From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace novel Chapter 52

“Laurinda, you went through something serious off campus. Why didn’t you tell the school? We would have done everything we could to keep you safe.”

Laurinda turned when she heard the principal’s voice. Back in the classroom, she’d already guessed why he wanted to see her. The families had shown up.

She gave a small, amused smile. “It’s not that I didn’t want to let the school know. The whole thing was just too much. I didn’t want to drag the school into it. They’re looking at attempted murder charges now. That’s way past what a school can handle. It’s better to let the police deal with it.”

The principal watched her, taking in how calm she seemed. Now he understood why all those influential parents were waiting in his office. Clearly, they had run out of ways to pressure Laurinda.

Laurinda opened the office door. Everyone was sitting in a perfect line, as if they were waiting for judgment. Her eyes landed on Finn. She hadn’t expected to see him here. Was he planning to defend them?

“So… what’s going on here?”

The parents bristled at her pretending not to know. It was bad enough she’d been avoiding them, but now she was acting clueless, too.

Before anyone else could speak, Jared’s dad, Keith, stood up and tried to give her a gentle, apologetic smile.

“Laurinda, please don’t be nervous. We really couldn’t find you, so we had to come to the school. We’re here to apologize for our sons and to talk about a possible settlement.”

“They’re young. They acted without thinking and almost made a terrible mistake. We hope you’ll give them a chance to make things right,” Keith said, sounding as humble as he could.

Over the last couple of days, they’d all figured out just how much trouble their sons were in if Laurinda refused to settle.

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