Chapter 189 - Empire Club
Regarding the girl who jumped off the building...
In an effort to prevent unnecessary chaos, the school quickly issued a statement claiming that the girl did not jump intentionally. According to their report, she had fallen accidentally while on the fifth floor. They also warned students not to be reckless in the hallways, promising punishments for anyone caught doing so.
Meanwhile, Emily had spent over an hour piecing together the full story behind the tragic incident.
The girl in question, Rosa, came from a modest background. Since enrolling in college, she had been working part-time to support herself. However, three months ago, her father was diagnosed with acute renal failure. Despite undergoing treatment, his condition worsened, eventually turning into chronic renal failure, which was far more complicated to manage.
The hospital advised that her father urgently needed a kidney transplant, warning that the procedure would cost approximately 500,000, including the cost of the donor kidney. For someone like Rosa, with no financial resources, this was an insurmountable sum. The pressure mounted when the hospital gave them only three days to come up with the money, threatening to prioritize other patients if they failed to pay.
Rosa knew how serious the situation was; without this opportunity, there was no telling when they would find another suitable donor. But the prospect of raising such a large amount of money in a short time seemed impossible.
At her lowest point, a person she knew through her part-time job told her that there was a way to secure the money—though it came with a heavy price.
Desperate, Rosa agreed to what she knew was a terrible sacrifice. She was introduced to Bentley, the boss of the Empire Club, who promised her the money if she complied. Unfortunately, after he slept with her, Bentley showed his true colors. He secretly filmed the encounter and threatened to release the video if she ever tried to cause trouble.
Rosa, humiliated and ashamed, didn't know how to face her parents or anyone else. After wandering the campus in a daze, she couldn't bear it any longer and made the tragic decision to take her own life.