Chapter 275: The Orphanage Revealed
As Justin held up the blood donation cards and recounted the hardships he had endured and the false accusations leveled against him, the crowd of onlookers began to waver.
Before Justin spoke, everyone had only seen partial truths on the internet and were unaware that Justin was an orphan who had only reunited with his parents for a few months. He was managing the pressures of caring for elderly parents, a paralyzed older brother, and a young niece going to school-a burden not everyone could shoulder. Justin had managed, but his reward was betrayal from his own family.
As the crowd's opinion began to shift, Mr. Thatcher loudly interjected, "Nonsense, don't listen to him, he's just making it up. My granddaughter already said, this scoundrel kissed her, touched her."
"Yes, I did kiss and touch her," Justin admitted loudly, with righteous indignation. "As her uncle, when she told me she had got good results at school, I kissed her forehead once to encourage her, touched her cheek to show affection. Is that molestation? Just because I am not Gemma's father, does that make my actions wrong? Which child isn't raised with such affection from their family?"
His point resonated.
Nowadays, children are cherished and pampered at home. A kiss or a hug is nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, the internet allegations lacked substantial proof that Justin had molested anyone. If Justin was at fault, it was only because he was not Gemma's father, making his actions easy to misconstrue.
In an emotional outburst, Tristan yelled, "Nonsense, you clearly abused my daughter, you beast, and now you try to justify it with all your nonsense!"
"You're the beast," Justin shot back, unable to hold back any longer. "You and dad are greedy, selfish, and cold-hearted. The money for your medical visits in the capital came from me. You spent my money, lived in my apartment, ate my food, and then you conspired with dad to get money from me to buy a villa and find a wife. Someone like you, a blight on society, deserves to be paralyzed. Having you as a father is a tragedy for Gemma. You can't even take care of yourself, yet you think of bringing more misery to another with a wife?"
Justin's retort left Tristan speechless.
Mr. Thatcher tried to interject, but Justin countered fiercely, "I once harbored illusions about us, hoping for family harmony, but now I'm awake. You didn't lose me; you sold me. For money, you sold me and your other five children. You don't deserve to be called a father."
The revelation shocked their neighbors, who began condemning Mr. Thatcher as unworthy of fatherhood. Indeed, there were parents who sold their own children.
After venting his accumulated anger, Justin instructed the bodyguards to expel Tristan and Mr. Thatcher for good.
Meanwhile, Meredith activated the media to clear Justin's name online, exposing all the evidence they had gathered.
Tristan and Mr. Thatcher's despicable true faces were revealed. Behind this saga lay an untold truth of child selling and deceit.
The fact that Mr. Thatcher sold his children was well-known in their village. Terrence Sterling had sent people to Mr. Thatcher's hometown to record testimonies from nearly dozens of villagers, creating an hour-long video. Can dozens of people all lie?
Meredith also revealed online that Mr. Thatcher's accusations against Justin were motivated by his desire to buy a villa back home, which was confirmed by his relatives.
Justin's upbringing in the orphanage and his journey from school to the workplace were also validated by the orphanage director and teachers, who also affirmed his good character and hard work.
Meredith released videos of Gemma online, providing sufficient evidence to clear Justin's name.
Having completed all this, Meredith breathed a sigh of relief.
Anyone who dared hurt Justin would not escape her wrath. Justin was her family.
Online opinion overwhelmingly supported Justin.
Of course, some sympathized with the perceived victims, Mr. Thatcher and Tristan, but they were quickly criticized by other comments.
"If you sympathize with them, why don't you take care of them yourself?"
"Be careful, they might target your house next."
"Mr. Hann is truly pitiful, sold by his parents as a child, longing for familial love, and when he finally finds it, they turn out to be vampires."
"Mr. Hann is a real man. If I were in his shoes, I wouldn't have indulged those parasitic parents. What trash."
"Not everyone is fit to be a parent."
The story took an unexpected turn in public opinion, sparking widespread discussion.
Chloe also saw the headlines and noticed that Meredith and Justin came from the same orphanage. The address of the orphanage was also mentioned online.