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Chapter 1

There was a buzzing sound in my mind. I spoke without even realizing it."W-What did you just say?" I asked."I drove in to pick up my son, but I hit the gas instead of the brake and ran over a little boy. His face was covered in blood. He was wearing that blue hoodie just like the one your son always wears–"I was about to explain when Esther Lawson cut me off."Eve Spencer, just get over here now! I swear I didn't mean to do it!"She hung up right away after saying that.I didn't have time to think. I grabbed my coat and ran out.By the time I arrived at the kindergarten, my mind was still spinning.A crowd had gathered in the yard. A white car was parked diagonally on the playground. A child was lying in front of it.His body looked small curled up. The blue hoodie he had on was soaked through with blood.Esther crouched nearby while she cried. The moment she saw me, she ran over and tried to hug me."Eve! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! I'm not a good driver–"Looking a

Chapter 2

I ran over to them like I'd found a lifeline. "Mr. Brown, please call emergency services! A child's been hit. He's still alive!"David's gaze landed on the child lying on the ground. His expression changed slightly."Calm down. Let me take a look."David turned around and said something to a male teacher behind him.The teacher nodded and quickly left.I asked anxiously, "David, did you call emergency services?"He ignored my question and looked at Esther instead."Are you the child's mother?"Esther shook her head and pointed at me. "She is. I'm her best friend. I-I was the one who hit him."David nodded before turning to look at me."Don't panic. I've already asked our school doctor to come over. Let him check on the child first."I froze. "The school doctor? Aren't you calling for an ambulance?""Even if we do make that call, it'll take time. We might as well let the doctor take a look first. Don't worry. Our doctor is very experienced."Something felt off, but I couldn

Chapter 3

'A life isn't even worth that much in rural areas?'I could feel my blood boiling."Just you wait. I'm calling the police right now."I reached for my phone, but then remembered it had been taken by Esther."Give me my phone back!" I yelled.She instinctively took a step back before hiding it behind her."No. You can't call the police!""Give it to me!"I lunged at her. She screamed and dodged backward.David shouted nearby, "Stop her! Hurry, stop her!"Two teachers ran over and grabbed my arms, one on each side.I struggled with everything I had, but I couldn't break free.A trace of coldness flickered in Esther's eyes."Eve, don't blame me. I'm doing this for your own good. Once you calm down, you'll understand you're better off accepting the 20 grand than blowing things up.""You hit someone, and you're stopping me from calling the police. How's that better?"I stared at her, but she looked away.It had already felt strange when she insisted on driving today.She us

Chapter 4

I clenched my fists."That's impossible! My mom is at home with him. There's no way he came!"Esther snorted. "Why don't you call and ask? You'll find out right away."She handed me my phone.I stared at her face and suddenly felt uneasy.I accepted the phone and dialed a number with trembling fingers.After a few rings, the call connected."Hello, Eve?"I took a deep breath and tried to steady my voice."Mom, is Leo with you?""Leo?" My mom paused. "He went to school."I heard a buzz in my mind."He had a fever. Didn't we say he wouldn't go?""It went down this morning. He insisted on going. He said he had plans with his friends." My mother, Bea Spencer, sounded calm as always. "I dropped him off at the school gate. What's wrong?"I opened my mouth, but the words wouldn't come out."Hello? Eve? What happened?"She continued speaking, but I couldn't hear anything anymore.My phone slipped from my hand and hit the ground with a sharp crack.Slowly, I turned around and

Chapter 5

Everyone froze.Their gazes shifted back and forth between me and Leo.Esther looked like she'd seen a ghost. She stared at Leo standing in the doorway, and her lips trembled. She couldn't say a word."Mom."Leo called out again and ran toward me.I crouched down and pulled him into my arms.I could feel his warm, soft body, his beating heart, and his breath.He was alive.My son was alive.My tears fell instantly. I held him tightly. I was afraid that if I let go, he would disappear immediately."Mom, why are you crying?"Leo was startled. He wiped my tears away clumsily with his little hands. "Mom, don't cry. I'll be good."I hugged him tightly, and it took a long moment before I could steady myself.Suddenly, Esther ran forward and pointed at Leo. Her voice was shrill. "That's impossible! He was the one who got hit! I saw it happen!"Terrified by her, Leo wrapped his arms tightly around me. I could feel him trembling.I shielded him and stood up before looking at Esth

Chapter 6

Esther fell silent.I continued, "I just bought that car. It cost me 50 grand. Now the front is wrecked. Repairs will be at least 7 grand. You're paying.""7 grand?" Esther shrieked. "That's daylight robbery!""Then let's wait for the dealership quote. Whatever they say it costs, that's final. I won't take a cent more.""I don't have any money!" She cried crocodile tears and started playing the victim. "I just got my license. I don't even have a job. Where would I get that kind of money? You're not giving me a choice at all!"I laughed. "Weren't you just saying you could pay 25 grand to settle this privately? Now you suddenly don't even have 7 grand?"Her expression changed again, but she couldn't come up with a reply.David quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "How about this? Let's put the car aside for now. Let's deal with the child first–""No." I cut him off firmly. "We'll settle this today. My son being safe is one thing. My car being damaged is another. She drove my

Chapter 7

"Why should we just drop it?" I stared at David. "That's not what you said when you were stopping me from calling emergency services."David was left speechless.Esther tried to say something else, but I had no interest in wasting another word on her.I retrieved my phone and called the police right in front of her."Hello, is this the police? I'd like to report an incident–"Esther lunged forward to grab my phone, but I sidestepped her."Are you insane? Why are you calling the police?"I ignored her and spoke into the phone, "This is Sunshine Kindergarten. There's been a car accident. Someone died. We need officers on site."After hanging up, I looked at Esther."Didn't you want to reason with me? Let the police be the judge."Less than ten minutes later, a patrol car arrived.Two officers walked in. The moment they saw the child on the ground, their expressions hardened."What happened here?"David's expression changed drastically. He hurried forward. "Officers, it's a m

Chapter 8

Esther covered her ears, crouched on the ground, and shook her head frantically.A police officer stepped forward to help her up, but she shoved him away. She lifted her head. Tears were still streaming down her face."Officer, please! I'm begging you, help me find my son! He has to be somewhere in the kindergarten! I clearly told him not to come out. How did this happen?"At that moment, a young teacher hesitantly spoke up."I remember Liam was wearing that blue hoodie this afternoon."She retrieved her phone, scrolled through it, and handed it over. "We took a group photo earlier. Look."Esther took the phone.In the photo, Liam stood in the front row. He was smiling at the camera.He was wearing that exact blue hoodie.There was a gold necklace around his neck..It was the one she had put on him herself when he was born. He had never taken it off.Esther stared at the photo as if her soul had been ripped out.The phone slipped from her hand and hit the ground with a crac

Chapter 9

Esther froze. "He bullied you?"Leo nodded.Tears streamed down Esther's face again as she murmured, "This is fate."The police escorted her away.David and the school doctor were also brought in for investigation.I held Leo in my arms while I stood at the kindergarten gate. I watched as they disappeared into the distance.Three months later, Esther's case went to trial.I attended the hearing.In the courtroom, she stood in the defendant's dock. She looked gaunt and almost unrecognizable. Most of her hair had turned gray, and her eyes looked hollow.The prosecutor charged her with intentional homicide. The evidence was overwhelming.Her lawyer argued that she only intended to teach me a lesson, and she didn't mean to kill anyone. It was a case of mistaken target.The prosecutor stood up and spoke firmly. "She intended to kill an innocent child. That constitutes intentional homicide. A mistaken target does not change the nature of the crime. Moreover, the child she killed w

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