Lydia’s voice floated through the room, clear and steady. “Online public opinion is like a sharp blade. If you use it right, it can do good, but in the wrong hands, it can hurt people. Rosie twisted the truth and dragged my name through the mud for her own benefit. That’s not just disrespectful to me. It’s ignoring what’s right, and it’s breaking the law.”
Mandy hurried over, desperation in her eyes. “Lydia, please, give Rosie a chance to make things right. She’s young and made a stupid mistake. This has been a wake-up call for her, I promise.”
Cameron let out a low scoff. “Being young doesn’t mean you get a free pass. If you mess up, you deal with the fallout. That’s just how it works. You plant bad seeds, you get bad fruit. She needs to face the consequences, or she’ll never learn.”
Benjamin shifted uncomfortably, his voice quiet. “Mr. Norwood, we came here to ask what you’d want us to do. We’ll do anything to make up for what Rosie did, just please, don’t take this to court.”
Lydia looked straight at him, her chin lifted. “Why shouldn’t we? She broke the law. She slandered me, and now you want to protect her?”
In a world this complicated, you had to hold onto your principles. If you didn’t respect others, how could you expect anyone to respect you?
Mandy’s voice trembled as she looked at Lydia. “If this goes to court… she’ll be sentenced. I’m her mother. How could I stand by and watch my child go to prison? Miss Norwood… Mr. and Mrs. Norwood… I’m begging you, just this once, can you let her go?”
Mandy dropped to her knees in front of Lydia. The sound of it echoed in the silent room. Everyone knew how proud Mandy was. No one ever thought they’d see her like this, kneeling and begging for her daughter in front of a crowd. It was heartbreaking, how far a mother’s love could go.


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