
Eliza asked, “The rumors in the school group are gone. Did you see?”
“Yeah.”
“You did it?”
“Sort of.”
“What do you mean, ‘sort of“?”
Nolan had already prepared lunch. In truth, his fever had mostly gone away. Even if he left now, it would be fine.
Eliza said, “But some of what Evelyn said wasn’t wrong. Our current situation… it really does look like we’re living together.”
At those words, the fork in Nolan’s hand paused mid–air.
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