The Unwanted Daughter When Love Comes Too Late novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166 Winona’s Misdeed

Her old friends and family all turned against her. They treated her like a disgrace, a walking joke.

All except Ronald.

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Only he stayed firmly by her side. He gave her trust and confidence, reminding her again and again that she wasn’t as worthless as others made her believe.

At that moment, Tracy realized her life wasn’t the hopeless mess she once thought.

In her darkest hours, she had met true friends at the academy–friends willing to risk their lives for her.

At her lowest point, she had found Ronald..

And she still had her grandfather and Walter, who never abandoned her.

Maybe it was because she saw a reflection of herself in Jasmin, but Tracy’s tone softened. “Relax, I just want to ask you a few questions.”

She had already looked into Jasmin’s situation and was fully aware of what she had been through.

After the Normans went bankrupt, her father died in a car accident. Her mother survived but lost a leg.

The two of them were left with millions in debt, forced to work odd jobs just to get by. The once–spoiled girl who used to blow through tens of thousands in a single shopping trip had been worn down by life.

Jasmin, who had once mocked Tracy whenever she saw her, simply lowered her head and nodded, her pride gone.

Holding back her emotions, Tracy went straight to the point. “Back in high school, you were always glued to Winona. You must know a lot about her, right?”

Jasmin’s head snapped up. The nervous look in her eyes instantly shifted to a storm of anger and hate.

The change was so strange it caught Tracy off guard; her prepared speech stuck in her throat.

No one had known Winona and Jasmin were inseparable better than Tracy.

She’d even heard it was Winona who helped cover the Normans‘ debts after the bankruptcy.

So why was Jasmin reacting like this?

Tracy’s thoughts were interrupted by Jasmin’s voice. “What exactly do you want to know about Winona?”

Judging by her tone, she almost seemed eager to spill everything she knew.

Tracy didn’t push about their personal fallout. Instead, she asked about what she came for. “Back then, the girl who jumped off the roof the day before the SATS–Patricia Vesper. Did you know her?”

Jasmin’s eyes widened in shock, her face paling. “W–why are you asking about that?”

Tracy noticed every flicker of her expression. Her grip on the coffee cup tightened.

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Did Jasmin have something to do with Patricia’s death?

Leaning forward, Tracy asked, “Patricia killed herself … Was it because you bullied her?”

“It wasn’t me–it was Winona!”

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Jasmin suddenly grew agitated, her voice rising enough to make other customers in the café glance their

way.

But Tracy didn’t flinch. Her face stayed calm, her eyes sharp with thought.

Jasmin’s outburst told her exactly what she needed to know.

But it wasn’t enough–she needed the whole truth.

“What really happened back then?” Tracy asked steadily. “Why did Patricia jump?”

It was only one day before the SATS. What could have driven Patricia to such despair and hatred that she would leap from the rooftop?

Jasmin’s face drained of color. She lowered her eyes, unable to look Tracy in the face. She seemed unwilling to drag those memories into the light.

But before Tracy could press her, Jasmin spoke on her own. “Patricia was driven to her death by Winona.”

She drew a long breath, then slowly began to reveal everything.

Patricia had been the only student accepted into Sunderpeak High with near–perfect scores. From her freshman year, Winona had her in her sights.

No one knew why it started, but Winona never stopped finding ways to torment her.

At first, it seemed harmless–asking Patricia to fetch water and to bring her breakfast. Then it turned cruel; she tore up her homework, tossed her books, slapped her, and locked her in bathrooms.

Bullying in school isn’t like the watered–down versions shown on TV. It was far uglier.

Patricia endured it all, year after year, from freshman through 12th grade.

And still, she never let her grades slip. She remained at the top of the class, as though none of it could touch her.

But that strength only fueled Winona’s rage. By the month before the SATs, the bullying had reached a breaking point.

One day, Winona pretended to be Patricia’s friend and even visited her home, meeting her grandmother. That was the first time Patricia ever fought back–she slapped Winona across the face.

But real life wasn’t a story where the victim’s courage changes everything. Instead of stopping, Winona

doubled down.

She dragged Patricia to the school rooftop, ordered others to rip her clothes, filmed the scene, and uploaded the video online for the world to see.

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Winona wasn’t finished. After visiting Patricia’s house, she secretly stole her diary.

Inside, every page revealed Patricia’s innocent hopes and private crushes.

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Chapter 167 Hidden Agenda