123: Teacher, I love you

At that time, Helen and Robert were both alumni of Chester University. They had been in love for three years and were successfully engaged with their families as witnesses.

However, Helen was in the rising phase of her career at the time, and she believed it wasn't the best time to get married.

Therefore, they mutually agreed to wait two or three years until they had accumulated enough wealth and resources to buy a house and enter the halls of marriage.

If a new life arrived during this time, it would just happen to meet the teaching seniority requirements set by the school, and she would be able to apply for the teacher subsidy provided by James Girls School.

Robert himself had a humorous and kind personality.

He saw becoming an outstanding teacher as his professional ideal and gave his all to every student's academic progress.

Such a young man, who was excellent in all aspects, still possessed great charm for those young female students who were just beginning to feel the first stirrings of love, even though he already had a beloved.

Especially for the girls studying in the high school department of James Girls School, who had relatively few opportunities to interact with men, it was easier for them to be attracted to someone like Robert.

Compared to those other mediocre-looking male teachers, Robert was simply the perfect object of a secret crush.

Some girls even began to secretly slip love letters into Robert's office drawer.

But romantic relationships between teachers and students were strictly forbidden by the school, not to mention that Robert was already engaged to Helen.

Therefore, whether out of responsibility to his fiancée or professional ethics as a teacher, he could not accept these confessions and could only handle them with a uniform coldness.

But among these confessors, there was one person who was different, and that was Celeste Aklade.

This female student came from a wealthy family; her father was the richest man in the city and also a famous political activist in Country Y.

Since childhood, she had lived a luxurious life. No matter where she went, there was always a crowd of flatterers following her, and she enjoyed being the center of attention like the moon surrounded by stars.

Whether it was material things or reputation, as long as it was something she wanted, she never failed to get it.

Even in school, there was nothing she couldn't obtain.

Like the other female students, Celeste Aklade also expressed her love to Robert.

In fact, in her heart, she didn't necessarily like Robert that much; she felt even more envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Because she was a lesbian.

The purpose of the confession was only to prove to Helen that Robert was not as perfect as he appeared... The seduction plan failed. Robert had made his wording as tactful as possible, but it still caused Celeste Aklade to be overcome with jealousy.

Especially on a night shortly after, she was astonished to discover Robert and Helen passionately kissing in the small park behind the campus under the cover of darkness.

That thought of snatching love away became increasingly intense, like a raging fire, and even ignited a desire for "destruction" that spread wildly in her heart.

She vainly attempted to destroy Robert and imprison Helen.

She thought of an extremely simple yet extremely effective method—public opinion.

Because she was always generous with her money, combined with her family's prominent power, Celeste Aklade had many followers in the school.

Thus, with almost no effort, she found a few girls who were obedient to her and offered them a generous reward of 150,000 pounds.

She had Constance and Edith, stripped of their clothes, appear in Robert's private office at the same time. (Note: The female students were all adults.)

Then, amidst the chaotic pulling and pushing of the three, she deliberately led John, a math teacher who had always been dissatisfied with Robert, to pass by and witness this scene with his own eyes.

Facing such a scene, even if Robert had a thousand words, it was difficult to defend himself.

At that moment, Celeste haughtily revealed the "audio evidence" she had painstakingly fabricated, accusing Robert of using his position to assault and molest multiple female students.

And this testimony was corroborated by several girls, including Edith.

Finally, she even paid for internet trolls online to launch a storm-like cyberbullying campaign against Robert and his family.

In a private girls' school that had always been strict with discipline, a male teacher had actually molested multiple female students.

This news was like a bombshell, exploding among the crowd, especially since it touched upon the "bottom line."

Robert was soon suspended by the school and began to undergo a police investigation. If the crime of assaulting students were established...

Then he would most likely be stripped of all his previous honors and face the punishment of never being able to engage in the education profession again.

No one believed him, including his fiancée.

Because one of the victims was a so-called "good student"!

Overnight, Robert's reputation was ruined.

From an engineer of the human soul, he fell to being a rapist who everyone looked at with disdain and contempt.

Even when he walked on the street, he could hear the pointing and whispering behind his back that made him feel as if thorns were pricking him.

Immediately after, the families of several "victims" went to the school and launched a shrill condemnation against him.

TV reporters arrived on the scene, like sharks scenting blood.

Various rumors and gossip spread quickly like a plague. Not only did the school and police frequently talk to Robert to understand the situation,

But newspapers and the media also launched a storm-like condemnation of him. Even Robert's retired parents were implicated, with their windows smashed by angry citizens of Country Y.

The pressure of public opinion from both inside and outside the school, as well as his fiancée's doubts,

Finally caused Robert's mental state to collapse. Even though the rope broke several times, it couldn't save him.

In the early hours of one morning, Robert left a suicide note for his fiancée... and then ended his own life... After the incident, Helen was heavily hit.

She had believed in her fiancé, but she also had deep faith in the students she had taught.

Gradually, under the double pincer attack of the testimony and the pressure of public opinion, the scales slowly tilted toward students like Edith, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Until her death, Helen was completely bewildered, never understanding the malice of "human nature"... Celeste admired Robert's miserable state after he hanged himself as if she were admiring a work of art, and a spine-chilling pleasure actually arose in her heart.

"Teacher Helen, go back! The police will handle it."

"Celeste, why are you here?" Helen collapsed on the ground like a deflated ball.

"A lot of things have happened recently. I know Teacher's mood is shrouded in gloom."

"But there are still many interesting things in life. Teacher, there's no need to brood over a piece of scum."

"Scum? Do you also believe that Robert assaulted the students?"}],