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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.

the scolding, Ray felt exhausted and simply wanted to take a nap.

Knock Knock

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

people he knew inside was the

stepping in would put him in a tricky situation. "Uh... I'm late,

still knocked

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

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quietly, making Penny turn to her. She looked around first and rose from her seat, hurrying to Penny's desk. "Did

tilted her head. "Hear,

"Who the culprit is."

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

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. "Penny, did you hear what I said?" she frowned. "It was Nina. Those girls

thought they'd deal with it in the

said, but they got angry when they

bratty voice reached their ears. "Who would have thought that the class president

louder than it should have. Everyone

okay to gossip about your classmates when she's being framed for something she would never

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

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

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 did! Worse, they manipulated

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