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Chapter 1

In my past life, I received the same phone call.I rushed to bring my best friend, Mia Sullivan, home after she claimed that a creep had been stalking her.My dad, Zach Langley, and I lived in an old two-bedroom apartment. We only had each other.To make Mia feel safe, I gave her my bedroom and slept on a foldable bed in the living room.My dad felt sorry for her too. Every day, he cooked different meals for her and tried to help her get better.But what did we get in return?Two weeks later, a video spread all over the internet.In the video, Mia showed large areas of bruising on her body. She cried as she accused my sixty-five-year-old dad, a man who had been honest and decent his entire life, of breaking into her room late at night to try and assault her.It was a complete one-sided takedown.In a time when making false accusations online cost people almost nothing, the internet erupted with outrage.No one listened to our side of the story. Everyone ignored the police not

Chapter 2

But this time, I stopped my dad before he could say anything.I guided Mia to the couch in the living room and poured her a cup of warm water. I calmly said, “Mia, you can stay here. You’re my friend, and I can’t just leave you with nowhere to go. But I need to make something clear first. If you stay here, you have to follow my family’s rules.”Mia was stunned for a moment. She had clearly not expected me, the person who was usually very easy to talk to, to act so serious and formal. However, she quickly nodded. “Charlotte, tell me. I promise I won’t cause you any trouble.”“First, my dad has severe neurasthenia. The doctor said he needs complete rest. So, except for meals and bathroom breaks, please stay in the guest room as much as possible. Don’t make noise in the living room, and don’t yell or make a scene.“Second, my dad is too honest and trusting. If you need anything, even something as small as changing a light bulb or getting a tissue, call me or send me a message. Don’t

Chapter 3

“Fourth, if you absolutely have to talk to her, you must stand under the camera near the antique clock in the hallway. You cannot leave the camera’s range, not even for a second.”My dad was completely stunned. “What? Is this really necessary? Mia is your friend, after all. She’s just a young girl—”“Dad!”I raised my voice. My eyes turned teary before I could stop them.“You can’t judge a person by their appearance. Just think of it as something you’re doing to make me feel better, okay? If anything were to happen to you, I wouldn’t be able to go on either!”When my dad saw me on the verge of tears, he finally gave in. He let out a long sigh. “All right, all right. I’ll listen to you. I’ll do whatever you say.”To be safe, I moved all the cash and gold jewelry in the house into a bank safety deposit box that same night.I took every sharp kitchen knife and locked it in my bedroom. I only left one dull bread knife that had never been sharpened.Finally, I replaced all the sleep

Chapter 4

Mia was lying beside the coffee table in an extremely twisted position that somehow showed off her figure. When she saw me come out, her expression froze for a second. However, she quickly replaced it with a look of pain.“Charlotte… I came out to get some water and didn’t see where I was going. I think I broke my ankle. It hurts so much. Could you ask your dad to come out and take a look? Can he help me up?”I crossed my arms and looked down at her. I watched her terrible acting with a mocking smile.“Your ankle is broken? Don’t move. Whatever you do, don’t move! Never let someone who isn’t a medical professional touch you. It could make the injury worse!”I sounded extremely anxious, but I moved my hands quickly. I immediately took out my phone and dialed 911.“Hello, 911? Yes, my friend fell at home and may have broken a leg. It looks like a severe fracture. She is in so much pain that she might pass out. Yes, we need a stretcher. Please hurry!”After the call, I opened the vi

Chapter 5

I opened the video.On the screen, Mia had no makeup on. Her hair was messy, and her face was as pale as a sheet of paper.She cried in front of the camera. Her entire body shook from her sobs. She wore an oversized white shirt.As she continued crying, the collar slipped down and revealed large areas of shocking bruises on her shoulders, arms, and thighs.The video contained an audio recording that had been maliciously edited and muted. Only broken sobs and sounds that resembled a struggle could be heard.“I really have nowhere else to go… I treated her as my best friend, but her dad took advantage of the fact that she wasn’t home. He forced open the door to my room in the middle of the night…“He pushed me onto the bed… I fought with everything I had. I begged him to let me go, but he said he had a pension. He said he would buy me expensive bags as long as I listened to him…“I didn’t dare call the police. They know a lot of people around here. I was afraid they would come aft

