A Vengeful Girl novel Chapter 249

"You know what, Linda? I was very interested in hacking techniques and technologies and I could learn them quickly in a short time. But when I was young, there were so many temptations and I ended up making a lot of mistakes." Lily said faintly, looking into the distance.

"It's okay. We all make mistakes, Lily, don't beat yourself too much about it." Linda said and tried to comfort Lily.

Lily smiled but shook her head.

"Linda, I know that it's not bad to make mistakes, but what is terrible is that I made mistakes and had no courage to bear the consequences, still don't. I let someone else bear the consequences for me..."

"What happened?" Linda asked.

Lily squatted down and looked at the floor.

"Linda, you know that teenage girls like to be beautiful and buy beautiful things. I saw one of my classmates wearing a very beautiful coat back then. The coat was about two thousand. It was so beautiful that I wanted to have a similar one too. However, two thousand was my living expense for half a year and there was no way I could afford it. The fact that I couldn't have it made me feel depressed and angry, all at the same time."

"Then, what did you do?" Linda squatted down and faced her.

"My classmate who had that expensive coat, well her family were successful business people and rich. So I hacked into their accounts and stole the two thousand that I needed..."

"Well ...

"Wow, that's a big mistake. There is an old Chinese saying that no matter whether one is rich or not, people should stick to their own principles and shouldn't lose them. I understand that you were poor then, but you shouldn't have used your hacking skills to steal money, it is illegal.

Anyways don't worry, everything is in the past, isn't it?" Linda asked.

Unexpectedly, Lily shed tears. She hugged Linda and shook her head, "No. My mistakes are still following me to my present.

My classmate's parents found that their money had been stolen that night and called the police. The policemen came to my home. I forgot to tell you that I have an elder brother called Bob Jiang and he is in jail now. Because of the two thousand which I stole. He was sentenced to three years in jail." Lily said, tears falling down her cheeks.

"But it was you who stole the money, why was your brother sent to jail?" Linda asked.

"I was afraid that night. The policemen came to our home and I was scared to confront them. My brother asked me what I had done. In order to save me, he decided to take the blame himself. I felt so shameful that I don't know how to face him. He is in jail because of my mistake."

Lily didn't tell Linda why she was so muddleheaded then. On that day, the classmate looked at Lily's old coat and laughed at her. Young Lily was so angry that she made the mistake.

'Everyone and every discretion can be forgiven, ' Linda thought.

Linda majored in psychology at university so she understood Lily's fears. Linda was touched because she knew that Lily decided to confess to what she had done because it was a deep wound. A deep wound that she wanted to heal.

No wonder Lily didn't use computers anymore.

'All she has to do is use her skills for the better, ' Linda thought.

"You know what, Linda? It was so horrible to be poor. When my brother was sentenced the police told me that if I paid fifty thousand, my brother would come home after fifteen days in detention. However, I didn't have the money. I helplessly watched my brother as he was sent to jail, " Lily said.

Lily's felt a huge load lifted from her shoulder. It felt good finally talking to someone about how she felt.

Lily found that she couldn't hide her true self from someone like Linda, who was generous and kind.