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Chapter 198 Chapter 198 69% Quinlyn's last two sentences, like a soft wind, suddenly swept away the dark clouds in Bella's heart and let the sunlight shine through.

Bella clutched the scars on her wrist, bent over, and buried her face in her hands. Her shoulders shook as muffled sobs escaped and tears seeped through her fingers.

Quinlyn pressed her lips together and placed her hand on Bella's back, staying quietly by her side.

After about ten minutes, Bella calmed down, wiping her reddened eyes with sembarrassment, "You've already helpeda lot. Thank you, Quinlyn. You're a good person. So when the instructors cback, say it was all my idea and that you had nothing to do with it," Bella said.

Quinlyn was surprised. She didn't expect her to want to take the blame. Teenagers her age should know that even with the electric grid, their current life wouldn't last long.

Everything they needed for daily life cfrom outside, delivered by a small cart every day. Once the adults ran out of patience, this utopian dream could end at any moment.

"I've thought it over. Even if I get another five years, I'll be only 25 when I get out. By then, I can save up and go to school. And in the future..." Bella said.

Bella seriously thought about her future, then turned and smiled at Quinlyn. "I want to be a lawyer, and help people like us, just like you." Bella thought, 'As long as life gives us a bit of hope, we can shine on our own. They held hands, chatting about all sorts of things.

In the conference room, many adults had tears in their eyes. A broken welfare system and neglectful parents had left these kids in a tough spot. All the struggles of life were really weighing them down.

Glenn closed his eyes for a moment, sighed, and announced, "This is over. When you go in, don't scare the kids." "Yes." Howard was the first to stand up and get out.

That afternoon, the electric grid was breached. The guards and instructors headed back to the juvenile detention center. "Hey, everyone, gather around. No need to panic. We're just doing a quick inquiry. Line up nice and orderly on the field." Hearing the familiar adult voices, the twenty-steenagers in the cafeteria were the most excited. They took off their aprons and dropped their knives, rushing to the gathering point, almost leaping onto the instructors and guards. Tears of joy streamed down.

"You finally cback. If you didn't, we would have been tortured to death." Usually, they'd fight with these adults. So, being suddenly showered with tears left the adults totally unprepared.

The kids assigned to the right side of the line clate from the garden. Seeing the thin figure leading the group, the boys jumped up in surprise.

"We want to report that Quinlyn is behind all this. She threatened and bribed us to go against the staff and even disabled Jareth. She hit us, abused us, and we want to take legal action," someone said.

Hearing the accusation made Bella instinctively stand in front of Quinlyn. Eventually, everyone who'd been assigned to the right sided with Quinlyn.

"It's not her fault. She just stood up for us because we were getting bullied," Bella said.

"Look at what she did to Jareth. Who's getting bullied? You bitches, our parents will get a lawyer to take you down." 1/3 50 Chapter 198 With adults around, those tough guys started acting all high and mighty again, like they had skind of backup. They thought the law and their parents would protect them no matter what.

The harsh reality left the faces of those on the right side pale. Bella clutched Quinlyn's hand tightly, her eyes red as she glared at the tough boys, wishing she had a knife to end the lives.

At this moment, Quinlyn placed her other hand on Bella's. "Don't worry. I'll be fine." Bella thought, 'How can you be fine? You threatened the whole juvenile detention center. Bella felt Quinlyn was too young to understand and didn't know how to explain it.

But Quinlyn had already let go of her hand, making her way through the crowd.

Those tough guys looked just as arrogant as if they had gone back to the start, their eyes full of spite. "I'll teach you a lesson, Quinlyn." Quinlyn ignored them completely. She walked right up to the guard and held out her hand. The guard did the same.

The boys were excited, thinking justice was finally going to be served. "Hmph, so you're finally doing the right thing by turning yourself in," they started to say. But the guard didn't pull out any handcuffs like they expected.

The guard firmly shook Quinlyn's hand, a smile spreading across his face. "Thank you so much for this, Ms. Yates." "You're welcome, and thank you for cooperating," Quinlyn replied politely.

All the young offenders were dumbfounded. "Isn't she supposed to be a murderer?" one of them asked.

An instructor stepped forward to introduce Quinlyn. "This is Ms. Yates. She's our expert here to study juvenile delinquency. She's been undercover to blend in better." No one believed it, especially not the boys she had tormented.

"And what about the beatings and humiliations over the past month? Jareth has been crippled. Is that legal?" They demanded justice.

"But..." The instructor looked conflicted. "You don't have any proof, remember? You broke the surveillance cameras yourselves, didn't you?" "We..." The boys opened their mouths but were left speechless.

In the end, Quinlyn changed back into her own clothes and sat upright in a chair, listening as they held a disciplinary meeting.

The boys who'd been tormented were furious, clenching their fists tightly. They vowed to get back at them. They were thinking about hiring a lawyer, spilling everything to the reporters, and making sure none of those guys in the right line got off scot-free.

After the meeting, Quinlyn left the juvenile detention center accompanied by the guards and the instructor. As she stepped out the gate, a voice called out from behind. "Quinlyn, are you leaving?" She turned around and saw Bella standing a short distance behind the large metal gate, looking at her eagerly as if she had a lot to say.

But upon seeing the trainees dressed in black and their luxurious car, Bella swallowed all her words.

"What do you want to say?" Quinlyn asked her.

Bella shook her head. "Not much. I just wanted to say it was nice knowing you." 2/3 Chapter 198 Quinlyn smiled, waving at her. too. We'll meet again soon" Bella thought, 'No, we won't. We have different futures! She kept a smile on her face as she watched the car drive away.

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As she turned around, she saw a few boys standing at the ciftrance of the ance of th the corridor, making hextense up. Bella thought, After being held back for a month, these guys are definitely gonna try to get back at us big time! But that month of happiness meant the world to her, and Bella didn't regret a thing. If she could get through this, like before, she could get out and chase the dream she and Quinlyn shared, As the footsteps got closer, one of the boys pulled out a knife from behind his back, ready to rush over. Suddenly, several guards caught up from the other side and restrained them.

"Got orders from the higher-ups. From now on, anyone who's committed a serious crime, no matter how old they are, is going straight to adult prison," one of the guards announced.

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