This gal bravely spilled the beans, and one after another, people started to point fingers at Orlando. The cops were getting more and more dirt on him.
Netizens did some rough math and figured Orlando's rap sheet could be miles long, with more than ten crimes. His wife might even have been his partner in crime, and they may have messed with minors.
When it came to minors, it was a whole new ball game.
Some pros estimated that if you count all his offenses, Orlando could be looking at hard time for over fifteen years. Even a fifteen year sentence wouldn't cut the mustard for the netizens, so the buzz kept growing online. Even in the wee hours, there were loads of folks still tuned in.
Things were pretty chill at Cornelia's place, as it was late and all the visitors had left. The only ones left were Zack's family and Abigail's family.
They'd been running around like headless chickens, but now they finally had a breather. They all whipped out their phones to check out the latest scoop.
Tanisha said, "Orlando's been nabbed."
Sonya replied, "Good! It's about time! If they'd caught him sooner, a lot of girls wouldn't have been hurt."
Tanisha added, "It's a shame Nelly's granny didn't live to see this day. If she could have seen him get collared, how good is that."
Sonya, looking at Cornelia kneeling before Granny Rebecca's urn, said, "Yeah, I bet Nelly is up there giving her the good news."
She hit the nail on the head. Cornelia was indeed telling her granny the news of Orlando's arrest.
Cornelia said, "Granny, you see? Orlando's been cuffed. He can't hurt anyone anymore. No one will ever bring up that incident to hurt me again. You can rest easy now."
A big part of why Cornelia had the guts to go public with the video was her granny. Her granny had been blaming herself and crying before she passed. If this issue wasn't resolved, Cornelia knew her granny wouldn't be at peace in heaven. Now, this issue that had haunted them for years was finally resolved. Her granny would surely be relieved.
Marcus, who was kneeling beside Cornelia, added, "Granny Rebecca, don't worry. I'll take good care of Nelly. I won't let anyone ever bully her again."
They didn't know if Granny Rebecca in heaven could hear them. The candles in front of the urn flickered twice, as if in response.
Cornelia, watching the flickering candles, asked, "Granny, did you hear that?"
The reply to Cornelia wasn't Granny Rebecca's voice, but the ringtone of her phone in her pocket, signaling a new message.
Cornelia took out her phone. The message was from an unknown number.
The message read: "Cornelia, do you really believe that only John is responsible for your granny's death? If the Hartley family had nothing to do with it, why did they only tell you the truth after your granny was cremated? Haven't you ever wondered if they're hiding something? I've told you before, Jeremy and Marcus are two different people, but you wouldn't listen. If you'd listened to me sooner, your granny, the only family you had in this world, might still be alive. Cornelia, you should take responsibility for your granny's death!"
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