"Lily Lowell, you have to take responsibility for spreading rumors. Do you want to apologize to me on a loop in the cafeteria, or do you want to go to the police
station? Take your pick!"
"I'm standing right here and you still dare to make things up. Let me guess, you were the one who said our class's arts rep was dating a girl from class three, right?"
"And you were the one who said the academic rep was peeping in the showers?" "And the one who said the sports rep was into guys?"
Claire's mouth fired off like a machine gun, cutting off Lily every time she tried to argue back.
Claire was beating someone up in the cafeteria again!
Macy Wade was quick-witted enough to send Tabitha Prince to get the counselor.
Claire wasn't afraid. She openly accused the three of spreading rumors, badmouthing her, and framing an innocent person.
She wasn't just throwing hands; she had proof.
She had the audio recording ready.
Macy and her friends never expected that just whispering a few words of gossip would hit such a solid wall.
They especially didn't expect Claire to have kept evidence.
"Mr. Harrison, I'm not purposely making trouble for you, but they are the ones refusing to get along with their classmates."
"Never mind the fact that Cyrus had ulterior motives for chasing me. Even if he didn't, what does it have to do with them?"
"Just because a guy pursues me, does that mean I have to date him?"
"How am I supposed to focus on my studies like this?"
Hearing that Claire's studies were being delayed by this, the counselor wasn't having it.
He sternly criticized Macy and the other two, then focused his scolding on Cyrus. "Cyrus Franklin, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"Claire got into this school as the top student in the country. If you intentionally harass her and cause her grades to drop, you'll be a sinner to our department!"
"The old professors in the math department are already eyeing her like hawks. Just think about it—if she gets poached back by them, you'll be the one getting chewed out!"
"Even if your grandfather is... he won't be able to save you!"
Zane Harrison let loose a torrent of scolding, leaving Cyrus hanging his head in defeat.
He had already realized his mistake.
However, he was more worried about his sister's pride taking a hit.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Harrison. I know I was wrong, and I won't bother Claire anymore."
His intentions were wrong, so he deserved the scolding.
Cyrus apologized quickly.
It made Zane lose his momentum to keep yelling.
"You should be apologizing to Claire. Look at how much trouble you've caused her."
"If you hadn't been chasing her, would Macy and the others have tried to stand up for you and badmouthed Claire in the process?"
"If those three hadn't been gossiping, would they have gotten food trays dumped on them?"
Cyrus glanced at the three gossiping
girls, remembering the classic
phrase parents always used. Im
doing this for your own good.'
Why did these three have to stick their noses where they didn't belong!
They deserved to get beaten up!
Then he thought of his sister,
Latonia. It seemed he had also been
a his hose wit didn't
belong in this whole affair.
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His sister might even despise him behind his back for messing things up.
Cyrus reflected on his actions.
Macy and her two friends were still a bit defiant.
They felt the counselor was being biased.
"Mr. Harrison, even if we shouldn't have said those things, Claire can't just go
around dumping food trays on people, right?"
"So, do you want to be sent to the police station?" Zane wasn't just blindly taking Claire's side.
He knew Claire actually had the power to send them there.
Even if they didn't go to jail, just taking a trip down there would easily spark rumors.
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These three were young girls with thin skin. Getting a tray of food dumped on them was one thing, but could they really joke around with their futures?
Zane even felt he was being considerate of them.