As soon as Jared finished speaking, everyone in the classroom came to a realization.
So that was what happened!
Moments later, they started to reprimand Wendy.
“Is she not ashamed?”
“That’s right! If the police didn’t find out that they were pretending to have a concussion, wouldn’t Arielle
be the one to be arrested? How dare she say that it’s not a big deal.”
“Doesn’t she feel embarrassed?”
The color drained from Wendy’s face when more and more people began to speak out for Arielle.
Finally, she could not stand it anymore and ran out of the classroom with reddened eyes.
Why is everyone scolding me when I’m helping the two girls? Even if Arielle isn’t at fault, what did I do
wrong? I was just being kind!
Wendy clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palm. Her hatred toward Arielle had
grown more intense.
At that moment, she felt a hand on her shoulder.
Shortly afterward, Donovan’s voice sounded from behind her. “Wendy, the class is about to start. Why
are
you sitting here crying? What happened?”
Turning her head, she saw his face, and the tears trickled down her face instantly.
“Mr. Baxter, was I really at fault?”
Confused, he quickly asked, “What happened?”
She replied vaguely, “Two students from our class had a little misunderstanding with Arielle, and she
called the police to arrest them. I was worried that it would have a bad influence on the university’s
image if things got serious, so I spoke out for them. As a result, everyone in the class, including Arielle,
began to reprimand me. Mr. Baxter, don’t you think I speak out for them?”
As soon as he heard her words, he was seething with anger.
Arielle! It’s Arielle again! Does she think she can do whatever she wants with Vinson’s support? Does
she think that I’m dead?
Taking a glance at Wendy, he comforted, “You didn’t do anything wrong. Don’t doubt yourself because
of what they said. Wait here. I’ll go and take a look.”
In response, Wendy choked and nodded.
Looking at Donovan’s figure, she felt impatient and could not help but follow him.
The moment he walked into the classroom, the two girls
were being dragged out by the police.
“Wait!” Immediately, he strode forward and stopped the police. “I’m their homeroom teacher. It’s just a
small dispute between students. There’s no need to arrest them as we can settle this privately.”
Just as he finished speaking, the police looked at him peculiarly, making him feel awkward.
Doubtful, he questioned, “What’s the matter? Can’t they settle the matter privately if they’re willing to do
that?”
At that, he glared at Arielle and uttered, “Do you really need to call the police for such a small matter?
Don’t you know that if you do this, you’ll ruin their lives?”
Arielle responded flatly, “I’m not the one to decide that.”
In an instant, he inquired displeasedly, “What do you mean?”
At that moment, all the students in the class explained the situation to him.
“Mr. Baxter, they lied that Arielle had hurt them badly. If they were successful, she would be jailed for a
few years.”
“That’s right, Mr. Baxter. It was obvious that they provoked Arielle first. Arielle’s brother couldn’t stand it
and pushed them gently, but they said they had a concussion and called the police to arrest Arielle.”
“It’s not Arielle who wants to arrest them. She’s just defending her legal rights.”
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