The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart novel Chapter 1241

After being turned down a few times, Keira stopped trying to get close to Ronald and instead started dating the school's notorious bad boy, causing quite the stir.

Many speculated that Keira must have been heartbroken to "go off the rails" like that.

Even Keira’s friends confronted Ronald: “Ronald, Keira’s a mess because of you. Are you really just going to watch her fall apart?”

“Come on, Keira's been into you for ages. How could you not feel the same?”

Ronald, drenched in their metaphorical blood, kept his cool, frowning, “Guys, as far as I’m aware, Keira and I are just classmates. Nothing more.”

“Who she likes or who she’s with is her business. How does that involve me?”

“Keira’s an adult. She’s responsible for her actions.”

It was Keira who was clinging to him.

Not the other way around.

Ronald was a straight-A student, with a knack for logic, quickly silencing them. After a moment, one managed to say, “But Keira likes you so much, and you're just letting her down—”

“If Keira and I had something more, or if I had wronged her, you’d have the right to blame me.” Ronald lost his patience: “But I’ve never led Keira on, nor have I hurt her.”

But they wouldn’t give up.

“My brother already said it, he doesn’t like Keira. Why are you attacking him?” Kari jumped in, defending Ronald, “It’s Keira’s choice to be with someone else. What’s wrong with my brother?”

“Just because Keira likes my brother, does he have to like her back? Is that some sort of rule?”

Kari, usually so gentle, was now visibly upset, her protective instinct flaring up like a hedgehog’s spines: “You’re guilt-tripping him. Maybe that works on others, but not on my brother!”

The group exchanged looks.

Kari grabbed Ronald, “Bro, let’s go.”

Walking away, Kari was still fuming, “What’s with Keira dragging you into her drama?”

Ronald hadn't done anything wrong. Why should he be slandered?

Ronald found her frustration amusing, affectionately saying, “Alright, how about some fried chicken to calm down? You love it.”