The door swung open, showing a little figure by the doorway.
My eyes went as wide as saucers.
It was Betty!
She stood there quietly, with her hands crossed in front of her stomach.
Her round, innocent eyes looked up at us.
Behind her was a man and a woman, who were plainly dressed.
They were probably Bettyâs parents.
Caleb and I exchanged shocked glances.
We had agreed yesterday that we wouldnât involve the child in the investigation.
Both of us were keenly aware that Jayla had just used Betty as a tool, and that the Latter was a good-natured kid that was forced into an unfortunate situation.
If she got involved, the Lee family wouldnât let her or her family go.
Finally, Betty broke the silence.
âIâm sorry, Miss Clarkson!â Betty walked up to us, bowed deeply, and apologized from the bottom of her heart.
âI came to admit my mistake.
Yesterday, Miss Lee gave me some snacks and asked me to make Elena eat them.
I didnât dare to disobey Miss Lee, because I was afraid that sheâd expel me from the kindergarten.
â
Bettyâs voice was trembling, but she balled up her little fists and stood her ground firmly.
âIâve never done something like that before, so I was very scared.
When I saw you approach, I stuffed the snacks into Elenaâs hand and ran away.
I wasnât able to make sure that Elena ate them.
â
Bang!
James suddenly pounded his fist on the table.
âLiar!â
His voice was so thunderous that Betty nearly jumped.
James glared at the little girl and scolded her angrily.
âHow dare you lie at such a young age? IâLL expel you from the kindergarten.
Letâs see what school would dare to take you in!â
Betty was so scared that her eyes welled up with tears and her little body shook like a leaf, but she still insisted on saying, âMiss Lee also told the children of the Thorn Edge Pack during the half-time break that even if we couldnât win, we had to injure Elena so that the people of Roz Town would get scared.
The other children can back this up! Just ask them!â
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My eyes widened in shock.
It turned out that even this was part of Jaylaâs plan.
No wonder when I confronted her before, she defended herself, saying that injuries couldnât be avoided in sports.
It turned out that the ball that flew to Elena wasnât an accident at all.
Jayla had orchestrated it all.
This vicious woman, she was a goddamned devil!
Debraâs POV:
âNonsense!â
James was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table once more, causing his big belly to jiggle.