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Lindsay thought, ‘But what’s done is done. Now, all we can do is try to downplay it. After all, it’s just a student drama, and no one got hurt.‘
When Alicia said the word “perpetrator,” Lindsay instantly got pissed. She thought, “This little brat is obviously trying to blow things out of proportion‘
Lindsay snapped, “Alicia, what are you even saying? So what if someone posted on the school forum? It’s just some student drama. Why are you making such a big deal out of it? Perpetrator? Did anyone die? No, no one’s been hurt at all.”
Alicia looked straight at Lindsay. “You really think this is no big deal? If I’d been a little weaker, I might’ve jumped off a building. The only reason no one died is because I was strong enough to handle it.”
Lindsay was getting ready to argue again, but Bonnie furrowed her brows and interrupted, “So, what on earth happened here?”
Derek looked a bit lost–he figured this was supposed to be yesterday’s news. As far as he was concerned, the matter was already settled.
He turned to Alicia. “Alicia, could you tell us exactly what went down?”
Alicia gave a simple summary of what had happened, speaking not just to Bonnie and Derek, but also to the cluster of curious seniors gathered to watch the scene unfold.
The other seniors, who seemed pretty chummy with Bonnie, started ribbing her. “Oh, Bonnie, you always say you’ve got great judgment, but looks like you missed the boat this time and ended up giving the poor victim a hard time.”
Another one laughed. “Seriously, Bonnie, it’s a good thing you finally stepped down and let Derek take over. If you were still in charge, who knows how many kids would’ve had to take the blame for no reason?“.
Bonnie was actually pissed at all the jokes flying her way. She pointed right at the Judds and snapped, “Oh, please! You guys really know how to turn things around and accuse others when you’re the ones at fault.”
Then she faced Derek. “Derek, that girl deserves a straight answer. That student needs to be kicked out for good. I’ll keep my eyes on this–if you try to let it slide or cover it up, I won’t stand for it.”
Derek nodded. “Mrs. Clifford, I’ll handle this seriously. I thought we’d already sorted this out and had Bruce take care of it. But who knows what went wrong with him–it’s been days, and even a small matter like this is still hanging.”
Seeing things get even worse, Lindsay started bawling, slapping her thigh. “We’re suffering here! The rich are always picking on the poor like us…”
Bonnie had had enough and called over the Linen Bay Residences‘ security guards. “Are you just going to stand there while these folks cause a commotion? What do we even pay you for?”
The guards were lost for words. ‘Wasn’t she the one just now joining the crowd and making sure things were fair? How’s it suddenly our fault for not throwing people out?‘ they wondered.
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But she was a resident, and they were just security–there was nothing they could say. So in the end, all they could do was step up and tell the Judd family to leave.
The Judds could only slink away, tails tucked, looking completely deflated.
Bonnie turned to Derek. “Let’s go. I’m coming with you to the school. I want to see this handled right with my own eyes.”
She didn’t wait for an answer–just got into Derek’s car, and he followed right after.
The Judd family hid at a street corner, watching as Derek and Bonnie drove away.
Nora was freaking out now. “Mom, what do we do? President Lee was about to forget about this, but now he’s all over it again!”
Lindsay was frustrated too. She never thought that with just one phone call, that old lady could make the Premier Academy’s president show up in person.
Frank muttered, “So what now? Nora’s really going to get expelled this time, isn’t she?”
Nora looked totally defeated, but Lindsay gritted her teeth. “Nora, go talk to Tiffany. Since she promised to help, let her deal with it.”
Frank chimed in, “Yeah, let Tiffany handle it. If she can’t fix this, just expose the proof that she put you up to all this.”
This time, Lindsay didn’t object.
Back at home, Nora spent forever trying to work up the nerve before finally hitting call on Tiffany. Honestly, she was intimidated by Tiffany–worried Tiffany could ruin her life, and terrified the Lawrence family might back their family into a dead end.
But before she could even dial, the school had already posted her expulsion notice online for everyone to see.
Tiffany was still staring at that notice when her phone buzzed with Nora’s call.
On the line, Nora didn’t dare threaten Tiffany like Frank said. She could only beg, “Tiffany, I’m really getting expelled. Please, you promised you’d help me—please, I’m desperate!”
Tiffany barely glanced away from the announcement before answering, her voice cold. “I’ll ask my dad. Hanging up now.”
Tiffany rushed straight into the study, finding Hugh just as he finished his call with Bruce.
She came in, sounding desperate. “Dad, Nora still got expelled. Can you do anything about it?”
Hugh gave a cold snort. “She basically asked for it. No one to blame but herself.”
Tiffany blinked, clearly confused. “What happened?”
Hugh said, “Mr. Sherman just called. Nora went and caused a scene at Linen Bay Residences in front of Alicia,
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