I repeated what the network admin had told me and went over the locations and times of the videos I had found out about. I noticed Sarah’s expression slowly shift to a frown.

"You didn’t know about this?" I couldn’t help but ask.

She looked at me, her perfectly made-up face showing a hint of panic. "No, I didn’t."

There was a moment of silence as the waiter brought our food.

But neither Sarah nor I had much of an appetite. After the waiter left, I immediately followed up, "Do you think it’s possible that Tyler placed those cameras?"

"He never mentioned the cameras, but... the first time we... got together, he did say something about wanting to record it. I stopped him, though. I thought it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing..."

After saying this, Sarah seemed a little shaken herself. She looked up at me and asked, "Claire, what if this gets out? I really didn’t think it would turn into something like this..."

Hearing the tremble in her voice, I couldn’t help but feel a flash of anger. "Sarah, adults need to be responsible for their actions. Did you really think this wouldn’t lead to consequences?"

Hearing my slightly angry tone, Sarah’s eyes immediately welled up.

As the most popular female teacher, Sarah had always been confident and proud.

Whether giving speeches at ceremonies or leading talks at major meetings, she was always full of energy and never backed down.

I’d known her for years and had never seen her like this before. For a moment, I was stunned.

I only heard Sarah sobbing softly, “Yes… I know. But at the time, I was really in so much pain…”