All Chapters of Never Too Late to Make Someone Pay: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Winona Lambert looked at me, tears still in her eyes. Her lips trembled. "Mr. Fuller, you're really going to hire me?"Dave Kingston, the vice principal, was even more excited than she was. He put his pen down as he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Of course! You're someone who has endured so much pain and still wants to come back to school to protect students. Someone with a heart like yours is so rare these days."Caden Wagner nodded. "That's right. Her mother went through so much back then, and she still chooses to become a teacher. If that's not true compassion, then what is?"My stomach turned when I heard the word "compassion".38 years ago, they said the same thing about Lena Lambert. She cried that her life had been ruined. They all believed her.My father, Brendan Fuller, said he was innocent. They said he was lying. My mother, Lucy Murphy, begged them to wait for the investigation. They said she was covering for him.I was so young back then that all I remember was Dad standin

There had never been much doubt about who would get the Teacher of the Year award.Winona, though, had never cared about the rules. She only cared about views. She asked around among some of the senior teachers and found out that the final decision on Teacher of the Year was up to me.That night, I came across Winona's video. She was sitting in an empty classroom, the lights dim, with a pile of half-graded papers on the desk. She didn't mention the award at all."Sometimes, I wonder if being good to my students really even matters. Do people who don't know how to flatter their bosses ever get recognized?"People at school started gossiping the next day.Winona was in the teachers' pantry, coffee in hand, chatting with the others. "Sue gets good results because the school gives her all the good students. And she's always going to Mr. Fuller's office. Who knows what's going on between them?"She wasn't exactly whispering. Everyone nearby could hear her.One of the younger teachers

I could hear paper rustling and pens scratching across the pages. I just stood outside the door and listened to the whole thing.At 10:00 am, Lena made her move. She posted a video from her account with 30 million followers. The woman wore no makeup and an old coat, clutching the newspaper from back then in her hand. Tears fell the moment she started talking. "I thought I could finally let go after 38 years. I never thought that kind of evil could be passed down. Brendan ruined me 38 years ago, and now his son is coming after my daughter."Lena dropped to her knees in front of the camera. "Everyone, please help us. I don't want compensation. I just want justice."The video blew up within ten minutes of going up. My photo was all over the front page, and people dug up Dad's name and what happened back then all over again.One line took over the Internet. It read, "The Fuller father and son are predators."I stared at those words for a long time, not because I was afraid, but beca

"Have you forgotten what actually went down, too?" I asked Lena.Lena snapped, "Shut up! Your dad was a monster! The school reported what happened, and the media covered it! Everyone knew! What gives you the right to reopen the case?"I smiled. "The evidence."I pulled out a second USB drive from the envelope. It was old and faded, and the edges were worn from years of use. It was the one Mom had left behind.Before she died, she put it in my hands. "Jeremy, stay alive. When you grow up, finish what your dad never got to say."I was only seven years old back then. I didn't even know what it was. All I knew was that Mom's hands were cold, and no matter how hard I rubbed them, they never warmed up.I handed the old USB drive to the staff member. "Keep playing."Lena rushed forward, even more frantic than Winona. "Don't play it! Jeremy, don't you dare!"The police held her back. She looked like a snake that had just been stepped on, all the weakness and pain gone from her face, le

Bernard was the dean of students at Westbrook High. He was also the only teacher who insisted they wait for the investigation to finish instead of rushing out a statement, and he was pushed aside for it. He never got promoted again.Right up until he retired, people were still calling him a bastard for covering for a monster.Sue sat in the back row. When she saw her father's photo, her eyes immediately filled with tears.I continued, "Mr. Brooke knew something was wrong back then. He secretly made copies of all the records and kept them at home for more than 20 years. He only handed them to me shortly before he died. He said the biggest regret of his life was that he couldn't protect my dad."The big screen started playing an audio recording. It was Bernard's final recording, made shortly before he passed away.His voice was hoarse and slow. "Your dad wasn't that kind of person. Lena… was lying. She was afraid people would find out she'd faked her financial hardship and that the