Chapter 132

“Sonder: At that time, I did not find any traces online, so I leaned towards another possibility—that the mastermind and the murderer were involved in offline transactions.”

A chill swept through Ophelia’s eyes, and the strength in her hand nearly crushed the phone.

Luna Lia said, “It’s okay, you can take your time to check. I’m not in a hurry.”

She put away her phone; her mood wasn’t as good. Regardless of whether it was Erin or not, her mother’s death was definitely not an accident. The murderer had to be found.

“Cousin, what happened?” Lenora was very perceptive and looked at her with concern.

Ophelia pressed down her emotions nonchalantly and said, “It’s nothing…”

“Ophelia.” The annoying voice suddenly appeared.

– Bessie.

Bessie was accompanied by several people, and Ophelia carefully recognized that they were not familiar faces from the past. In the past, Bessie hinted to others that she was the heiress of the Greene family, and naturally, many people admired her. However, once the truth was revealed, not many people looked up to her anymore. The few people now following her, Ophelia had a vague impression of; they were all from less fortunate backgrounds and were particularly vain. It seemed that after losing the aura of the Greene family’s heiress, Bessie even downgraded her entourage!

“Ophelia, it was Monday today. Did you find any evidence?” Bessie stepped forward and asked.

Ophelia said lightly, “What’s the rush?”

Bessie had originally felt a bit anxious, but upon hearing this answer, she immediately felt reassured. She guessed it right; Ophelia didn’t have any evidence at all! She was just talking big to scare her!

“There was really no so-called evidence, right? Because I was innocent all along!” she said with newfound confidence. “Ophelia, please apologize to me!”

“Yes, please apologize to Bessie!”

“Even if you were the young lady of the Greene family, you couldn’t wrongfully accuse someone like this!”

The followers all echoed in agreement.

Lenora was extremely angry, “My cousin didn’t wrong her, so why should she apologize!”

“There was no injustice, then bring out the evidence!”

Lenora was at a loss for words.

Ophelia pressed down her lip, fixed her gaze on Bessie, and said, “Evidence? Of course I had it, and I hoped you were mentally prepared.”

“After all… today might have been the last day you could stay at Ventura University!”

After saying that, she took Lenora and left.

The words of Ophelia echoed in her mind, and for some reason, Bessie felt a sudden pang in her heart. However, she quickly calmed down again; Ophelia was definitely a stubborn one! That’s right. If there were really any evidence, why didn’t they present it now?

Right then, in front of everyone, Bessie began to play the victim: “I could overlook Ophelia’s slander against me, but I never expected that she wouldn’t even be willing to say a word of apology to me…”

The people around saw that Ophelia had initially spoken with such certainty, but now she couldn’t provide any evidence. They couldn’t help but lean towards Bessie and began to comfort her.

That night. Welcome party.

The party was held for the new students who had just enrolled this year, but many students from other grades also went to join in the fun. Bessie indeed lived up to her past life, signing up for a show and stealing the spotlight with a dance on stage. However, after the program ended, she did not come down immediately; instead, she suddenly picked up the microphone—

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“Today, here, I wanted to ask someone to apologize to me!”

“Ophelia from the School of Journalism, my sister, slandered me and had an ambiguous relationship with someone else’s boyfriend, tarnishing my reputation and trying to make it impossible for me to stand at Ventura University!”

“–Ophelia! I knew I was just your stepsister, and my mother was your stepmother, so it was normal for you not to like me, but how could you bully me like this?”

“I could overlook your slander against me, but today, I demanded that you must apologize to me!”

On the enormous screen of the stage, Bessie had red-rimmed eyes and a choked voice, looking as if she had endured great grievances and was trying her best not to cry, which was truly heart-wrenching.

As soon as the words were spoken, a huge uproar immediately erupted in the audience.

“Ophelia? Who was it?”

“It seemed to be that senior from the school forum! She had been very popular these days, and many people thought that in her honor, the school beauty contest should be reevaluated…”

“Oh my gosh! Should the stepsister be bullied? If Ophelia dared to be so arrogant at school, how much suffering must Bessie have endured at home!”

The freshmen discussed among themselves, all feeling indignant about Bessie.

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