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.

the scolding, Ray felt exhausted and simply wanted to take a nap. But still, he went to the headmaster's

Knock Knock

a knock, he carefully peeked through the gap in case a book would come flying to him. But much to his surprise, the headmaster was seated behind the desk with a grim expression. Opening the

knew inside was the fans Ray got kicked

he frowned deeply, knowing stepping in would put him in a

his reluctance, he still knocked louder once

the classroom, the class

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around first and rose from

tilted her head.

"Who the culprit is."

at Nina's desk.

closer 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 her without any trace of surprise.

thought they'd deal with it in

they got angry when they

Suddenly, Patricia's bratty voice reached their ears. "Who would have thought that

Patricia's voice louder than it should

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

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 overreacted when I just talked to Ginnie. But you're blatantly gossiping about Surely,

you please be quiet?" one of the students remarked, only to receive a hiss

save themselves!" The look she was receiving added more fuel to her heart. "This is not okay! I thought we were classmates, and as classmates, we should be each other's allies. They're framing Nina for something they

target. Patricia clicked her