Chapter 534

She never imagined she’d live to see Susan again. But here she was—and the woman standing before her now was nothing like the memory she clung to. The Susan of the past was gentle, quietly radiant, a figure of kindness. The Susan of today? She was terrifying. She didn’t speak much. She didn’t have to. Her presence alone was suffocating—radiating a fierce, oppressive aura that seemed to suck the oxygen out of the room. And her eyes… her eyes said it all. She knew everything. No questions. No confusion. Just cold, unwavering certainty. Yet, to the girl’s astonishment, Susan wasn’t here for vengeance—at least not directly. She offered a single chance. One opportunity. One narrow, painful path to redemption: “Stand before the world and speak the truth. Clear my name.” At first, the girl recoiled. She couldn’t do it. Who would? No one in their right mind would voluntarily drag their darkest shame into the public eye. It would mean destroying herself—what little dignity she had left. Why wou