Chapter 552:

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“Everyone, my conscience has been tormenting me these past few days. I haven’t been able to sleep at night.” Emmalyn faced the camera, her eyes red-rimmed, her expression one of pure sorrow and helplessness. “But to get justice for the victim, I have to tell the truth. Years ago, Hayley killed someone in a car accident, but she only served four years in prison. Now, she’s out and back in our family, while the victim’s life… was completely destroyed! For the past four years, I’ve been trying to offer the victim’s family financial compensation, but they’ve refused me every single time. They said the Morgan family’s money is filthy. They hate Hayley, and they hate everything about our family! They’d rather live in the slums and eat from the trash than take a single cent from us!”

As she told her story, emotion overwhelmed her, and tears streamed down her face. Her tear-streaked face made her look especially pitiful.

The comment section instantly exploded, a flood of outraged voices pouring in.

“This is outrageous! Only four years for killing someone? There’s definitely something shady going on behind the scenes.”

“Hayley is a Morgan, after all. Money can solve anything. They must have pulled strings to get her sentence reduced.”

“A life for a life! Why does the killer get to live in luxury while the victim’s family have to dig through trash? Hayley must pay!”

The audience was in an uproar, furiously spamming the chat with demands for the court to reopen the case.

Watching the livestream’s popularity soar, a flicker of triumph crossed Emmalyn’s eyes. She quickly wore a solemn expression and said, “You’re all right. This is so unfair to the victim. To atone for this sin, and for the sake of the Morgan family’s reputation, I’ve already contacted the victim’s family. I will get justice for him!”

𝖱e𝘢𝘥 𝗳𝗋𝘦𝘦 𝘯о𝘃e𝗅ѕ 𝗼ո gа𝘭𝗇𝘰vel𝗌.𝖼𝗼𝘮

She leaned toward the camera, her gaze turning sincere. “Hayley, I know you’re watching. If you have any humanity left, please sincerely apologize to the victim’s family, then go to the police and turn yourself in. You should confess the whole truth about the car accident four years ago!”

Emmalyn was certain that Hayley was finished.

She believed that as long as Rowan insisted Hayley was the killer, backed by this unstoppable wave of public opinion, Hayley would have no choice but to crawl back to that sunless prison.

“Everyone, tomorrow at this same time, I’ll be going live with the victim’s family. They will tell you all what the truth really is.”

With that final teaser, Emmalyn decisively ended the livestream.

She didn’t need to say anything more. All she had to do was wait for the public’s fury to fester and grow into an unstoppable tidal wave that would completely drown Hayley.

Back in the room, there was a dead silence.

Clinton stared at the black screen, his face dark and his expression unreadable.

Suddenly, with a crash, the cup in his hand slipped and shattered on the floor. Scalding water splashed across the floor, much like the turmoil in his heart.

“It seems I have to make a choice.” Clinton closed his eyes, hiding the exhaustion and resolve within them. “My old friend, we are survivors of a bygone era. What I’m about to do may seem cruel, but for the sake of the family’s interests, some things, no matter how precious, must be sacrificed when the time comes.”

A moment later, Clinton stood up again. He straightened his suit jacket, his usual air of authority returning. He gave an order to the butler in an icy tone.

“Make the preparations. I am going to release a statement immediately, under my own name.”

“Yes, sir.”

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