Chapter 438
Mrs. Mendes wept bitterly, her cries fueling the growing outrage of the onlookers.
Sarah remained calm and asked, "You say you want justice. What do you wantto do?"
Mrs. Mendes wiped her tears and turned her back to the cameras, her gaze locking onto Sarah. “Two hundred
thousand dollars. My daughter is gone because of you. That's all I'm asking for—two hundred thousand. That's
not unreasonable, is it?"
The moment she faced away from the media, her grief vanished, leaving behind only cold calculation. But as she
turned back slightly, she made a show of dabbing at her eyes again, as if wiping away invisible tears.
Sarah repeated her words slowly. "Two hundred thousand?"
She glanced at the oversized banner stretched across the entrance and the crowd of reporters, their cameras
flashing non-stop.
So this entire spectacle was for money?
She didn't believe for a second that Tina's death had anything to do with her. And the suicide note in her hands?
It had too many inconsistencies.
But Mrs. Mendes' reaction was the biggest red flag of all.
Most suicide notes from terminally ill individuals would mention their illness-their struggle, their pain, their
hopelessness. But Tina's letter said nothing about HIV.
Perhaps she had chosen to hide it. That wasn't impossible.
Sarah exhaled, her mind racing. Just as she turned to walk toward the campus gates, Mrs. Mendes grabbed her
arm in a death grip.
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"Where do you think you're going? You're not leaving!" she screamed. "You killed
my daughter! You think you can just walk away like it's nothing?"
The crowd surged forward, their anger boiling over, ready to stop Sarah themselves.
But the university's security team wasn't incompetent.
Several guards immediately stepped in, forming a protective barrier around Sarah and escorting her inside the
gates.
She walked in with lingering unease, the sounds of Mrs. Mendes' wailing echoing behind her.
"Cback here! You killed my daughter-how dare you hide?! You won't die in peace!"
The media frenzy exploded.
Within moments, the entire intewas drowning in accusations.
The storm that had once brewed on the Adams University forum was nothing compared to this.
Sarah sat in her counseling office, scrolling through the endless stream of online comments. She had to admit
this time, things had spiraled completely out of control.
"I think I've seen that teacher from Adams University before. She's really pretty, but who knew she was so
vicious?"
"She actually encouraged a student to commit suicide? Is this a counseling office or a suicide hotline?"
"Why isn't anyone calling the police? Are they just going to let her get away with this?"
"You guys don't know, do you? That teacher is James Chancer's ex-wife and Zachary Reynolds's rumored lover.
Do | even need to explain what that means?"
"Didn't she also win first place in the Decker Competition? Giving someone like her the award is an insult to the
competition's reputation!"
The opinions were endless.
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Sarah replayed the video of Mrs. Mendes' emotional outburst, watching it over and over again.
Something felt off.
The woman was crying hysterically, her voice breaking with sorrow. But the more Sarah studied her face, the
more she felt something was missing.
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be utterly devastated, drownipgyin
pain. And yh desbite in
strebming down Mrs. Mendes' face,
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