Chapter 6

Kyle jumped up dramatically and shoved the camera right in front of my face.“Everyone watching, look! This is Charlotte Langley, the vicious friend who helped arrange all of this!”I did not look away. I stared coldly into the lens. My voice was clear and steady. I made sure everyone around me could hear every word.“Kyle, where is Mia? If you want justice, then have the person involved come out and talk to me herself!”Mia pushed through the crowd from behind. The moment she saw me, she immediately hid behind Kyle like she was scared of me. Her body trembled, and tears streamed down her face.“Charlotte, please don’t force me into this. I just want justice…”Rebecca quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.“Charlotte, I know you’re a sensible girl. This situation has gone too far, and it won’t be good for anyone. Your dad is already old. He can’t handle this kind of stress. How about I help settle this? “Your family can pay some compensation. If five hundred thousand i

Chapter 7

Ethan knocked on the table and looked at me with sharp eyes.“Charlotte, Mia Sullivan has accused your father, Zach Langley, of forcibly harassing her and attempting to assault her between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on October 14th. What do you have to say for him?“The public attention surrounding this case is enormous. If your father refuses to cooperate with the investigation, we will take compulsory measures and bring him in for questioning.”I did not say a word. I calmly unzipped my handbag and took out a black Western Digital high-capacity hard drive. It was sealed inside an anti-magnetic protective case.I gently slid the hard drive across the table to Ethan.“Officer, there’s no need for me to explain anything. This is the original surveillance footage from my home during the exact time she claims the incident took place. Please examine it.”“Surveillance footage?!”The moment those words were spoken, Mia, who had been fake crying just moments before, suddenly jolted. She

Chapter 8

The interview room fell into a deathly silence.Even Ethan, who had seen countless cases before, widened his eyes in shock. Mia, who had been pretending to be a helpless victim moments ago, looked like a vicious monster on the screen.The surveillance footage continued playing.After Mia ended the call, she gritted her teeth and walked over to the coffee table.She took a deep breath. Then, she closed her eyes and slammed the outside of her thigh against the sharp corner of the hard marble table.Mia’s face twisted in pain. She crouched on the floor and rubbed her leg for a long time. Then, she walked over to the hallway door frame, pulled up her sleeve, and forcefully rubbed and hit her arm against the wooden frame.She had created those horrifying “injuries” herself.Throughout the entire process, my dad, the man she accused of being a “monster,” stayed asleep inside his locked bedroom. He never showed up.The technician pressed the pause button. The screen froze on Mia’s fac

Chapter 9

I nodded and turned toward the door of the interview room.Outside, several small influencers were still gathered there. They had come over to livestream the situation and gain some views. A group of curious watchers had also stayed behind to watch the drama unfold.I suddenly pulled open the door and swept my cold gaze across the people holding up their phones.“Everyone who called my father a ‘monster’ outside the neighborhood just now, as well as every influencer and online gossip account that spread false rumors, has been recorded. “My legal team has already preserved your usernames and screenshots of your posts, and everything has been notarized.”My voice was not loud, but it carried a chilling sense of menace.“You chased after views and fed off someone else’s suffering. You nearly drove an innocent elderly man to his death just because you wanted attention. “Now that the truth has come out, you think you can just walk away and pretend nothing happened? Dream on.“I’m

Chapter 10

They were carrying several bags of fruit that were clearly not very fresh. Their faces were covered with awkward smiles.“Um… Charlotte, I was wrong about your dad. Things just got so out of hand. I was fooled by that woman too. Take these oranges. Please apologize to your dad for me. Let’s just put this behind us, okay?”Rebecca tried to force the bags of fruit into my hands.I stood coldly at the doorway like a wall. I did not let them take even one step inside.“Mrs. Watson, my dad almost jumped off a building because of your so-called ‘neutral judgment.’ Anyone can spread a rumor with a few words, but clearing someone’s name takes endless effort. “Do you really think a few careless apologies and a few cheap oranges can restore my dad’s innocence?”I pushed the oranges back toward her without hesitation.I coldly said, “People have to pay a price for the things they do wrong. Take your fruit and leave. Wait for the lawyer’s letter from my legal team. I have kept all the evid

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