WantNovelChapter 441
"Dean Larson, now that Tina has passed away, how does the university plan to handle Miss Sanders? Please give
us a direct answer!"
Under the flashing lights, Mrs. Mendes looked even more pale and frail. Her lips were cracked, and when she
opened her mouth to speak, they threatened to split further.
"Your university's counselor caused my daughter's death. What are you going to do about it?"
Dean Larson remained calm as he met her gaze. "Mrs. Mendes, the surveillance footage from your daughter's
last session with Miss Sanders is in my office. If you truly believe Miss Sanders did something wrong, you're
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Mrs. Mendes hesitated, studying Dean Larson with suspicion before nodding heavily.
She followed him toward the office, still clutching Tina's black-and-white photo tightly. The people holding the
protest banner remained outside, ensuring the scene at the gates continued to draw attention.
As soon as Mrs. Mendes stepped into the office and saw Sarah sitting inside, she immediately lost control.
"You killed my daughter! How dare you still show your face in front of me? | swear, if | could, I'd tear you apart
with my bare hands! How does someone who hasn't even graduated from college dare to be a counselor?" She
was completely hysterical, screaming expletives with wild rage.
Sarah remained unmoved, seated calmly at the table with an expressionless face, refusing to engage.
Her eyes drifted to the black-and-white photo of Tina, where the young girl was smiling faintly-completely
different from the person Sarah had seen just days ago.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEven in monochrome, the warmth in that smile was evident, as if the girl in the photo had been full of life,
radiating light and hope.
But the Tina Sarah had met in person had been utterly different. She had been a girl burdened with a heavy
gloom, her presence lifeless, as if she had spent years trapped in a dark, suffocating space. Her eyes had been
filled with exhaustion, despair.
Dean Larson placed his tablet in front of Mrs. Mendes and pressed play. On the screen, the surveillance footage
from the counseling room began. The video showed Tina walking in, sitting down, and speaking with Sarah. From
start to finish, every word was recorded clearly. Sarah had spoken to her with patience and care. Not once had
she said anything to push Tina over the edge.
Even the discussion about "if you had three more days to live" had been nothing more than an exercise to help
guide her toward seeing the possibilities still left in her life. It had been meant to help her, not harm her.
Sarah kept her eyes locked on Mrs. Mendes, observing her closely. There was something off.
In Tina's suicide note, she had never mentioned having HIV.
But now, when Sarah brought it up, Mrs. Mendes didn't react with shock or distress-she barely reacted at all. It
was as if she had already known.
A suspicion formed in Sarah's mind.
"Mrs. Mendes, did you already know about Tina's illness?"
Mrs. Mendes flinched, her body trembling slightly. "I didn't know! | just found out!
And it was because of you
die! My poor, poor child!"
because of what you said! That's why she wanted to
"Then why are you so calm?" Sarah asked, her tone pressing but steady. "Most mothers, upon learning their
daughter had HIV, would have a much stronger reaction. But you... you're unfazed."
"What do you expectto do? You don't get to tellhow to react! Right now, you are my enemy! Asking for
two hundred thousand in compensation is already being generous. You're the Sanders family's daughter-don't tell
It was subtle, but the moment they stepped into the office, Mrs. Mendes had changed.
Her grief, her anger-it felt different. Calculated.
Sarah shook her head. "Your daughter's death has nothing to do with me."
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And so, despite the raging storm outside, voices of support began to rise from within the campus.
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