A Bride’s Revenge No Longer the Backup novel Chapter 116

Chapter 116 

Before long, there was a knock at the door. 

Officers came in, showed their IDs to the teacher, and said, “We’re from the Gleaston precinct. Which ones are Lila Lawson and Maddie Hicks?” 

Hearing their names, both Lila and Maddie stood up, bewildered. 

“W–We’re here.” 

At the sight of them, the lead officer nodded to his colleagues. “Take them.” 

“What? On what grounds? What gives you the right to take us?” 

Lila’s face turned pale. 

The officer walked up to Lila and said, “Lila Lawson, Maddie Hicks, you maliciously spread false rumors at college, infringing on Ms. Torrey’s right to her reputation. We’re acting in accordance with the law. Please come with us.” 

Hearing this, Lila and Maddie’s faces grew even paler. Ariana had actually gone to the police? But earlier that morning, Brian had already stepped in to defend them! Was Ariana crazy? 

Lila blurted, “There must be a misunderstanding! Evelyn, please explain! This is a misunderstanding!” 

“Exactly! Evelyn, this has nothing to do with us! You know that, don’t you?” 

Evelyn had been sitting right beside them and felt her heart skip a beat when they turned to her. She had known about it but never thought Ariana would actually call the police. She certainly didn’t expect the police to come straight to the classroom. 

Evelyn valued her reputation more than anything. She noticed the way people were eyeing her, as though she was under suspicion. After all, she’d always acted so virtuous at college. 

“What’s this? You knew about it? Or are you an accomplice?” asked one of the officers, looking at Evelyn. 

Evelyn stiffened, then hurriedly said, “Officer, I don’t know anything about it. But… Maybe there’s been a misunderstanding? Could we settle this in private?” 

“That won’t be necessary.” 

At that moment, a lawyer emerged from the group. He approached the three of them. “I’m the lawyer appointed by Ms. Torrey. This incident caused her significant harm. She has stated that she wants to pursue this matter strictly, with no settlement.” 

“She has no proof it was us! She’s just framing us!” Lila was grasping at straws. 

The lawyer produced a tablet showing footage of a corner of the campus, with Lila and Maddie clearly seen tampering with the bulletin board. 

“We’ve reviewed all the campus surveillance, and it shows the two of you were responsible for what happened at the bulletin board,” the lawyer said. 

Confronted with ironclad evidence, both of them turned ashen. 

In just one morning, Ariana had already gathered everything she needed. Did she really not fear crossing Brian? 

“Evelyn! Evelyn, help us!”