Blamed for the Death Her Bestie Caused

Behind me, the students' shrill screams pierced the air, mixed with repeated sounds of retching.Everyone was slumped across the floor, staring at me in shock. The second-floor lab had exploded.Owen's face was deathly pale, panic flickering in his eyes.Heavy footsteps suddenly sounded from the stairwell. It was my wife, Bertha Cobb.It was summer break. Most students had already gone home, and only Owen's group was still working in the lab, so the explosion hadn't endangered anyone else.Bertha immediately rushed over to Owen's side, her eyes filled with alarm. "Owen, are you okay? Are you hurt?"In a daze, Owen shook his head."Call the police! Get an ambulance!" I shouted.Only then did some of the students snap out of their shock. Trembling, they reached for their phones, only to realize they had left them outside the third-floor lab.Phones weren't allowed inside the chemistry labs, precisely to prevent accidents.Seeing the blood and flesh scattered across the floor, t

The security guard's sharp gaze immediately fell on me.I spoke calmly, my eyes steady and resolute."The specific details can wait for the police investigation."While we waited, a swarm of reporters rushed in. Someone had posted about the explosion online, drawing the fastest reporters to the scene.The moment they saw us standing there, they immediately began snapping photos of us and the scattered body parts on the ground. If the guards hadn't held them back, they might have rushed closer for shots and even gone into the lab itself."Robert, your data was wrong. I tried to stop you, but you wouldn't listen, insisting on doing it your own way. And now someone's dead!" Owen shouted when he saw the reporters."Exactly!" Bertha quickly jumped in. "Are you trying to pin this on Owen just because you're a professor and he's only a lecturer?"Sure enough, the reporters immediately shoved their microphones in my face as soon as they heard this."You're that Robert Callahan, the you

My face darkened with rage as I watched Leah being surrounded and bombarded with aggressive questions, and I pushed the reporters aside."Leave my apartment right now, or I'm calling the police!"Even after I said that, they continued to press. Finally, several security guards arrived and drove them away."Stop disturbing the residents!"After the reporters were chased off, I was about to close the door when Bertha and Owen appeared.Bertha tilted her chin slightly. "You should know what's good for you. Because of you, Owen's lost his chance to be selected as an outstanding lecturer, and the university fired him, too."Only then did I learn that the university, aware of my capabilities, naturally believed me. They also investigated my claim that Owen had falsified data, which led to his termination.No wonder these two had gone live to ruin my reputation."Mommy, you helped bad people hurt Daddy! You're a bad person, too!" Leah yelled, pointing at Bertha, her face full of fury.

My heart clenched in panic."Okay. I'll do it."Owen immediately took out his phone and pointed the camera at me, while Bertha handed me a sheet of paper they'd prepared in advance and told me to read it aloud.As expected, once the video hit the internet, I was viciously torn apart.Gregory called me immediately, asking what on earth was going on. The university was already working on gathering evidence, so why would I release a video like this at such a critical moment?At that moment, I was taking Leah to the hospital, feeling helpless."They threatened me with my daughter," I explained.She was still unconscious. I didn't know how much sedative they'd forced her to inhale.Gregory remained silent for a long time. After offering a few words of comfort, he hung up.If seeking revenge meant putting Leah's life at risk, I didn't know whether I should continue pursuing it.While I was in the hospital, the patient in the next bed recognized me. I didn't notice him taking photos