Stronger Every Time I Die

Chapter 20 A Family of Fools

Zac suddenly clenched his hands, Surveillance footage, there was actually surveillance! He usually bullied Arthur in places without cameras, like the bathroom or alleys. How could there be surveillance? He carefully recalled the places where he had bullied Arthur before, and realized… There were a few times in the hallway… I've been careless! Before Zac could say anything, Susie hurriedly said, "Dad, Mom, the videos nowadays can be faked too. How do you know the surveillance footage you saw is real?" Compared to Susie, Rosie was a bit calmer. Frowning, she asked, "Dad, Mom, where did you see the surveillance footage? Could it be that Arthur had someone tamper with it?" Before she finished speaking, everyone present understood what she meant. She firmly believed that Zac wouldn't lead other people to bully Arthur! Zac is so gentle and obedient, how could he possibly take the initiative to bully someone? It must be Arthur, who has made a group of bad friends outside and is always fighting. He seems more like the type to bully others. The sisters thought. John dismissed their assumptions, "We saw it at the police station, Detective James personally showed it to us." Detective James! Hearing this name, Julie immediately furrowed her brows. Having taken over the company for some time, Julie naturally knew who Detective James was. He wasn't just an ordinary detective. Since he personally showed the footage to her parents, does that mean that Zac… Julie was the calmest among the three sisters. She had been quietly observing Zac. Although his abnormality wasn't very obvious, it didn't escape her sharp eyes. There was a brief flash of panic in Zac's eyes. But as expected from someone who had been acting his whole life, he quickly regained his composure. Tears began to fall down his face, and he looked at everyone in disbelief, his voice choking with emotion, "Dad, Mom, Julie, Rosie, Susie, do you... do you not believe me?" Seeing him in this state, John and Raelynn's hearts softened instantly. Raelynn wiped away his tears in a hurry, "Zac, we're not saying that we don't believe you. We know you must have your reasons. We just want to ask you, why?" At that moment, John also softened his expression. Only Julie was furrowing her brows as she looked at Zac crying with tear-filled eyes. In three days, Zac will be sixteen. He's already a young man. She thought, Arthurhas been earning his own living since he was ten years old. Even though he was scolded and beaten by Dad all these years, I've never seen him shed a tear. But Zac cried so easily… For the first time, Julie didn't feel the urge to comfort Zac immediately. In fact, I feel kind of annoyed? She thought. Susie said with clear irritation, "What else could it be? Arthur fights every day at school. He must have been bullying Zac there too, and Zac had no choice but to fight back!" Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became tense. Raelynn quickly looked over Zac from head to toe, "Zac, did he bully you? Are you okay? Are you injured?" The entire family became anxious, but only Julie looked on with suspicion. After all, John and Raelynn thought to themselves, the surveillance footage that Detective James showed us was only a small clip. Who knows what's been cut out? Zac lowered his eyes and a gleam of satisfaction flashed across them. He didn't even need to come up with an excuse anymore. He simply bit his lip and remained silent. He didn't say anything, but it was as if he had said everything. Seeing this, everyone immediately understood. Arthur! How dare you bully Zac at school! The audacity! And after hospitalizing Zac, you even dared to report him to the police, you're trying to get Zac imprisoned!Luckily, Zac hasn't reached sixteen years old, otherwise, he would have fallen into Arthur's trap! How foolish we had been to pity you. John and Raelynn immediately regretted it.Luckily, Zac knows how to fight back, otherwise we can't even imagine just what kind of suffering Arthur would have caused him! Mandy was stunned by the scene, she was unable to believe what she was witnessing. As far as she knew, Arthur had suffered a lot of injuries! But as for Zac, he had always gone to his mother to seek comfort even when he had just a small scratch. If he had really been bullied by Arthur, how could he have tolerated it? If he had truly been bullied, he would have caused a big scene to make sure everyone knew about it! These people are fools to be this easily deceived, they can't even tell right from wrong! Mandy thought. The next day. Arthur got up early. It was a special day. In his past life, he had never bought a lottery ticket, but today, as he walked past a lottery shop, the winning information on the sign caught his eye.

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