Chapter 204,Coolest Girl in Town
“What I said is the truth—you are indeed pregnant.” Jacinda believed that it was the truth and Elise was clearly lying. “Do you have any evidence?” Elise questioned. “If not, I could sue you for slandering.” At that, Jacinda pointed at Elise’s tummy and countered, “This is the evidence.
Mr. Harris, I think that everything will be clear as long as she goes to the hospital to perform an ultrasound. However, Miss Sinclair, are you willing to go?” “To be honest, I don’t really want to go, but it seems like you want me to, Miss Kate,” Elise murmured with a chuckle, to which Jacinda taunted, “Ha! I think that it is you who does not have the courage to go! If you are really pregnant, admit it now in front of the teacher so that we can settle this privately.
Everything can still be discussed. However, if you insist on your claim, nobody can tell what will happen once the matter escalates.” Elise looked straight at the homeroom teacher. “Mr. Harris, I think that this is a misunderstanding. I’m not pregnant, so there’s no need to do any checkup at the hospital.” Upon hearing that, Jacinda thought that Elise didn’t dare to go to the hospital. Since things had come to this point, she couldn’t care less and shouted, as if she was standing up for justice, “No, Mr. Harris! If she doesn’t go, we will be unable to give an explanation to the others.
How could you let her off the hook and allow her to ruin the school’s reputation just because of her outstanding results?” Mr. Harris pursed his lips, inwardly agreeing with Jacinda as he thought that she had a point. First of all, he had faith in Elise, but since the rumors had been spreading like wildfire in the school, allowing it to continue to spread not only would affect Elise but also the school’s reputation. Hence, in his opinion, revealing the truth to the public would be the only way to debunk the rumor.
“Miss Sinclair, I suggest that you come with me to the hospital. Since the truth will speak for itself, I think that there’s no harm in making this trip.” Elise gave it some thought and replied, “Mr. Harris, I’ve said that I’m not pregnant, but I don’t mind making this trip. However, if it’s proven that I’m indeed innocent, how will you deal with this student who maliciously slandered me and harmed my reputation?” Mr. Harris understood her underlying meaning.
As Elise was a student with a potential that he hadn’t encountered for years, he naturally sided with her, so he directly answered, “If it is proven that you are indeed innocent, which also proves that someone has made up the rumors and kicked up this fuss, I’ll make sure justice is upholded. Today, one of you two will have to be expelled from the school.” Jacinda was shocked by his declaration. In other words, there was no turning back after this. If she continued on with this accusation, she would be putting her own future at stake. Initially, she had a hard time using her connections to transfer into this school, so she definitely wouldn’t want to leave after attending for barely a few days.
She balled her fists, suddenly feeling that it wasn’t worthwhile risking her future because of this. “Mr. Harris, I think… maybe we should just… forget about it.” As soon as she said that, the door was suddenly opened and Alexander was seen elegantly marching into the office. The moment he stepped into the office, the atmosphere in the spacious office abruptly changed. All the teachers present knew who Alexander was and were aware about his identity—he was the most important person in Athesea, a man who nobody dared to offend. “Forget it?
Who gave you the power to say such shameless words?” Alexander spoke in a seemingly calm but cold voice, which instantly made Jacinda pale. “Y-Y-Young Master Alex, I-I-I—” she stuttered, not even able to say a complete sentence. Without sparing her a glance, Alexander walked up to Elise and put his arm around her shoulder, which made it rather obvious who he sided with. Even Mr. Harris couldn’t help but to wipe the sweat on his forehead. “Young Master Alex, what brings you here?” Alexander gently answered, “Someone is bullying my fiancée, so I came to stand up for her.”
His words instantly enlightened Mr. Harris. “Young Master Alex, you must have misunderstood. Our school promotes unity, so something like that can’t possibly happen,” he responded and he couldn’t be bothered by the sweat on his forehead anymore. Upon hearing that, Alexander darted a cold glare at Jacinda. “Are you the one who started the rumor?” His attention on her caused her to feel an invisible pressure building up, which actually deprived her the ability to breathe. “I-I-I—” To make matters worse, Mr. Harris directly chimed in, “Miss Kate here was the one who came to me to report that Miss Sinclair is pregnant.
Personally, I doubt that an excellent student like Elise would do such a thing, but I have the responsibility to stop the rumors from continuing circulating. Therefore, Young Master Alex, I feel that there’s a need for Miss Sinclair to cooperate with us in order for the truth to be revealed.” Alexander turned to Elise, who was in his arms, and gave her a comforting gaze. “What kind of evidence do you need? What she said is the truth.” Mr. Harris nodded repeatedly at that. “Yes, I agree with you, Young Master Alex. My consideration in this matter wasn’t comprehensive enough.
I’ll figure out a way to deal with the inconvenience that Miss Sinclair is facing because of this incident.” At that moment, Elise suddenly tugged at the corner of Alexander’s shirt and interrupted in a small voice, “I’ll deal with this situation myself.” “You want to deal with it yourself?” Alexander’s tone revealed his fondness toward her as the corner of his lips curved upward into a smile. Elise hummed in response. Thereafter, he whispered into her ear in a voice so low that only both of them could hear, “Don’t worry. I’m here to stand up for you.
You are free to do whatever you want and I’ll back you up no matter what happens.” Elise broke into a smile upon hearing that and her eyes shined as bright as stars as she looked at him. “Thank you.” After that, she turned to face Jacinda. In a split second, the smile on her face disappeared and was replaced by immense coldness. “You are the one who started the rumors, right?” Her words sent chills down Jacinda’s spine, but the latter steeled herself and didn’t say a word. “It doesn’t matter if you refuse to admit it,” Elise added. “I’m aware that that’s the truth, anyway.
You deliberately spread the rumor in the school and harmed my reputation. I don’t like to nitpick, but I live by the principle of ‘an eye for an eye’. Besides, I prefer that you understand how you will fall.” Jacinda staggered backward and nearly fell. Ashlyn’s words inadvertently started to echo in her ears—her cousin had warned her that Elise was not someone who was easy to deal with and she should never underestimate her. Nonetheless, there was no turning back for her at that moment. “W-What are you going to do?” Elise raised an eyebrow.
“Didn’t you spread a rumor that I’m pregnant?” “It isn’t a rumor. You are indeed pregnant,” Jacinda anxiously snapped. However, the moment she said that, she could see Alexander’s expression sink when he heard that as he stood off to one side. Elise scoffed, “Very well. You insisted on your accusation, at least. If that’s the case, things will be much simpler. As a matter of fact, it’s quite easy to make things clear, but I don’t intend to let things slide. Mr. Harris, what do you say?”
As the homeroom teacher, Mr. Harris had to take a fair stand, so he replied, “You’re right, Miss Sinclair. After the truth is revealed, if Miss Kate has indeed committed slander and defamation, we will definitely not condone such behavior.” At that point, Jacinda could feel her back drenched in sweat. The rumor had been born solely from her speculation, but judging from how Elise reacted, Jacinda’s own future might be at risk.
“Mr. Harris, I-I think we can just drop this! It was an unintentional mistake. I’m sorry, Miss Sinclair. I really am!” “If an apology could solve a problem, why do we even need the police?” Elise countered indifferently. “Do you think that you don’t need to pay a price for your actions just because you are a minor?” This time, Jacinda was completely defeated. It was a crushing loss even in terms of her morale. “What do you want, then?”
