Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 1767

Fiona was still reeling from James's cryptic message, "Don't leave after class."

"Did he mean you shouldn't leave, or was he talking about me?"

"I'm not leaving, and neither are you."

Fiona's face went even paler.

Alec glanced at Fiona, sprawled on the hospital bed, and said, "If we're putting on a show, let's do it right. Your acting might be awful, but don't bother going to class this afternoon."

Fiona nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at grain. If the afternoon class was with James, she'd much rather fake sickness here.

By the time evening rolled around, it was supposed to be time for school to dismiss. Suddenly, an alarm blared over the loudspeakers, followed by the principal's precise announcement: "Attention, students. Please be advised that due to a scheduled emergency drill, you must leave the school premises immediately after dismissal."

a scheduled emergency drill, please leave the

announcement, started making their way out. "Why's there an emergency drill all of a sudden? We've never

but getting out early is always

you seen the new teacher? He's so handsome! I heard he's practically

students, buzzing with gossip about James's glory days in Devonport, made their way out of the

in every student's eyes was stationed at the entrance of the school building. The Burke family's bodyguards had swept through the entire campus. Once it

out those massive

anything like it. Is

better look. But the security guards blocked their view. "An emergency drill is happening inside. For safety reasons, all

black-suited security guards they'd never seen before. And it

surrounded by these guards, sealing off

or onlookers were lingering

campus, Alec was already standing in the