Chapter 88

"It looks like they've come knocking. You'll have to face them, Emma," Bee remarked, her tone still casual despite the gravity of the situation.

Emma's expression darkened. "I must kill Mrs. Ellis!"

Since both people here knew her dirty secrets, she decided to stop pretending.

"What should we do? Should we call David back first?" Bee asked Randy.

After all, the people outside were like those storming a palace. They weren't guardians and could only temporarily fend them off and seek David's help later.

"There's no need for that. Emma, you can just jump down from the third floor later," Randy said with a smile.

"???"

Emma was shocked.

"Your innocence must be fought for. A jump from the third floor won't kill you; at most, you'll just suffer multiple fractures. But if you jump, they'll definitely stop bothering you in the future."

Randy spoke with a smile.

"Are you kidding me?"

Bee frowned. "Are you encouraging a child to self-harm?"

At this moment, Bee's role as a caretaker made her start defending Emma.

Unfortunately, neither of them paid her any attention.

"David's not here? We just need to have a brief chat with Emma. There are many doubts about Mylo's death. We've searched for several days based on Emma's statements and found no clues."

Mrs. Ellis continued to shout loudly, probably attracting the attention of many neighbors in no time.

This only served to further infuriate Emma.

She turned and headed towards the third floor, tacitly accepting Randy's solution.

Bee was stunned and, not bothering to say anything further, hurried upstairs to chase Emma.

Randy straightened his clothes and immediately went outside.

"How are you going to handle this? Haven't you already understood the situation?" he questioned the two groups of people standing by the roadside with a somewhat annoyed expression.

There was Mrs. Ellis, the black female teacher, a male lawyer, and Mylo's parents.

"I remember you. You were the young man at the edge of the cliff."

Mrs. Ellis remembered but did not regard Randy highly. "You should call David out. You can't handle this situation."

"David is on a business trip. Don't you know? Must you wait until only Emma is at home to come and interrogate her? How can you do this to a child, especially one who has just experienced a friend's disappearance? Is this how it should be?"

Randy frowned and countered, firmly accusing Mrs. Ellis of having impure motives, trying to find a breakthrough from a mentally immature child.

Mrs. Ellis was taken aback when she heard David wasn't there. "I didn't know David wasn't here. I've been unable to reach him by phone."

"Please, he's probably still on the plane. But your aggressive attitude in visiting is creating a huge psychological impact on a little girl. Do you know how much harm this might cause her? Why have you already assumed Emma is guilty?"

Mylo's parents looked increasingly anxious. "We don't think that. We just want to get more information from Emma about what happened at the scene."

After all, they were the ones most pitiable, with their child missing and no body found, and having been persuaded by Mrs. Ellis, they were preparing to come and inquire for details.

"This person… Well, I'm the lawyer hired by the school. There's no need for such aggressive words. We're just here for a visit, and we didn't know David wasn't here."

The male lawyer spoke up.

"And Miss Emma was the last person to see Mylo at the party and the only one present. There are legal procedures we must follow."

"This lawyer, I understand you're being paid to handle this and want to help the school avoid primary responsibility, but should a kind-hearted, innocent little girl bear all the blame?"

Randy took a few more steps forward, into the yard.

Mrs. Ellis's emotions were immediately stirred up. "Please mind your language. Our school won't shirk responsibility. This is the first accident in our 95 years of establishment! We've never had such an incident before. I also hope Emma hasn't done anything wrong in this matter."

This incident had the greatest impact on her. If it continued, not only might she lose her job, but she also faced a large compensation bill, which was why she was so proactive.

But Mrs. Ellis also felt helpless. She knew Emma was the primary suspect. She had already noticed which child was abnormal, but couldn't say it out loud.

"Please watch your language."

Randy pointed at her, looking very serious. "I've already sent Emma back to her room. If she knew about these remarks, how heartbroken would she be? You're her teacher. Are you now doubting your own school?"

Mrs. Ellis's earlier remarks had indeed made Mylo's parents feel that it was somewhat aggressive. They didn't really believe a well-behaved little girl could be involved in their child's disappearance, but Mrs. Ellis had brought police proof, and the so-called clown kidnapping case was false. In reality, it was another person using the clown's name to commit crimes.

So Emma's statements about seeing a clown became unusual.

"I remember you were also at the scene. It might be related to you!"

As Mrs. Ellis was about to say something, the third-floor window was suddenly pushed open.

Emma, with tears on her face, peeked out.

"I didn't harm Mylo. He was my friend!"

As she spoke, she even extended her leg out of the window.

"Emma? What are you doing? It's dangerous!"

Randy yelled loudly. Mrs. Ellis and the lawyer were also startled by the scene.

"It's very dangerous! Get back inside!"

Mylo's parents, in their panic, said, "Emma, be careful. We haven't blamed you for Mylo's disappearance."

Downstairs, Randy was already getting angry. "Bee! Bee! What are you doing?"

Bee was helpless. She was trying to open the door, but Emma had locked it. She couldn't get in.

They had been in the next room, and Bee had persuaded Emma for a long time to give up the idea of jumping. But as soon as Emma left the room, she immediately ran next door and locked the door.

"Mrs. Ellis, you dislike me. You think I'm a bad child."

Emma continued to cry, accusing her of dissatisfaction.

Her dramatic behavior scared everyone.

Mrs. Ellis quickly apologized. "Emma, this is too dangerous. I didn't mean to target you. How could I dislike you?"

Emma's face was resolute. "Let God prove my innocence."

With that, she jumped down.

"Be careful!"

Everyone rushed forward to help, but their position was clearly too late.

However, Randy was faster. Since he was downstairs, he quickly leaped forward as Emma jumped, narrowly saving her in front of everyone, ensuring not a single spot on her white socks was dirty.

"Well done."

Randy quietly praised, ensuring that neither of them was injured.

"Emma, sorry, Emma. We didn't mean to suspect you."

Mylo's parents hurried forward to apologize. Given the situation, they felt guilty. A group of adults pressuring a child, and with neighbors already gathering around, this negative impact might force them to consider moving.

But Emma was only crying in Randy's arms.

"This child was just startled. She wasn't injured."

Randy comforted her, still shaken.

Mrs. Ellis also tremblingly approached. "Sorry."

But Emma cried even louder and began to struggle, clearly resisting her approach.

Now even Mylo's parents had actively distanced themselves from Mrs. Ellis.

They only wanted to seek the truth, but now it was clear that Emma was innocent, having even jumped from the building to prove her innocence.

Reflecting on it now, Mrs. Ellis had clearly exploited their anxiousness to mislead them into suspecting Emma. Her intentions were despicable!

Bee, coming down from upstairs, was extremely angry.

But the situation had already unfolded, and she couldn't make things worse. She could only go along with the situation.

"Your noise was too loud! Emma heard everything. She locked her room door just now, and I couldn't get in!"