hapter 271
William gave a firm nod. "Don''t worry. We won''t let an innocent student take the fall for this."
Tiana added, "Amelia, go back to ss. We''ll handle the rest."
With that reassurance, the weight on Amelia''s chest finally lifted.
he stepped out of Tiana''s office, she exhaled slowly.
was she helping Cameron?
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aybe because, deep down, she felt guilty about how determined she had been to break off the engagement between their families.
At 10 AM, second period ended.
Normally, this was just a regr morning break, but today, every student- including the seniors-was summoned to the field.
Cameron stood with ss 15, hands in her pockets, unbothered.
From nearby sses, students whispered and pointed at her.
"That''s Cameron, right?"
"Yeah, that''s him! Such a shame-he''s actually kinda cute."
"He doesn''t look like it."
"It''s not like someone''s sexuality is tattooed on their forehead." Cameron stood there, unmoved by the stares or the whispers.
Some of the ssmates from ss 15 pushed back.
"Shut up. The post was fake."
Cameron nced their way and gave a subtle nod of gratitude.
She didn''t care what others thought, but people who spoke up for her deserved acknowledgment.
"Quiet, please."
Tiana stepped onto the stage, bringing the crowd to order.
Within seconds, the field fell silent.
Then William appeared.
He was rarely seen at full-school gatherings, thest time being when he personally weed Cameron back to Langford Academy.
Now he stood before the upright mic, face solemn. "This won''t take long. I just have a few things to say."
He looked out across the sea of students. "You''ve all probably seen the post fromst night. Let me be absolutely clear-the
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content of that post waspletely false."
Skyler blinked.
She stood in the lineup for ss 4, arms crossed, barely holding back a yawn.
Normally, she hated admin speeches.
But today? She was in a great mood.
She smiledzily at William, pretending to listen.
But then he said the post was fake.
"What?"
Her smile stiffened. ''How could he know that?''
Sure, she had posted it based on a photo Avery gave her, but it was definitely
close enough to the truth.
So what was this?
Was William actually defending Cameron?
''Seriously? Cameron? What made him so special?''
While Skyler''s thoughts spiraled, William''s voice rang out again.
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"Skyler Young from ss 4, Senior Year deliberately used a personal grudge to fabricate a post. She took a random photo, posted it online, and manipted the narrative to frame Cameron Wace from ss 15."
He let his eyes pass over every student and then spoke again, calm, steady, and impossible to ignore, "Her actions were malicious and inexcusable. Langford Academy will not tolerate this kind of behavior.
"As of now, I am officially announcing-Skyler Young is expelled. Furthermore, she is to apologize to Cameron immediately, right here, in front of everyone."
Skyler''s eyes went wide.
''What?! How has ite to this?''
She''d posted anonymously, hidden her IP-how could they possibly know it was her?
''Expelled? They can''t be serious! Just because they said it was me didn''t make it true!''
As if on cue, the giant screen behind the stage lit up-and yed the recording of her earlier conversation with Amelia.
Skyler froze.
Her expression twisted into pure shock.
"That traitor-Amelia has recorded me. She has betrayed me.''
Skyler had never imagined she''d be taken down by her own best friend.
She trembled with fury, practically shaking where she stood.
She wanted nothing more than to lunge at Amelia and tear her apart.
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But William''s voice was calm and unwavering. "Skyler, step forward. Apologize to Cameron. Now,
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