Julien's face was livid and disturbing.
If Luke hadn't brought it up, he wouldn't have known.
He didn't suspect that Luke was lying; after all, he could always investigate if he wanted to.
Luke wasn't afraid of it, so it must be true.
Originally, he thought that his teacher and Erin had only changed in character in the past few years.
But it turned out that they had already changed eight years ago.
Or perhaps, they hadn't changed at all.
Perhaps they had always been like this, but they just hadn't shown their true colors in front of him.
To his surprise, they were such despicable people.
"Sorry," Julien said, taking Sydney's hand. "I know that my teacher has always been protective of his people, but I didn't expect him to go so far as doing these things in my name."
Sydney lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Luke pointed at Julien. "Syd, you see, he has admitted that Mr. McDaniel is blindly protective of his people. So, if Julien pursues this matter and looks for his granddaughter to settle the score, the old man naturally will not sit by. He will definitely use his seniority to mediate. I reckon that Erin was so bold just because she knew that her grandpa would protect her."
"I believe what Luke said," Sydney said, rubbing her cheeks. "It's precisely because she knows that her grandfather loves her and is willing to do anything for her that she dares do this. I have reason to believe that Mr. McDaniel will step in and ask you to spare his granddaughter."
"I won't spare her," Julien replied immediately.
Sydney was delighted by his response, but she was still worried. "What if Mr. McDaniel asks you to spare her? After all, you respect him. If you don't agree, aren't you worried that he'll accuse you in public?"
Julien looked at her with a confident smile. "No, there haven't been any capable people in the McDaniel family for two generations, and they have to rely on me to maintain their current status and decency. If I have a fallout with them, they will soon disappear from the ranks of the giants. Although my teacher is muddleheaded when it comes to his descendants, he will see the reality and will not dare threaten me."
"Really?" Sydney straightened up slightly.
"Yeah!" Julien wrapped his arm around her waist.
His hand opened to the width of her slender waist, which felt so soft.
His eyes darkened, and he couldn't help but squeeze it.
Sydney glared at him, intending to knock his hand off.
But she couldn't do so when Luke was around.
And it would be embarrassing if Julien went further and held her.
Sitting across from them, Luke didn't know what was happening behind the desk. He continued to question Julien, "Even if he won't threaten you, he could expel you from his school and ruin your reputation. If that happens, what will the outside world think of you?"
Luke didn't think someone like Julien would take such a risk.
Sydney also looked at Julien.
It wasn't that she wanted to force him; she just couldn't stand the culprit getting away with it through her connections.
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