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The stunning policewoman’s eyes bulged with astonishment. She sprang to her feet in a flash, sending the chair behind her clattering to the floor, and demanded urgently, “Are you absolutely certain there’s a corpse concealed within the mansion?”
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Sophia clamped a hand over her mouth, her eyes blinking rapidly in sheer terror, her face a picture of genuine dread. “Oh heavens, why on earth did I blurt that out? This is a disaster. They’re bound to hunt me down now.”
“Sophia, I swear I’ll wring your neck!” Teresa, her composure shattered at the mention of a body, lunged at Sophia with a furious cry.
Sophia cowered in fear, her head bowed low as she wailed, “I’m finished. I’m as good as dead.”
The officer slammed her palm on the table. “Enough! Threatening a witness? In a police station?” She waved two officers over. “Take them away.”
The officer turned to Sophia, now trembling in her chair, and headed
toward the break room.
Sophia peeked as the couple was dragged off. Dante glanced back. Their eyes locked. Sophia tilted her head, grinned crookedly, and waved.
Dante almost snapped and was tempted to kill her on the spot.
The officer returned, water in hand, and found Sophia still quaking. Her voice softened. “Ms. Chandler, don’t worry. If you’re telling the truth, we’ll protect you.”
Sophia hung her head, shoulders shaking as she sobbed, “The Lynn family is huge. After I called the cops yesterday, Jonathan punished me all night. ̧ This morning, he had dragged me over to apologize to them.”
Sophia was young, with a sweet, innocent look–the type everyone just
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assumed was a pushover. The officer’s heart went out to her instantly after hearing her story. “Don’t worry,” she said, voice soft. “We’ve got your back. Trust us, okay?”
Jonathan pinched the bridge of his nose, veins throbbing. The second he saw the Lynns, he knew it was over. Now, with Sophia’s words and the cop’s glare, frustration clogged his throat.
But he had to play it cool. “You didn’t spill the full story yesterday, kid,” he lied smoothly. “I just didn’t wanna waste police time. Never thought their kid would actually hurt someone.”
Sophia’s head snapped up, eyes glinting. “I trust you, Officer. Zane was obsessed with a girl. She rejected him, so he choked her. His butler buried
her behind the villa.”
The cop’s breath hitched. “Hold on.” She stepped away, dialing furiously.
Sophia lounged against the table, hands propping up her chin, and scoped out the station like she was at a café. A little smirk tugged at her lips—none of those earlier jitters were left in sight.
Jonathan’s jaw tightened after knowing that she’d been faking it the whole time. “Sophia-”
She cut him off with a cold glance. “Zip it.”
Jonathan seethed but bit his tongue. He knew well that they were in the police station.
Half an hour later, the cop returned, looking livid. “Ms. Chandler, thanks for your tip. We found the body.”
*******
Outside the station, Sophia hummed, practically skipping.
Jonathan massaged his temples. “How’d you even know all this?”
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Sophia whipped out her phone, showing her nickname–MoneyTalks.
Jonathan’s lip twitched. He stormed off to the car.
Sophia sighed, “Typical Chandler. Always so… boxed in.”
“You think we’re starving you?” Jonathan snapped.
She blinked. “Whoa. I never thought you’d say something like that. You think ‘raising a kid‘ only means food?”
Jonathan’s head throbbed. “I give you an allowance.”
“Do you?” She raised an eyebrow.
Jonathan froze, brain fogging up. He racked his memory–blank. Pretty sure the answer was nah.
“Start the car,” Sophia said. “If the Lynns come for me, you’re going down
too.”
Jonathan muttered, “Nutjob. Why’d you provoke them if you knew they’d retaliate?”
The car pulled up. Sophia slid into the back, buckling up. Jonathan glanced over.
Sophia said, “What’re you staring at? Drive.”
Jonathan ground his teeth, thinking, “Treat me like a chauffeur. I won’t let
her rattle me.‘
Sophia ignored him, scrolling through her phone. Twenty minutes ago, JuicyNewsHere had texted her.
The information she provided had already been meticulously organized and swiftly uploaded online. Within a mere twenty minutes, it was not only reposted but also inundated with extensive comments, skyrocketing to the very top of the trending list.
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Zane, the heir of the Lynn family–was always thought of as some kind of genius. But no one would’ve guessed that this so–called brainiac was actually a bully, stealing other people’s work and making it his own.
Now he was facing some seriously heavy charges: academic fraud, illegal detention, assault, and even murder.
If all this hadn’t blown up on the internet, the Lynn family might’ve been able to hush it up quietly. But now that it was out there for everyone to see, they were getting slammed by all the people online.
[How could this happen? This is just outrageous. I mean, who could even do something like this?]
[Zane’s a monster, plain and simple. That drunken confession? All true. No remorse, just smugness. Not human–he’s a beast.]
[“Beast“? That’s too kind. What kind of family raises something worse than an animal?]
[This breaks my heart. He killed someone, and his family hid the body for two years?]
[Zane has to pay. No escaping justice.]
[Death’s too good for him.]
[Lock him up. Throw away the key.]
[Kill him. Now.]
Juicy NewsHere’s leak sent the internet into a frenzy. Zane’s crimes trended nonstop. The Lynn family was also dragged into the mud. Netizens dug up their dirt, blasting them for shielding a killer. People boycotted their products.
[Hiding a murderer while fleecing us? Karma’s coming for them.]
[Don’t they know their own kid’s a psychopath? Maybe they covered up his
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academic fraud too. Investigate now.]
[If they’ll hide a murderer, what else? Academic fraud? Kidnapping? Assault? No way they didn’t know.]
[Every Lynn deserves prison.]
[The victims deserve justice.]
Zane’s actions were just insane. Netizens went crazy, flooding the authorities with demands to yank all the Lynn family’s products off the shelves. The family quickly turned into public enemy number one.
Sophia, seeing the online outrage, hummed to herself. This was just the start. She was planning to take out anyone who could help Yvette, and she had to work fast. Each person she removed was one less obstacle in her way. It was exhilarating.
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