My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 343

The dean’s attitude was already more lenient than most. As he’d said, at any other school, she would’ve been expelled long ago for the trouble she’d caused. Yet her school was still willing to sit down with her, to talk things through and figure out a solution.

Emily Blair understood exactly what was at stake, but that didn’t make the sting any less sharp.

She’d done everything right. She hadn’t crossed any legal or moral lines—if anything, she’d stood firmly on the side of justice.

And yet, facing Andrew Lane and Isabella Austin, she was powerless. She was at their mercy, unable to fight back.

Worse, her troubles had dragged innocent people into the mess.

That was what left Emily feeling truly helpless.

She was willing to shoulder the pressure from Andrew and Isabella herself. What she couldn’t bear was seeing that burden fall on anyone else.

A guilty conscience gnawed at her, anxiety burning deep inside.

Emily squeezed her eyes shut, feeling utterly drained.

Now, she understood more deeply than ever the words she’d once said to Andrew Lane.

“You’ll apologize.”

She glanced down at the unfamiliar phone number on her screen, a bitter smile twisting her lips.

So this was Andrew Lane’s way—back her into a corner until she was forced to say sorry?

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