Chapter 741

Joshua's words didn't resonate with most of the crowd. They couldn't relate to the things Melina had done. They would've dismissed them as insignificant if they had seen them. Instead, they clung tightly to the memory of giving a young Melina a bowl of leftover soup, as if that single act defined their relationship with her. No one dared argue openly with Joshua, but they muttered dismissively under their breath. "Mr. White, we didn't force her to do anything, did we? All we did was say a few things about her. Do you really need to get so worked up about it?" At the back, Laura subconsciously nodded. After all, she thought, all she'd done was bully Shayla a little back then. What was the big deal? Did it really warrant the backlash she'd gotten? Most of the crowd shared the same mindset. When you weren't the one being hurt, it was easy to think it wasn't a big deal. Joshua, having caught his breath, shook his head in disappointment. "I know most of you gave Melina a f