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With all eyes on me, I calmly pulled out my phone and dialed the police number.
“Villa #1, Elysian Heights Estate, Avalon County. Someone just murdered a child. Please come over as soon as possible.”
I made the call before anyone could even process what was happening, leaving the crowd and the cameras around me
confused.
The comment section also quickly began to scroll with frantic messages.
[This woman must have lost her mind. She killed her own daughter and now she has the nerve to call the police?]
[Is this her way of confessing? Is she calling the police on herself because she feels guilty?]
[Look at that expression on her face. How can she act so indifferent if she’s truly
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guilty?]
[Maybe she’s like a thief who calls out ‘catch the thief‘, only to get caught herself!]
[The more I see her, the more disgusted I get. How can a person like this deserve such a good husband, a best friend and a daughter? How can she be worthy of them?]
The insults and accusations flooded the
internet.
They looked at me like a monstrous. mother, hated by every human being.
Many netizens took my picture and edited it into a stark black–and–white image, turning it into their avatar. Along with this, they wrote something horrific.
[When will Clara Ellingston die?]
Throughout all of this andrew never once took his eyes off me, his gaze unwavering as he studied every coldness that passed over my face.
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He seemed to grow more disappointed and resentful before asking.
“Clara, have I ever mistreated you all these years?”
I replied without thinking.
“No, you have always been very good to me.”
“You’ve been so good that it’s impossible. to find any faults with you.”
Andrew’s expression faltered. He
frowned deeply in confusion.
“Then why are you doing this to our daughter?!”
“Do you have any idea how much I‘ ve sacrificed to make sure that you and Lila are happy?”
“I wake up early every day, work tirelessly outside and still try to take care of you.
when I come home.”
“In all these years, I’ve never once asked
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you to change a diaper, not once did I expect you to step into the kitchen and not once have I made you frown from stress.”
“Every day, I’m filled with thoughts of how to make you happy, how to design the amusement park, how to make sure that everything is perfect for you both.”
“Even the name of the amusement park, Clarila Fairyland, was chosen with you and Lila in mind.”
“Today, I could have taken you and Lila to see the fairy tale world that was made just for you.”
“Why, why do you want to ruin all this with your own hands?”
“Why would you want our daughter to die so innocently, so miserably?!”
As Andrew spoke, his pain became more apparent and the tears in his eyes finally broke free.
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Like a dam that had been holding back too
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much for too long.
His gaze was filled with the most genuine. disappointment and deepest grief.
Everyone at the scene was visibly moved by Andrew’s words, deeply touched by his devotion and commitment.
The livestream echoed with praise, with many people commenting that they had never seen such a perfect, wonderful man before.
Many netizens even went so far as to go. crazy for gifts, insisting that such a good man should never have to endure such harm or pain.
As I listened to the praise and admiration building around him, I could not help but
sneer.
“Andrew Prescott, stop pretending.”
“You know better than anyone else why I stood there and watched my daughter die, don’t you?”
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My unexpected question sent a ripple of confusion through the entire audience.
Andrew was instantly stunned and asked, “What do you mean?”
“Did you kill our daughter because of me?”
“Have I done something to make you upset?”
“If that’s really the case, just tell me. I’ll change, I’ll apologize, I’ll do anything to make you happy!”
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