The Unwanted Daughter When Love Comes Too Late novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161 The Truth About Patricia

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“Tell Winona this–if she has a problem, she can come at me. But if I ever find out she bothers Grandpa again with her little schemes, don’t blame me for breaking the deal I made with her!”

Tracy didn’t have any solid evidence that could take Winona down, but the warning was sharp enough to put fear in her heart.

The man standing in front of her seemed to understand. He nodded frantically, grabbed his phone, and bolted out the door.

Ronald hadn’t said much, only tossing in a well–timed threat.

But when he watched the man rush off in a panic, a different emotion flickered in his eyes.

It’s his first time here?

Ronald thought back. No–that isn’t true. I had seen this guy at the hospital before.

Suspicion grew in him, and he silently made a mental note to dig deeper into it later.

Then another thought struck him. He turned to Tracy. “CeeCee, are you having Trina help you investigate Winona?”

Tracy, who had been focused on keeping Franklin from being dragged into this, froze at the sudden question.

She had asked Trina for help, yes, but it wasn’t about Winona–it was about Patricia.

In fact, that had been Trina’s idea.

This was supposed to be Tracy’s burden. But after Trina overheard a few details, she offered to help.

Even though Trina had always held a grudge against her because of Professor Dinwiddie, she had never actually done anything to hurt her. She hadn’t even stepped in to stop the professor’s actions.

Deep down, Trina was a good person–just like the professor, in her own way.

Puzzled, Tracy looked at Ronald. “What does Trina have to do with Winona?”

The moment she asked, Ronald realized she didn’t know the full story yet.

“I’ve been digging into Winona for a while,” he admitted. “Turns out Trina has secretly been investigating Winona’s high school years.”

It wasn’t difficult to trace Trina back to Tracy. With Ronald’s sharp instincts, he quickly put the pieces together–that’s why he had held off on making a move against Winona.

Tracy’s heart thudded.

High school years?

Her mind flashed to that classmate–the one who had leapt from the rooftop right in front of her.

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Tracy’s thoughts spun. Could it really be that much of a coincidence?

A wave of panic rose in her chest, mixed with a dark, burning anger.

If that classmate was really Patricia–the very one she’d been searching for all this time-

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The thought alone made her restless. She couldn’t sit still. She reached out to Trina right away, needing

answers.

When they met, Tracy didn’t waste any time. “Are you investigating Winona?” she asked bluntly.

The question caught Trina off guard. “How do you know?”

She had been careful in her digging, knowing the Millers weren’t people to cross. For safety’s sake, she hadn’t even told Tracy. Yet somehow, Tracy already knew.

With the question out in the open, Trina chose not to hide it anymore. “That girl who jumped … Patricia,” she began. “She was one of the top students ever admitted to Sunderpeak High, with nearly perfect scores. But later, she somehow offended Winona. Thereafter, the entire class turned on her. She was bullied constantly, but even then, she kept her grades up.”

Trina’s eyes darkened as she continued, “She only needed to make it through the SATS. But the day before, she jumped from the roof.

“The story caused a stir back then, but Patricia only had her grandmother–an old woman who swept streets and collected cans to survive. The school smothered the story quickly.

“That part didn’t surprise me. Schools protect their reputation. What struck me as odd was that Patricia’s record listed her as a transfer student, not someone who had died.”

That detail matched exactly what the principal had told Tracy.

She was now certain that the Patricia whom Trina had mentioned was the same girl the principal spoke of. Still, there was the chance she wasn’t the girl Tracy was looking for.

Tracy had never met David’s sister, not even in a photo. Even though she had prepared herself for the worst, she couldn’t ignore any possibility.

Only by doing that could she honor the promise she’d made to David.

Steadying her emotions, she asked calmly, “Was Patricia’s death connected to Winona?”

If not, there would be no reason for Trina to investigate her.

Trina nodded.

“The school covered it up, but rumors still spread.”

Her face grew serious, and if Tracy looked closely, she could see the anger burning in her eyes. “I heard people say the real reason Patricia jumped was because of bullying.”

And that bully, of course, was Winona.

Still, Trina admitted it was only hearsay. She hadn’t confirmed it yet, which was why she’d been quietly

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Tracy’s expression tensed. Suddenly she remembered the last words Patricia had said to her before leaping

from the roof.

“Winona has driven me into a corner. She’d destroyed my life.”