Chapter 273

Stephanie wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked down at Esme in the audience. Their eyes met for a moment. Though no words were exchanged, the warning in Esme's gaze was unmistakably clear. Stephanie shuddered, but she didn't reveal anything. She pursed her lips together and said, "I was the one who framed Zelda..." The crowd was speechless. After a moment of silence, the crowd erupted into chatter. "I can't believe Stephanie is that kind of person!" "We wrongfully blamed Zelda, thinking she was a murderer under Stephanie's manipulations. We even said all those bad things about her, but it turns out we were just being used as pawns." "Tsk, tsk, tsk... She even used her own life to gain sympathy... What won't such a person do in the future?" The chatters continued. Perhaps because the students had been deceived, they were angry, and their words were resentful. "These past few days, rumors have been rampant in the institute. It's good that everything is clea