Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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"Call her sister now, but have other plans later? Oh, Hugo Bennet. I see I got a rival in a few years."

The veins in Hugo's forehead protruded at the malicious remarks this guy had uttered. "You do have a death wish -

"What's going on in here?"

Suddenly, Hugo and Ray froze at the elderly voice that reached their ears. When they turned, they saw one of the senior teachers standing several feet away.

"Ahh." Ray smiled happily and said, "Nothing, teacher. Hugo is just helping me fix my collar."

The teacher frowned. "Ray, do you think I don't see what's happening here?"

"I'm warning you! Hugo peeled his eyes from the teacher to Ray. "Stir more trouble, and you'd regret it."

After saying his piece, he released him and walked away.

"Hugo Bennet!" the teacher called, but Hugo didn't stop. "Tsk. Hugo."

"Teacher, it's alright. It was my fault anyway, so Hugo is a little pissed," Ray appeared in front of the teacher amicably. "Don't worry. Everything's settled now."

The teacher's frown remained despite Ray's explanation. "Ray, I heard what happened. Stop causing trouble to other students."

"Yes, yes-"

The teacher scolded Ray for a good two minutes, lecturing him about the importance of being a part of the star student section. He eventually forgot about Hugo because Hugo was a good kid, and for him to react like that, he knew Ray poked the bear.

Ray felt exhausted and simply wanted to take a nap. But still, he went

Knock Knock

much to his surprise, the headmaster was seated behind the desk with a grim expression. Opening

inside was

he frowned deeply, knowing stepping in would put him in a tricky situation. "Uh... I'm late, huh?" he

he still knocked louder once and

the classroom, the class hadn't started yet.

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turn to her. She looked around first

tilted her

"Who the culprit is."

Penny, she instinctively glanced at Nina's desk. It was empty.

to whisper in Penny's ears. When she drew her head back, she was expecting more reaction from her. But alas, Penny just stared at

pursed her lips. "I thought they'd

angry when

ears. "Who would have thought that the class president likes

it should have. Everyone turned their attention

is our classmate. It's not okay to gossip about your classmates when she's being framed for something she

you believe those types of people over someone who had been a good student from the beginning?" Patricia arched a brow and rose from her seat as if she would start a

of the students remarked, only to receive a

I thought we were classmates, and as classmates, we should be each other's allies. They're framing

is the easiest target. Patricia clicked her tongue, glaring daggers