The Wife You Buried Is Back from Hell novel Chapter 378

The parents attending the children’s competition today were all people of some standing in the community.

If anything embarrassing happened, it would be a disaster.

And yet Danielle actually dared to stand her ground all the way.

She was far too confident in Monica!

Well, if Danielle insisted on going through with this, let her and her daughter embarrass themselves in front of everyone.

Danielle glanced at Millie, let her laughter fade, and strode straight up onto the stage.

She placed herself protectively in front of Niki.

“Mom, I didn’t cheat. I answered all the questions myself,” Niki blurted, desperate to defend herself.

She’d worked so hard, only to have her efforts casually smeared.

She felt utterly wronged.

Especially with all the adults in the audience staring at her, as if she really had copied someone else’s answers.

Danielle looked down at her daughter with gentle eyes. “I believe you.”

Her words had barely faded when she turned to Leanne. “You said Monica copied Rafferty’s answers down to the last detail. Which questions, exactly?”

Leanne replied, “The last three problems—the hardest ones.”

Danielle nodded. “Then let’s have the organizers bring Monica’s and Rafferty’s papers up here and grade them in front of everyone.”

“If there was really cheating, the answers and logic will be exactly the same.”

She looked at Leanne. “Any objections?”

Leanne snorted, “If even the accused cheaters have no objections, what could I possibly complain about?”

She’d already checked with Raffy—he had those physics questions down cold, and was expected to get a perfect score.

Raffy shot Niki a glare. “Unbelievable. You copied my work before, but now you’re copying me in the middle of a competition?”

“I didn’t,” Niki said quietly, meeting his eyes.

By now, one of the judges brought both their papers up front and began grading them on the spot. The results were projected on the big screen for all the parents and children to see.

Both started strong, answering all the earlier questions correctly.

But when it came to the last three, the hardest problems—

Danielle gave a soft, dismissive laugh.

“If someone’s outperformed you, there’s no shame in admitting it,” she said, her eyes steely. “But refusing to apologize after falsely accusing someone is truly disgraceful.”

Jarvis turned to Leanne, hands on his hips. “You’re a grown woman, but you’re acting shameless. The outcome is obvious to everyone—are you really going to keep throwing mud when the truth is right here?”

“We had an agreement. You owe Monica an apology, and so does Rafferty. Both of you.”

Jarvis might have been young, but his words were precise and clear.

At that moment, the judge stood up.

“Judging by the test papers, there’s no evidence of cheating. Monica may have glanced over, but that’s hardly proof she copied. There’s no basis for the accusation.”

The official verdict was final.

The audience buzzed with discussion—everyone understood the situation now.

If Leanne kept pushing, she’d only make things worse for herself.

Millie took a deep breath, her face clouded as she stood up. “Mom, just apologize.”