"Don't you know exactly why I'm looking for you?"
Claire scoffed. She had been sick of Levi for a long time.
"How should I kn—"
Before Levi could finish his sentence, Ye Sheng snatched a plate of food from a passing student and slammed it directly over his head.
He even heard Claire calmly tell the student, "Borrowing this for a second."
The food wasn't burning hot, so there was no physical pain, but the humiliation was absolute.
"You-!" Levi opened his mouth to yell, and a piece of Glazed Short Rib slid right off his forehead and into his mouth.
Claire clicked her tongue. "What a waste of perfectly good ribs."
Levi's face darkened with rage. His arrogant swagger from spreading those rumors was completely gone.
"Claire! You have zero respect for upperclassmen! Do you really think being a prodigy makes you immune to the university's rules?" he bellowed.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I must be blind. I didn't even see you there."
Claire smiled at him, though her eyes were icy. "Has anyone ever told you that
spreading defamatory lies can get you thrown in jail?"
"Sloane must not have shown you my file. I have a history of sending classmates to prison."
"You wouldn't want to be next, would you?"
Levi's eyes went wide with shock.
The Student Council members who had been ready to back him up?
They were completely frozen.
Sloane was equally stunned. She hadn't expected Claire to be so brazen about putting a former classmate behind bars.
"That classmate was also guilty of slander and defamation," Claire continued smoothly.
"Levi, I highly recommend you start practicing honesty."
"I know you're just trying to play the loyal dog for your goddess, but I am not your stepping stone."
"And I definitely don't appreciate people whispering behind my back and twisting the truth."
Levi's face went through a spectrum of colors. He couldn't believe he had just been publicly humiliated by a freshman.
He had lost his dignity, but if he could somehow force Claire to apologize, he might be able to salvage some pride.
Sloane handed Levi some napkins to wipe the sauce off his face, casting. a disapproving took at Claire Claire, if there's a misunderstanding, we just talk it out." fo FindNovel.net
"Taking things this far is completely out of line."
Levi was known for his aggressive macho complex.
Sloane was genuinely afraid he would snap and escalate the situation.
"I'm out of line? You don't think Levi fabricating lies about me is out of line?"
"Honestly, I thought he was practically begging to be put in his place."
The other Student Council members exchanged nervous glances before one finally asked, "Claire, are you sure this isn't just a misunderstanding?"
The council members actually had some history with Claire. They had originally tried
to recruit her.
But Claire had politely declined, stating she was simply too busy, and they had backed off.
They viewed her as a polite but distant freshman who lacked the usual reverence for upperclassmen.
Still, she was a renowned prodigy who had made a name for herself early on. A little arrogance was entirely justified.
Levi spreading rumors?
They assumed it was about Claire allegedly begging Sloane for an invitation.
When Levi had first brought it up, the council members weren't stupid. Very few had actually bought it.
A genius like Claire didn't need to fawn over Sloane the way Levi did.
With her sheer talent, she could achieve anything.
Why would she ever need to rely on the Sterling family?
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Only Levi was pathetic enough to invent lies just to score points. And now she had come knocking or rather, come swinging. They waited to see how Levi would talk his way out of this one.