Hazel really didn't want to let the girls go, especially Kathie. If she let her off the hook without any consequences, Kathie would think that she was afraid and would definitely come after her again. However, even if she couldn't really teach her a lesson, she also couldn't let Mandy get what she wanted.
"You guys are quite skilled at picking on people." Hazel asked coldly, "You often bully students in school, don't you?"
"We, we just play with the classmates to enhance their fondness of us," said Kathie, reluctant to admit her mistakes.
"Play? Enhance fondness?" Hazel sneered.
Kathie once caused a girl in their class to cut her wrist, she was trying to commit suicide. Although the girl was saved, it caused quite a stir, and in the end, her parents, Mike and Amy Anderson, gave the victim a lot of money to calm down the matter and make her let it go.
Hazel had heard Isaac talking about it, he was furious about the entire situation.
"What about letting me play and enhance your fondness of me?" Hazel sneered and kicked Kathie in the leg abruptly!
"Ouch," Kathie screamed as she directly knelt down. She raised her head in disbelief and roared with shame and anger, "Hazel Crowe, are you really bold enough to bully me?! Do you know what you're doing? Do you think Master Denmark will fall out with us because of you, imposter?"
"Shut up, you idiot!" Hazel coldly pointed the gun at her. Kathie's face was instant as white as a sheet, and she shut her mouth in fright instantly.
"It seems you're 16 years old." Hazel sighed with emotions. "Glad you're old enough."
"What, what do you mean?" Kathie looked at her in horror.
"What do I mean?" Hazel said with a grim smile, "Driving without a license is a trivial matter, but bullying a classmate and holding a gun can put you in jail for several years. Do you believe me?!"
"Don't, don't you dare!" She was an a.s.s in a lion's skin, but the fear in her eyes had betrayed her. "Are you really not worried that it would drive a wedge between the two families?"
Hazel's smile got even colder. "What does that have to do with me?"
Kathie's face dimmed instantly. Hazel really didn't care… Will I really have to be put in jail for that long?
She shouted in terror, "No! Let go of me! Hazel, I won't do it again! I bought a fake gun, but I don't know how it turned out to be a real one! I beg you…"
"Are you afraid now? Isn't it too late?" Hazel's eyes twinkled, and she chuckled. "Do you think you're being persecuted? If you hadn't come here trying to be a hero, we wouldn't be in this situation, would we? Besides, this is a family affair of the Denmark family, and it has nothing to do with your family. Blame it on people whining in front of you. You're too eager to help people take revenge against me, aren't you?"
Kathie understood instantly. The next moment, her eyes were full of anger. "Hazel Crowe, I was used! It was Mandy who deliberately came to me and pretended to be pitiful, and I was too annoyed! Your real enemy is her. She must be the one who wants to drive a wedge between the Denmarks and Andersons."
Hazel was speechless. Kathie was used to being arrogant, and even if it were her fault, she wouldn't admit to it. Mandy wanted to get away with the incident, but Kathie would never say it was her to save herself. Besides, Hazel knew Mandy did it on purpose and that she didn't need to enlighten Kathie, who would completely blame Mandy.
But the punishment wasn't enough for Mandy, who actually had replaced a fake gun with a real one for murdering her!
"You said you were used, but you don't have any evidence. How can I believe you?" Hazel said coldly, "How about I'll call Mandy now? As long as she admits she asked you to come for me, I'll let you go."
"Okay, okay. Call her!" Kathie said delightfully. She was always selfish and only cared about her own life, how could she care about Mandy's? Additionally, Hazel only gave her one option, so of course, she couldn't wait to contact Mandy.
Hazel gave her an indifferent glance and quietly called Mandy.
Mandy quickly answered she was clearly a bit surprised. "Hazel Crowe, why are you calling me?"
"Look at it yourself." Hazel turned on video chat and pointed the camera at Kathie and others, Mandy looked slightly uncomfortable.
According to her original plan, the best result would be that Kathie killed or hurt Hazel with the real gun. Even if Hazel were really very lucky and escaped, this incident would be just Kathie's fault. After all, Mandy didn't leave any trace and had even discouraged Kathie from doing it. Of course, her warning only made Kathie angrier with Hazel.
But what had happened? Kathie was so useless, and the four of them were actually captured by Hazel instead, and she was the one who called her. Was it Kathie who had betrayed her even though she had done nothing suspicious?
"Hazel, what do you mean?" Mandy pretended she didn't understand Hazel's words.
"Let me tell you," Hazel said quietly. "The four of them said it was you who had incited them to bully me so that there would be a wedge between the Denmark family and the Anderson family. Of course, I don't believe them, but as long as you say what they said was true, I'll let them go."
"Mandy, help me!" Kathie shouted worriedly, "Tell her I did just as you told me to! You're so kind, and you'll definitely save me, right? As long as you admit it, she'll let me go!"
Mandy clenched her teeth in anger. She didn't expect Kathie would shift the blame onto her. The plan which should have killed Hazel with perfection didn't only fall short but also made her the center of the conflict.
But how could she possibly confess to the crime of plotting to kill people, inciting the Anderson family to fight with the Denmark family?
"Kathie, I've never asked you to do this!" Mandy clenched her teeth and finally said with a heartbroken look. "I just said a few words to Lucy, why were you so impulsive…"
"Don't say anything else," Hazel said as she stared at her through the phone. "Just tell me whether or not, if it was you who prompted Kathie to kill me. If you say yes, I'll let Kathie go right now!"