Josh sighed as he sat in his chair after Rue left.
He opened up his drawer and retrieved a bottle of pain reliever for the slap, then took some ice from the freezer.
If father came home and saw that, it would trigger another fight at home.
In the morning, Melissa and a few women gathered with their faces full of panic.
They seemed to be discussing something with shock on their faces.
Melissa whispered, "I don't know how, but after I woke up, I saw the messages, saying all the money I've been saving up in my bank had vanished! It's like they'd been transferred away!"
The other women nodded. "Exactly, mine too!"
"And mine! My bank account is empty!"
"Not even a single penny was left!"
"I called them earlier, but they said there was no record of the transference!"
...
Melissa shook her head as her face paled. "I've already called the police! It's the money I've been saving for years, how can it just disappear like that?!"
The other nodded. "We called the police too."
Melissa's attention eventually focused on Rachel; she was suspicious of the calm lady.
"Do you notice something else that's strange?"
The others looked at her, not getting what she meant. "What else is strange?"
Melissa squinted at Rachel. "Didn't you notice? Only a few of us had this problem, no one else seems to be having it. It was the same few of us who locked Rachel in the restroom..."
After giving it a thought, they covered their mouths in shock. "Melissa, did you mean it was Rachel who did the transfer?!"
Melissa placed her finger on her lips. "Shh, I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect it was her. Even if she didn't do it herself, she'd find someone else to do it!"
They surrounded Melissa. "What should we do next?"
Melissa paused and slowly narrowed her eyes. "What we need to do is to not broadcast it. When the police trace her and arrest her, she won't have any excuses prepared!"
The others praised Melissa with smiles all around. "Melissa, your idea is the best!"
...
Noon arrived without much issue as Jodie appeared in front of the Minnow Nursery School on time.
Jane brought Ziggy out of the nursery and was prepared to carry him to the backseat of Jodie's car.
However, Ziggy shook her head at Jane and climbed up the navigator's seat himself.
In a move that surprised Jane, he buckled himself with the seat belt.
Jodie smiled at Jane. "Ms. Jane, don't be surprised. Our Ziggy-boy here will not sit in the back seat if his mommy is not here. We'll make a move now if there's nothing else."
Jane nodded. "Be careful, Ms. Comer."
Jodie nodded and stepped on the accelerator.
She looked aside at Ziggy like he was a juvenile adult. "Alright. Can you tell me everything now?"
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