My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 361

Regarding the controversy online, I have no right, nor the face, to criticize anyone. I am willing to accept criticism and advice from everyone, without the slightest complaint. But everything that happened was my own doing—no one around me was involved, not my school, not my teachers, not my classmates. They are all innocent. The school and my teachers have always been diligent and responsible educators. It was my own moment of weakness that led to all this, and I am the one who dragged them into it. I have no words to face my school, and I cannot accept that such a good school and such dedicated teachers are being blamed because of me.

I sincerely ask everyone to turn their attention away from those around me and focus on me alone. Please, don’t hurt innocent people the way I did. I’ll bear all the consequences myself. Thank you.

Reading this statement, a flicker of irony crossed Emily Blair’s eyes.

Every word of it was crafted to lift Isabella Austin up while stomping her down.

All that talk about “my foolish actions,” or “Ms. Austin’s intentions were pure, not really plagiarism,” and “Ms. Austin has impeccable character,” along with “I was foolish, I was jealous, I was impulsive”—what a joke.

Emily could already picture it: if she really published this statement, she’d never be able to live a normal life again. She’d be forced into the shadows, never able to step into the sunlight. And as for Isabella Austin—if she saw this overblown praise, her ego would shoot through the roof. Who knows, maybe her “depression” would vanish on the spot.

The school certainly had put a lot of thought into this.

Emily had been silent for a long time, and the dean was growing impatient. “Emily Blair, cat got your tongue? Did you forget how to speak?”

She barely had time to lift her head before Ms. Carter, standing behind her, reached out and grabbed her wrist. “Emily, don’t do it. This statement is designed to destroy you.”

Emily offered a faint smile, neither agreeing nor objecting.

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