Chapter 104 This Time She Wants to Take Back What Belongs to Her
After Lily said that, Sophie's face visibly turned panicked.
Sophie said pitifully, "Calista already admitted it. Even if she comes here in person, it won't change the result."
It was because Calista didn't want to take the blame that she specifically bribed Calista's parents to come testify.
Calista's parents nodded along: "That's right, our good-for-nothing daughter did all this. We admit our mistakes and accept the punishment, as long as innocent Sophie isn't dragged into it."
What college? With the money the Roberts family was giving them, it was enough to support the whole family.
Alex was a bit troubled for a moment: "No, we still need Calista to come to the school in person."
Sophie's face instantly stiffened. Damn it, everything had been arranged perfectly.
One sentence from Lily changed everything.
Hearing this, David looked at Alex: "Can I talk to Mr. Hamilton privately?"
Alex nodded. David turned back to look at Sophie: "Don't worry, everything will be fine. I believe you're innocent."
"Thank you for believing in me, David."
Sophie put on a harmless expression and watched David leave with Alex.
Lily sneered: "Whether Calista admits it or not, the fact that you cheated can't be changed."
Sophie would still be punished and have her scores canceled!
Sophie gritted her teeth in anger: "It doesn't matter. As long as David believes I'm innocent, my family has money anyway. I can still go to college!"
Lily didn't want to waste more words and turned to leave.
Sophie felt uneasy. She looked at the middle-aged couple in front of her: "Calista really agreed to admit to all this?"
"That damn girl wouldn't admit it, so I scolded her away. Anyway, we parents can admit it for her. When the time comes, don't go back on the money Ms. Scott promised."
"Don't worry, as long as you make sure Calista doesn't talk nonsense, I'll give you the money."
Sophie still felt uneasy.
If Calista talked, how could she continue to stay in the Roberts family?
Sophie's phone buzzed with a message from an unknown number: [I found Calista. I'll make her shut up! She definitely won't stand in your way!]
When Sophie saw this message, her face instantly turned pale.
She quickly called back, but it showed the number was out of service.
Sophie thought about it - it would be best if Calista could shut up!
A few days later, Lily filled out her application form, finally feeling a weight lifted from her heart.
But she received a news article from Violet: "Lily, do you know Calista is dead?"
Dead?
Lily clicked on the news article. Hikers had found a female body hanging in the mountains. According to the investigation, she was a student from a certain high school, suspected of committing suicide after being caught cheating on the SAT.
After seeing this news, Lily's mood became heavy.
Was it really suicide?
She felt that someone as shameless as Calista wouldn't commit suicide even if expelled from school.
Violet continued: "Sophie was also involved in this, but because Calista committed suicide, the school is worried about the impact. They'll probably reduce Sophie's punishment to prevent her from committing suicide, too!"
"Sophie would never commit suicide, no matter who else did."
Lily understood Sophie too well.
But this matter was too complicated. She never expected Calista to actually die.
How was this possible?
Did Sophie send someone to silence her?
Or did the Roberts family do it?
Lily didn't know what the truth was, but Calista's suicide definitely wasn't that simple.
However, the police seemed to have concluded their investigation and determined it was a suicide.
At this moment, Lily received a call from Dennis: "Hello, what's up?"
"Are you free tonight?"
"Yes."
"Put on a nice dress. I'll pick you up later."
Lily's heartbeat suddenly quickened: "Where are we going?"
"You'll find out then."
After hanging up, Lily couldn't help but let her mind wander, but quickly calmed down.
After all, he never joked around.
But asking her to dress nicely - it probably wasn't a date. There must be something else.
Lily specially washed her hair and changed clothes, feeling somewhat nervous.
"Come down."
When Lily got to the parking lot, Dennis was standing by the car. He wore a black suit with his hair carefully styled, looking exceptionally sharp.
Lily felt a bit nervous: "Where exactly are we going?"
"An important event."
Dennis specially opened the passenger door. After Lily got in the car, she sneaked a glance at Dennis beside her, unable to stop guessing where they were going.
Soon, the car stopped outside the convention center.
After getting out, Lily looked at the place and suddenly remembered - this was the [City's Outstanding Youth Selection Competition!]
In her past life, Austin had been selected as an outstanding youth after his team won first place in a competition.
That day, Austin brought Sophie to the event for media interviews.
After Lily followed Dennis into the hall, a staff member immediately came over: "This must be Lily. Please come with me to prepare. You'll need to give a speech on stage later."
Lily looked back at Dennis in surprise.
Dennis said gently, "The game you helped develop last time was very successful, and with your excellent SAT scores, you have a chance to be selected as an outstanding youth. This will help your future development."
Lily certainly knew the value of this outstanding youth award.
In her past life, Austin had used this to get investment from Empire City, and his gaming live-streaming platform grew more and more successful.
If she wanted to start her own gaming team or business later, this outstanding youth award would really be useful.
Lily followed the staff to the lounge to prepare.
"Lily, what are you doing here?"
Lily turned to see David and Austin.
She coldly looked away and focused on preparing her speech.
Seeing Lily's cold attitude, David became furious: "Just because you got into Empire City University, you think you can do whatever you want?"
"David, just say less. Lily is probably here to participate in today's event, too."
"What right does she have to participate? She hasn't contributed anything - she just has good grades, that's all."
David felt that Lily's rebellious and disobedient attitude was challenging his authority.
Lily sneered, stood up, and said, "Whether I have the right to participate has nothing to do with you."
She took her speech and left the lounge.
David's face turned livid with anger: "Look at Lily's attitude. You and Michael still speak up for her."
"David, Lily is actually very outstanding. If she wins an award, it brings honor to the Roberts family, too. Why can't you praise her a little?"
Austin didn't understand why David was so hard on Lily.
He finally understood how Michael used to feel - he had done the same thing before.
No wonder Lily had such a big problem with the Roberts family now.
"You think Lily can win an award? A little girl who thinks she's so great?"
David angrily went to sit in the venue. He wanted to see just how capable Lily was.
But Lily was sitting in the front row, with a man in a suit beside her.
David looked at that figure and suddenly felt it was familiar: "Who's that man next to Lily?"