Anna's lips curved into a smile, eyes alive with the fire of hope, looking at Jennifer unblinkingly.
"Jennifer, the person who cheated, is you!"
"What are you saying?!” Jennifer was so angry her tone climbed a notch.
Anna laughed and walked towards her, her voice calm and steady, so all her classmates could hear her.
"To earn a high salary, you worked as a chest model at a lingerie company!"
Their surroundings exploded in a cacophony of noises.
"She's the daughter of the Wurst family, a socialite through and through. How could she be a chest model, just to place first!”
Jennifer blushed till the tips of her ears were red," Anna Hamilton! Shut up! Who... I never did that!"
"I have photos as proof, they're original, not photoshopped. It shows your face clearly!" Anna raised her phone up high.
Her classmates' eyes shone brightly, "Let me see, let m e see!"
"Send it to the class group, we can all share it!"
Nina laughed, "That's right Anna, send it to us! We want to see what she's hiding underneath her clothes!"
Nina glanced towards Jennifer...
Everyone's eyes traced hers and looked towards her. Jennifer was so furious she crossed her arms across her chest and scolded, "There's nothing to see!"
"Just show us! You took the photos to show people, didn't you?" Everyone chimed in happily, excitement written across their faces.
Anna smiled evilly, "You guys want to see?"
Everyone nodded enthusiastically, "Of course! We want to see badly!"
"Anna Hamilton-" Jennifer shouted in anger.
Anna laughed lightly and tucked her phone away, "I won’t do something as shameless as that!"
"Anna Hamilton, are you threatening me?" Jennifer was so angry her face was as red as a tomato.
"When did I threaten you? You said you didn't do it? Then why are you afraid?"
"Anna Hamilton!" Jennifer gritted her teeth, continued holding her head up high, "Even if I did it so what? I earned a living with my own abilities, not like you, cheater!"
"You said I cheated, but you did too!" Anna retorted.
"How did I cheat? I used the 100 dollars as principal and earned the 100,000 dollars salary with my own hard work and labor!"
"If what you said is correct, then why don't we all just g o work as prostitutes? Is that right?" Nina snapped.
Everyone nodded in agreement, "It's not right at all."
Jennifer stomped her feet furiously, "I worked as a model, what's wrong with that? You sold the sample w e did in school as practice, that's cheating!"
Anna smiled lightly, "So according to your logic, you used your body, the beautiful figure you gained over the years to earn a profit, and that’s not considered cheating?"
"Anna Hamilton, you!" Jennifer stammered, infuriated. "Don't try to get yourself out of this by clever wordplay! You're obviously the cheater!"
"Alright then, let everyone decide! I used my sample film to gain employment, in the end, the idea I sold was a new sample I made in the last three days. If I'm considered a cheater, then you, who used your figure you cultivated over the years to earn a profit, are also a cheater!"
Everyone was confused by her words, discussing the issue amongst themselves.
"Then... I think both of them cheated!"
"It doesn't make sense!"
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