My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 362

Emily Blair didn’t say another word. She took Ms. Carter by the wrist—despite the teacher’s protests—and led her out of the office.

The whole way down the hallway, Emily stayed silent, but Ms. Carter was brimming with questions she couldn’t begin to untangle.

“Emily! Emily, are you even listening to me? Did you hear what I said?”

“Emily, I truly don’t understand what you’re thinking!” Ms. Carter’s voice echoed down the corridor, her brows knitted with worry as she stared at Emily’s back.

Emily’s grip was firm around Ms. Carter’s wrist, and she practically towed her along. It was all so backwards—Ms. Carter was the adult here, the teacher, at least a decade older than Emily. She was taller and sturdier, where Emily’s slight frame seemed almost lost in her baggy school uniform, like a gust of wind could carry her away at any moment. And yet, despite limping along on her cane, Emily’s steps were unshakably steady, and Ms. Carter couldn’t break free from her grasp.

Emily pressed forward in total silence, refusing to look back or answer, no matter how Ms. Carter called after her.

Frustration welled up inside Ms. Carter, mingling with helplessness. Between expulsion and an apology, an apology was clearly the lesser evil, but the statement they wanted Emily to make was simply outrageous. If Emily really did release it publicly, her reputation would be destroyed for life. That experience would follow her forever—her whole future tainted by one moment.

She’s only just turned eighteen, Ms. Carter thought. Her whole life is supposed to be ahead of her.

As Ms. Carter called out, her voice cracked, grief tightening in her chest until she couldn’t say another word.

It wasn’t until they reached the front steps of the school building that Emily finally spoke. “Ms. Carter, you really don’t have to worry about me.”

Her voice was calm and even, clear as spring water—steady, unshaken, almost soothing.

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