Chapter 332
A few minutes later, Olivia got called to the principal’s office.
She walked in wearing her white school shirt and a black skirt, her long hair smooth and neat over her shoulders. Hugging a workbook to her chest, she looked every bit the perfect student.
“Ashley, you wanted to see me?” Olivia’s voice was gentle.
The moment she stepped inside, Ashley reached for her like she was a lifeline. “Nancy hiring a hacker to frame Charlotte… that wasn’t your doing, right?” There was panic in Ashley’s voice.
To Ashley, Olivia was the model of a good student-polite, smart, and always well- behaved. Someone like her couldn’t possibly be mixed up in something like this.
Olivia’s eyes flicked briefly to Nancy, whose cheeks were streaked with tears. Without any sympathy, she looked away and met Charlotte’s gaze. Charlotte’s eyes were cold and empty, making Olivia’s heart skip. She squeezed the workbook a little tighter.
On the outside, Olivia stayed perfectly calm, her voice soft and innocent. “Ashley, hacker? I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”
She sounded so sincere, so vulnerable, that anyone would believe her.
“What happened?” Olivia hugged her book tighter and turned to Nancy, her face full of confusion. “Nancy, why would you get mixed up with a hacker?”
Olivia hadn’t actually done anything herself, so technically she wasn’t involved. She didn’t need to be scared. If anyone messed up, it was Nancy. Honestly, Nancy was so clueless.
Her acting was so convincing, it was almost a waste she wasn’t headed for Hollywood.
Charlotte sat on the sofa, her gaze sharp but her face unreadable. Even without saying a word, she filled the room with a chill that made everyone uneasy.
Baldie glanced at Charlotte and felt a strange wave of nervousness.
“Nancy, you tell us,” Baldie said, eyes serious. “Olivia says she had no idea. Was this all you?”
“I Nancy looked up at Olivia, lips trembling.
the one
They’d both talked about getting Charlotte expelled from Vanguard High more times than she could count. Honestly, Olivia was the who kept dropping little hints and ideas. There was no way she didn’t know.
“Olivia
“Nancy, how could you be so thoughtless?” Olivia cut her off quickly. “Even if Charlotte and I don’t get along, you can’t do something like this just to stand up for me.”
“Jim, Ashley Olivia’s eyes filled with tears, her voice breaking. “This is partly my fault. I shouldn’t have vented to Nancy about Charlotte.”
“If I’d known she’d do something this extreme, would have stopped her Tears rolled down Olivia’s cheeks. “It’s all my fault. Jim, Ashley, punish me if you have to take whatever I’ll
you decide.”
Ashley immediately wrapped a comforting arm around Olivia. “This isn’t your fault,” she said softly. She turned to the principal Jim, this is serious situation. What do you think we should do?”
“Vanguard High can’t keep a student who acts like this. She’s expelled. Her family will be notified to take her home.”
Jim was clearly furious. This whole thing had almost ruined the school’s reputation, right before its hundredth anniversary.
Expelled? With only two months left before the entrance exams?
Nancy just stood there, completely stunned, her face drained of color. She felt like all the blood had left her body.
Meanwhile, Olivia remained quiet at the side, looking as calm as ever, like none of it had anything to do with her.
Why wasn’t she saying anything? Nancy knew Olivia was involved, even if no one else could see it.