Chapter 23 - THE PASSING OF THE TORCH
That same evening, Lily shared the details of the student's brave breakthrough with her father over a quiet cup of steaming tea on the front porch as the crickets chirped in the garden.
"She was utterly terrified of losing her entire academic scholarship simply for speaking up about the budget discrepancy," Lily told him, shaking her head as she remembered her own past. "It reminded me so painfully of how I felt when I first uncovered what Whitmore's circle was doing in the chemistry labs."
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Daniel listened intently, his expression filled with a profound, quiet admiration for her unyielding empathy. "And what did you tell her to give her courage?"
"I told her the exact words you taught me, Dad," Lily smiled softly, her eyes shining in the twilight. "That truth is an unquenchable light nobody can ever blow out, no matter how hard they try."
