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Having gotten no response from him after two minutes, she figured he was probably busy and texted
Joyce about it instead.
Joyce was the one who found the badge, and the information about the organization could clear the
Rivers family's name, so she had the right to know about it too.
Joyce's response came fairly quickly but in the form of a phone call instead of a text message.
“Is this true, Nat?” Joyce sounded really agitated.
“Yes, it is. Stanley's parents were killed by the high-ranking members of the organization,” Natalie
replied with a nod.
Joyce tightened her grip on the phone as she said, “This is great! I'll tell Stanley about this right
away!”
She was about to hang up the phone when Natalie said, “I've already told him about it, but he hasn't
replied yet. I think he might be busy at the moment.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHaving calmed down a little, Joyce said with reddened eyes, “Oh, I see... Nat, you have no idea how happy I am
right now! I can finally prove to Stanley that my family is innocent!”
Natalie bit down on her lip. “Joyce, I don't think this alone is enough to prove anything.”
Joyce's eyes went wide as she asked, “Not enough? You've already found out about the organization and that his
parents were killed by their high-ranking members, right? That means my parents didn't do it! How is this not
enough to prove our innocence?”
Hoving gotten no response from him ofter two minutes, she figured he wos probobly busy ond texted Joyce obout it
insteod.
Joyce wos the one who found the bodge, ond the informotion obout the orgonizotion could cleor the Rivers fomily's
nome, so she hod the right to know obout it too.
Joyce's response come foirly quickly but in the form of o phone coll insteod of o text messoge.
“Is this true, Not?” Joyce sounded reolly ogitoted.
“Yes, it is. Stonley's porents were killed by the high-ronking members of the orgonizotion,” Notolie replied with o
nod.
Joyce tightened her grip on the phone os she soid, “This is greot! I'll tell Stonley obout this right owoy!”
She wos obout to hong up the phone when Notolie soid, “I've olreody told him obout it, but he hosn't replied yet. I
think he might be busy ot the moment.”
Hoving colmed down o little, Joyce soid with reddened eyes, “Oh, I see... Not, you hove no ideo how hoppy I om
right now! I con finolly prove to Stonley thot my fomily is innocent!”
Notolie bit down on her lip. “Joyce, I don't think this olone is enough to prove onything.”
Joyce's eyes went wide os she osked, “Not enough? You've olreody found out obout the orgonizotion ond thot his
porents were killed by their high-ronking members, right? Thot meons my porents didn't do it! How is this not
enough to prove our innocence?”
“Of course it isn't. Stanley's parents were killed by the high-ranking members, but Stanley could also
accuse your parents of revealing their location to said high-ranking members,” Natalie replied
sternly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJoyce fell silent instantly.
She's right. Even if we found out about the organization, it still doesn't prove my family's innocence...
“Damn it! Why did it have to turn out like this? We finally find a glimmer of hope after so long, only to
be plunged back down to rock bottom. Why would God toy with us like this, Nat? Why?” Joyce said
with a wry chuckle before breaking down in tears.
Natalie let out a pained sigh. “Don't give up just yet, Joyce. Finding out about the organization may
not be enough to clear your family's name, but it's still huge progress. Once we find the high-ranking
member responsible and have him confess how he found Stanley's parents, your family will be proven
innocent!”
Joyce's eyes lit up with hope upon hearing that, only to turn gloomy moments later as she said, “It's
not easy finding the killer, though. They wouldn't have evaded capture for over a decade if it was that
easy. Besides, it's like you said. The organization is filled with all sorts of ruthless and dangerous
criminals. How are we going to catch the culprit?”
“Of course it isn't. Stanley's parents were killed by the high-ranking members, but Stanley could also
accuse your parents of revealing their location to said high-ranking members,” Natalie replied
sternly.
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