---- Chapter 8 The police sirens rang as the police took the sobbing Clara away with them. All of Clara's crimes, including spreading false rumors, attacking the movers, and attempting to run Sally over had been recorded on surveillance cameras, and I had gathered the evidence for everything. Over at the police station, the officers initially wanted to see if I was willing to settle the matter without pressing charges. But after getting all scratched up by Clara, they changed their minds. "sit down and cooperate! This is a police station! Do you think you're at home where you can do whatever you want?" In the end, Clara was held in detention for five days and was made to pay 3,000 dollars in fines. Meanwhile, Mr. Zeller also kept an eye on things and made sure the neighbors who also went around spreading those rumors were forced to move out of the neighborhood. ---- Sally moved into the neighborhood and officially replaced Tom's Laundromat with Sally's Washery. Feeling a weight lifted off my chest, I called Dad and told him everything was fine. Then, I went back to my usual life of pulling all-nighters to finish my work. Aweek later, once my new project was mostly completed, I finally left the house for some fresh air. The cool evening breeze cleared some of the stuffiness I felt. However, I ended up running into Benjamin nearby. Not a single thing Clara said in the chat group had been real. As Tom didn't have much money and hada son with him to boot, his fiancée didn't choose to register their marriage right away. Instead, she wanted to first check out the city and see how good his business was. At that time, she had a favorable impression of Tom, but after witnessing everything in the neighborhood the other day, she immediately returned to her hometown. ---- I remained expressionless as I listened to Benjamin's words, but deep down inside, I wholeheartedly approved of the young woman's choice. She did the right thing by heading off. She would have suffered if she had married into a family like the Paynes. Clutching a corner of my top pitifully, Benjamin said, "Tt's all my fault. I shouldn't have said those things to you. Please accept my apology. Here. I'll give you a candy. Can you forgive me?" He opened his palm to reveal a strangely colored piece of candy. Alarm bells went off in my head. I waved him off and was just about to rush into the neighborhood when I felt a prick on my arm. As my head started spinning, I heard Clara laughing gleefully. "That was close! We nearly lost our chance. You did a great job, Benjamin!" When I opened my eyes again, I found myself ina rather musty van. There were a few boxes piled up beside me. Empty bottles were rattling in the corner Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!