While Julien could not tell whether Lyra's voice was reality or a dream, her voice rang out again. "Julien, open the door..."
Upon hearing Lyra's cries, Julien came to his senses and confirmed that it was not a dream.
He lifted the quilt and got out of bed. After turning on the light, he walked toward the door.
As soon as Julien opened the door, he saw the woman with messy hair and clothes outside his room. For a moment, he was stunned. With a frown, he said, "Lyra?"
"Julien..." Lyra looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
Julien's expression sank when he realized she had injuries on her face. "What happened?"
When Lyra heard his question, her lips quivered in grievance, and she cried even louder. She was just about to jump into his arms, but Julien subconsciously took a step back to avoid her.
Lyra pounced in on a space and stopped crying for a moment. Then, she looked at him begrudgingly." Julien, did you just avoid me?"
"Ahem." Julien knew that his reaction just now hurt her. Hence, he covered his lips and cleared his throat, explaining, "Sorry, Lyra. You know I'm a neat freak."
"I know, but-"
"Alright. Tell me what happened to you." Julien interrupted her.
Lyra bit her lower lip. "I was stuffed into a sack and beaten up."
When Julien heard that she was stuffed into a sack, his first reaction was to laugh.
In fact, he actually smiled. Although it was just a small one, Lyra still saw it.
"Julien!" Lyra stomped her foot angrily. "I've been beaten up, and you're laughing at me?"
"Sorry." Julien coughed another two more times and put away his smile before asking in a low voice, "Who beat you up?"
Surprisingly, he did not feel angry that Lyra was beaten up.
"It was Ms. Raines and the others. They told Jayden to lure me out of my room. Then, they knocked me out and put me in a sack. They brought me to the park outside, where they punched and kicked me. Look, Julien. I'm covered in injuries."
Lyra lifted her sleeve, revealing the large and small bruises for him to see. "They did all this. They also splashed water on me. Julien, you have to do something about this. They've gone too far."
Julien looked at the bruises on Lyra's arms but still did not feel angry. However, his voice was cold. "Okay. You go back and wash up first. I'll go find Jayden."
"Okay." Lyra nodded and staggered back to her room next door.
Julien raised his head and looked upstairs before walking up the stairs.
"Jayden Flint, come out!" He stood in front of Jayden's room and knocked on the door expressionlessly.
Jayden opened the door. The moment he saw Julien, a hint of guilt flashed in his eyes before it quickly disappeared. He yawned and pretended to be very sleepy. "What is it, Julien?"
"Were you involved in beating Lyra up?" Julien looked at Jayden deep in the eyes.
Jayden was someone who did not know how to lie. Hence, when Julien's sharp eyes stared at him, he immediately revealed himself by stammering. He could not find the words to explain himself.
Julien's expression darkened. "I can't believe you actually did something like that."
"She deserved it. It's her fault for harming Sydney." Jayden grunted.
Julien frowned. "So you guys beat her up because of what happened during the day?"
"So what if it is?" Jayden muttered softly.
Julien looked at him coldly for a moment. "I won't be giving you any pocket money for the next three months. Reflect on your actions."
After that, he ignored Jayden's wailing and went to knock on Hunter's door.
Soon, everyone on the third floor came out and crowded around the corridor.
They glanced at each other, knowing what Julien was here for. Lyra must have woken up and snitched on them, so Julien was here to come after them.
"Julien, it's the middle of the night now. What do you want by waking us all up?" Hunter stretched and leaned against the door frame, asking languidly.
"Yeah. Are you crazy?" Luke’s lips curled into a grin.
Sydney also leaned against the door frame, her eyes slightly closed as if she was about to fall asleep again.
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