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

140 Betrayal

"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.

take a nap.

Knock Knock

gap in case a book would come flying to him. But much to his surprise,

inside was the fans

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

still knocked

to the classroom, the class hadn't started yet. Or rather, the teacher

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140 Betrayal

She looked around first and rose from her

her head. "Hear,

"Who the culprit is."

moment these words struck Penny, she instinctively glanced at Nina's desk. It was empty. "That was quick,' she

alas, Penny just stared at her

her lips. "I thought they'd deal with

but they got angry when they found out who it

ears. "Who would have thought

it should have. Everyone

okay to gossip about your classmates when she's being framed for

"Something she would never do? Patricia, the evidence is solid." "And the evidence Ray presented last Friday was solid! Those girls are kicked out and are being salty about it. Besides, they ganged up on Penny. How can 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 rebellion. "I'm saying this because Nina is my friend. You

of the students remarked,

okay! I thought we were classmates, and as classmates, we should be each other's allies. They're framing Nina for something they did! Worse, they manipulated

the easiest target. Patricia clicked her tongue, glaring daggers at Lily. "Lily. I'm