Chapter 179 The Key to the Future
The chat showed the other side typing. After a moment, Darell replied simply, “Got it.
Noelle opened social media.
Almost the entire internet was flooded with news about Viola.
“Viola Arrested at Exam Site”
“Viola’s Perfect Image Shattered”
“Viola Suspected in Car Accident”
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Those keywords dominated the top three local trending topics and even broke into the national top ten.
All of her past interview clips, Kingstowne University reposts, and waves of online praise were screenshotted, reposted, and brutally mocked by countless users.
The comments poured in.
[Oh my god, this plot twist is way too dramatic!]
[No way! She was the nation’s darling honor student just a couple of days ago, and now she’s getting arrested by the police?]
[Kingstowne University, hurry up and delete that post. This is beyond embarrassing!]
[Hahaha, I bet Kingstowne University feels like shit. Getting dragged into this by someone like her is beyond disgusting!]
[I always thought there was something off about her. Just look at how she dressed. Does that look like a serious SAT student? More like someone putting on a show. I said something back then and got chased down and cursed at. Heh. Where are all the people who praised her now? I dare you to come out and say something!]
Noelle scrolled through them one by one. Kingstowne University had already deleted the post about Viola, and many official accounts that had reposted her interviews had done the same.
Now, Viola felt like a nasty sticker you can’t peel off–anyone who touched her felt gross.
Sebastian glanced at her and said, “Viola’s already been taken away by the police. We have enough evidence on our end to send her in.”
This time, Viola had no way out.
She’d be sitting in prison for sure.
Noelle curved her lips, a confident smile flashing in her eyes.
Viola is completely finished.
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They went to a restaurant first. While they were eating, Noelle received texts and calls from Jasper. She glanced at them once and blocked him outright.
Jasper was obviously calling to beg for Viola, but there was no one left who could save her.
After dinner, the group headed back to Melrose Manor.
At the entrance to Melrose Manor, they saw Jasper.
He was standing there, clearly having waited a long time.
When he saw Noelle’s car approaching, he shouted excitedly, “Noelle!”
Primo was driving. He glanced at Noelle in the rearview mirror.
Noelle didn’t even lift her eyes. Sebastian understood immediately. “Keep driving. Don’t stop.”
“Got it.”
Primo kept driving, eyes forward, without slowing.
“Noelle!”
Jasper stepped directly in front of the car.
His tall body blocked the vehicle’s path.
“I have something important to tell you!”
The car still didn’t stop.
Jasper stubbornly stood there, watching the car draw closer. He was betting that Noelle would actually stop. Betting that she wouldn’t dare hit him.
But the car didn’t slow down at all. When it reached him, it even sped up suddenly. Jasper’s pupils shrank, and instinctively, he jumped aside at the last second.
The window rolled down slightly. Jasper looked up in embarrassment and saw Noelle staring at him with an almost laughable expression.
As if she were saying, So you’re just like everyone else. You’re scared to die too.
The car drove straight into Melrose Manor, never giving Jasper a chance to speak.
The car entered Melrose Manor, but inside it was completely dark. Gus and the others were nowhere to be
seen.
“Noey, follow me.”
Sebastian’s gentle voice sounded behind her. He took her hand, almost guiding her forward.
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Lucas and Helen were both smiling. Noelle understood instantly.
Sebastian had prepared a surprise.
She followed him curiously.
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They went to the garden. It had clearly been carefully arranged. What met Noelle’s eyes was a winding path stretching ahead, lined with warm yellow lights and white drapes on both sides. The night breeze lifted the fabric gently, like the entrance to a dream.
Gus and the servants stood on either side, holding flowers and streamers.
“Congratulations, Mrs. Menzie, on finishing the SAT!”
Flowers and streamers burst into the air together. Gus and the others were grinning from ear to ear.
Noelle finally smiled too.
At that moment, something cool and delicate settled lightly against her collarbone.
She opened her eyes and looked down. It was an exquisitely crafted diamond necklace. The pendant wasn’t a common design, but a small key set with a sapphire.
Under the soft light, the key reflected a deep glow, like the brightest star in the night sky.
“What’s this…” Noelle touched the cool key with her fingertips.
“A key to the future.” Sebastian looked at her, his gaze deeper than the night itself, filled with undisguised
been rough in a lot of ways. But from now on, your path will be nothing but smooth. And I ask to be the one who always stands behind you, supports you, protects you, and walks with you through every view this world has to offer.”
devotion and promise. “Noey, life before high school might have the
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