Calvert stared blankly at the person in front of him. Even though he was a year older than her, he couldn't shake the feeling that she seemed much more mature than him.
At first, he thought she was like a naive princess, pure and kind.
But the more he interacted with her, the more he realized she was different from what he had initially imagined.
She was kind, but not foolishly so. She was innocent, yet not oblivious to the darkness of the world. She had her own opinions and principles that she steadfastly upheld.
"I understand," Calvert agreed.
"Alright then," Harley said.
"But can we just let them off the hook this time?" He finally spoke after a long silence.
"Let them both go?" Harley raised an eyebrow.
"The girl's parents came to see me. They said that if the case really goes to court, it would ruin the girl's life. They feared she might even harm herself. After all, her life is at stake too. As for the cleaning staff involved, her husband is a gambler and has racked up a lot of debt. That's why she did what she did. When I visited her in the detention center, she cried and apologized to me many times. My father was also addicted to gambling, so I know what it's like to live with a gambler in the family."
Living like that, it was simply worse than death!
Harley was deep in thought. Initially, she wanted to sue these two individuals as a warning to others. This way, anyone with similar intentions in the future would naturally think twice before acting.
But back then, Calvert planned to let those two people go. After all, it was his own business, and she shouldn't have interfered too much.
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