After smiling at Deanna, Zorion glanced at Raeleigh, and then at Quirina. His eyebrows tightened and he looked disgusted. "If you don't wish for me to question Johan about his upbringing, then it's best that you disappear from my sight. This is a university, not somewhere you can just act as you wish."
"Mr. Whalen, you've misunderstood me. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we're just catching up. I'm not messing with her. Raeleigh, isn't that the case?" Quirina looked at Raeleigh with a flash of hatred in her gaze, warning her to choose her words wisely.
Raeleigh was not concerned, but the smaller the trouble, the better. If she let things go, then she would not suffer from any losses. If she did, then she could not do anything about it.
Quirina had a powerful family background and there was no way she could win against her.
"I'm fine. We're fine. Thank you." Raeleigh didn't know Deanna and Zorion personally. She had only met them once back then when Jepherson dragged her out of the ball. They were stopped by Zorion on their way out and Raeleigh recalled that Zorion had a dislike for her.
She didn't want any trouble.
"Mr. Whalen, there's really no conflict between me and her. You heard her too, didn't you?" Quirina plastered a gentle smile on her face, trying to act like a good girl. Zorion didn't look at her but turned to look at Raeleigh and asked, "Is that so?"
Raeleigh did not answer his question. She turned to look at Deanna and said, "I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern."
Then, Raeleigh dragged Scarlette away and left the scene.
Seeing that Raeleigh had left, Deanna said immediately, "It's not like well gobble her up, so why was she leaving in such a hurry?"
"Do you think they're all as innocent as you?" Zorion said as he watched Raeleigh walk away. Then, he pulled Deanna and walked towards Raeleigh.
"Raeleigh, wait," Zorion said as they left the scene. Quirina clenched her fists as she ground her teeth. Then, she winced. She was not going to let Raeleigh off like this.
"Miss Quirina, Madam Meica is looking for you." Just as Quirina was in a rage, a woman in her thirties came forward to her. Quirina turned to look, and it was her mother's helper, Auntie Hannia.
"Auntie Hannia, what's the matter?" Quirina had just left the hospital, and her family was already looking for her.
"Madam Meica wants to see you." Auntie Hannia didn't say much about it. She knew very well that Quirina had to be punished and taught a lesson, or else she would go on creating trouble in school every other day. Even if she was able to marry an influential man in the future, it wouldn't be a good thing if she failed to behave herself.
Quirina thought for a moment and replied, "Let's go."
Quirina turned around and followed Auntie Hannia. Everyone else soon evacuated the scene.
Raeleigh went back to her dorm room and fell into a daze. "Why are you afraid of her? She takes advantage of people like you. If you don't speak up, then she'll only act worse towards you. If she gets used to bullying you in the future, then what are you going to do?" Scarlette said.
Raeleigh looked at Scarlette from her bed and said, "I just want to spend my college years in peace."
"Then, you shouldn't have come. It's rare for people to have a peaceful college life. You're too naive," Scarlette said casually. Then, Raeleigh laughed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"It's as if you know everything."
"Of course." Scarlette walked to the side of Raeleigh's bed and sat down, leaning against her. Scarlette proceeded to lecture her about everything. Then, when it was about time, Raeleigh pulled out her laptop and said, "Shall we play a game?"
"Okay." Immediately, Scarlette felt energized at the mention of their game.
Scarlette intended to bring Raeleigh along on a mission with Hadrian in the game that day, but she didn't manage to find him, so they went looking for the expert in red instead.
"Raeleigh, let's go and have a look. Perhaps, we could befriend him, and we would be able to do anything we want in the game with his guidance. We would be able to make money off this game easily," Scarlette said as she nudged Raeleigh. Raeleigh didn't move and said, "No, it's okay. I'm fine this way."
Then, Raeleigh went offline.
"Hey... why did you log off?" Scarlette looked at Raeleigh while Raeleigh had already switched off her laptop. Raeleigh grabbed a few clothes and placed them into her pail. "I'm going to do my laundry. I'll help you with yours too. You can go ahead and have fun. I want to retire early today."
Then, Raeleigh went to do her laundry. Scarlette stopped playing the game too and followed Raeleigh to do laundry.
Jepherson put down the computer and got out of his bed. He smiled and said, "Stuart, prepare the car."
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