Semua Bab A Shadow of Doubt: Bab 1 - Bab 7

Sarah exclaimed, "You're making this up! With all your money and influence, you could fake any record you want! That night, you told me yourself that you picked this out just for me..."Sarah's grip on the bag of lingerie was so tight that her knuckles turned pale, and tears streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably."To you, we're just poor students whose lives don't matter, right? Just pawns for your games? How am I supposed to face the world after what you've done to me?"In a burst of despair, she lunged toward the sharp corner of the stage's table.Quick as a flash, a girl from the class, Janice Turnbull, grabbed Sarah around the waist, holding her back.Janice exclaimed, "Sarah! Don't do something stupid over that jerk. Remember what the doctor told you? Your body can't handle this kind of stress!"Just leave Sarah alone, will you? She hasn't slept well since that night, crying herself to sleep every day. She's a girl who's been pushed to the brink. She wouldn't be doing this

"A woman?"Patrick's words hit Sarah like a bolt of lightning, leaving everyone around us shell-shocked.Wade, even more incredulous, took a couple of steps closer and pointed at me, his voice rising to a screech."Sir, there's got to be a mistake! Avery doesn't look anything like a woman. She's got short hair, a suit, and has more grit than most guys I know."I thought that punk was really going all out to put me down.Patrick's eyebrows twisted into a knot as he glared at Wade."I've known Avery for more than ten years. Do you really think I wouldn't know if she's a man or a woman? Cut it out with the nonsense!"However, Wade was stubborn, refusing to budge an inch. "Sarah's pregnant, and there's something fishy about Avery's identity!"His accusation was like a spark in dry grass, setting off a commotion.Some people joined in the mockery, questioning if I was transgender, while others claimed that it was too easy to fake an ID.Sarah, clinging to any hope of salvation, la

Without a second thought, I called the cops, and they showed up in no time.I watched as Sarah was hoisted up by a female officer, her wrists snapped into a pair of shiny handcuffs."Sarah Lewis, you're being charged with false accusations and forgery. You're coming with us."Wade, not too far off, was about to make a break for it when one of Patrick's guards clamped down on his shoulder."Trying to make a run for it?" the guard sneered, his eyes like daggers."Patrick's orders are to dig deep, and no one's slipping through the net."Reporters swarmed like bees to honey, their cameras snapping non-stop."Mr. Rogers, is there any truth to the allegations of tax fraud?""Have your business partners really started bailing on you? Is the Wadewell Group on the brink of bankruptcy?"Wade tried to shove the mics away, but the reporters were relentless."It's all lies! It's all Avery's doing! She set me up!"I stood there, taking in the chaos, and the sick feeling in my gut started