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“Just walt and see! Julian threatened me before hanging up
[ was busy organizing the information Alex wanted and didn’t have time to dwell on it.
Treceived a call from the university administration the next morning 1 thought that Alex had arrived. When hurtled over to the office, I was surprised to find that julian was sitting there instead. I started to get a bad teeling in my heart.
Julian stood up and said to Mr. Augustine with an aggrieved expression, “It’s her. Peter, the things she said were so hurtful that I ended up resorting to self–harm.” Mr. Auglastine’s expression immediately darkened
1 scotted inwardly Julian really was bad at reading the situation. Was Julian really calling the principell by his name in this setting?
“Serena, would you care to explain yourself?” Mr. Augustine reluctantly asked.
Mr. Herbs stopped forward and said haughtily, “What’s there to explain? The evidence is clear Yesterday, we told you to find some proot by today. Did you manage to find anything
Ishook my head. “Julian is trying to falsely accuse me. You can’t just listen to his side of the story
“It you claim that it’s a tale accusation, then produce the evidence,” Mr. Herbs retorted aggressively. It was clear that he was trying to win Julian’s favor. Tlooked at Mr. Herbs and cool ‘Thelp but sneer. “The accuser should be the one who needs to prove it. Julian s evidence. You can’t just ask me to prove that I didn’t say those things.”
mywords provoked him, then he needs to show the
The video online is evidence enough,” Mr. Herbs said as he stood up to face me. His eyes were filled with malice and wengeance.
Julian had Mr. Herbs and Mr. Augustine behind him. Meanwhile, I was alone. It was clear what load of situation I was in
Mr. Augustine and Mr. Herbs didn’t want to know what the truth was at all. They just wanted to gain favor with the Blakes. They also wanted to suppress the issue to protect the university’s reputation
I was trembling with anger but tried my best to keep my composure. The video online was obviously maliciously edited. Julian, are you trying to twist the facts?”
“I sure am. What can you do about in Julian said with an arrogant smirk.
Mr. Herbs wowed it off. “Alright, alright, that’s enough nonsense from you. We told you to bring a guardian yesterday. Did you? If there are no objections, then we’ll proceed with your expulsion. Make sure you behave yourself after you leave.”
“What she does outside this place is none of your business.”
Just as I was starting to pank, Theard a voice behind me.
It was Alex
1 turned to see his calmly walking into the room in a light khaki suit. His gaze never left me. “Why are you crying?”
Mr. Herts frowned as he looked at Alex “You must be Serena’s guardian. Let me tell you, Serena’s behavior is just unacceptable. We’ve already decided to expel her, so take her home and discipline her properly”
Alex gently wiped away my tears and shielded me behind him. “What exactly happened to warrant her expulsion
Just as Mr. Herbs was about to speak, Mr. Augustine seemed to realize something. He stepped forward with a sleazy smile. “Are you Mr. Hastings from Hastings Group?”
