Alpha Hayley's Destined Mate by Andrea Townsend

Chapter 456 Call Her Out

Hayley’s POV:

48 Pearls

She looked at me, clearly puzzled, and said, “Kirsty mentioned that you weren’t feeling well and left rehearsal carly.”

The mention of her name made me glance up at Kirsty, my eyes narrowing as I studied her closely.

Kirsty quickly avoided my gaze, her uneasiness apparent as she stammered, “I noticed you hadn’t come back to rehearsal, so I just assumed you went to rest because you weren’t feeling well…”

I let out a long, drawn–out “I see,” then moved a step closer, leaning in just enough to whisper in her ear, “Are you sure there’s nothing more to the story? Or should I ask, are you sure you didn’t do anything else?”

Kirsty jerked away from me, panic flashing across her face. She looked around frantically before mumbling, “I don’t know what you mean. Class is about to start…

With that, she turned quickly and rushed back to her seat.

I didn’t call her out on it, but I already had a clear understanding of what had happened.

the classroom, a warm smile on his face.

me, he’walked over. “So, have you figured out

replied, “I’ve solved it, but I need to double–check my work first. I’ll go over it

I noticed Professor Cain’s expression shift to one of shock. “You’ve already

was much louder than expected, and several of my classmates turned to

tone becoming more urgent. “Show me what you have. What did you get?”

two results–one is half the square

even more shaken, his hands trembling as he urged, “Quick, let me see it!”

papers with my calculations. He rushed to the front of the room, hurriedly wrapping up the lesson

classmates exchanged confused glances, unsure of

what’s going on with

“I’m not

if Professor Cain isn’t going to teach, I might

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Call Her Out

stood up and headed toward