Chapter 256: Wanted to Report to the Police

“Call the police!” she said lightly. Myrna’s fate was determined.

Call the police? Leann hadn’t thought of that yet. Momentarily stunned, she quickly snapped back to reality. Her well-maintained face turned grim, exuding fierce determination as she immediately agreed, “Yes, call the police!”

How had she not thought of calling the police? A high school student about to graduate will never get into a prestigious university if she has a record of fighting and brawling. No matter if Myrna couldn’t get into a prestigious school, or if her dad was a professor at Craydon University, or if she knew people like Denise, it didn’t matter. It was still only possible to attend a mediocre university. When she graduated from college, she and Stephie would still be worlds apart.

“I will call the police right away,” Leann said, eager to add another entry to Myrna’s record.

Stephanie, however, panicked and quickly grabbed her hand. In her fear and confusion, her voice changed tone: “We can’t call the police!”

Leann didn’t understand what she was thinking. “Why couldn’t you call the police? She inexplicably started hitting you. Are you planning to just take her hits without fighting back?”

Stephanie had a thousand words, but she didn’t know how to say them. She just kept repeating one sentence, “Mom, we couldn’t call the police.” She was filled with anxiety, thinking about the threatening words Myrna had said in the bathroom earlier. It felt like her throat had been scalded with boiling water, making it impossible to swallow.

“Mom, I beg you, please don’t call the police.”

“I wasn’t injured, just got a scratch on my cheek. The police are busy; they don’t have time to deal with these minor matters.”

She racked her brains to persuade Leann, her face filled with heavy anxiety, her watery eyes full of pleading: “Today is my birthday, and I haven’t cut the cake yet. I really don’t want to make a big fuss about this and make everyone unhappy.”

“Besides, there were so many guests present…”

Leann was moved by her final words, a hesitant expression appearing on her face. Only they knew how much effort they had put in during this period to invite so many people. They had originally planned to make a big splash today, to show the people of Melcester how exceptional their daughter was. Secondly, they wanted to prove they had a wide network and many connections, and that Stark Realty wasn’t so easily brought down.

But neither of these goals were achieved today, as Myrna completely disrupted them!

Leann thought about this, and her heart hardened. She furrowed her brows and looked at her daughter, who was begging desperately. She sighed and said, “You have always been kind since you were little, never fighting or competing, always being taken advantage of. I thought that once everyone knew you were the child of the Stark family, you wouldn’t be bullied anymore, but it’s still the same. How do you expect me to swallow this humiliation?”

Stephanie let out a sigh of relief and calmly accepted what Leann had said, without blushing or feeling her heart race. She held Leann’s hand and said playfully, “Mom… I just think it’s a small matter. I don’t want you, Dad, or Grandma to get angry over such a trivial thing…”

Oliva continued, “This incident, at its smallest, is just bullying a classmate off campus. At its largest, it is intentionally causing harm. Mrs. Stark, by not reporting it to the police, are you not making yourself an easy target? Some people, you know, when they see that you are easy to bully, they don’t think you are kind-hearted, they just become even more ruthless! When you encounter such people, I suggest you give them a lesson… a good lesson…”

“After all, good people are often taken advantage of, just as good horses are meant to be ridden!”

She raised her voice, seemingly casually expressing her opinion, but in reality, she was putting Leann on the spot and forcing the Stark family to call the police.