Scarlett exined, "The Ninefold Academy is part of the Hayman family''s business. They have a son and a daughter, and each of them has control over half of the academy''s personnel for their own use.


    "Nadia is the Hayman family''s precious daughter, and she''s also the discipline officer of the advanced ss. Plus, she and Lily are best friends. Oh, but that''s probably not the case anymore.


    "However, Nadia might still want to mend things with Lily. Some of the Hayman family''s major projects rely heavily on their rtionship, as they''ve had long- standing cooperation with the Quinn family."


    Percy had little impression of Nadia, but after hearing this, it suddenly clicked for him.


    "I haven''t done anything to Nadia, but I did have a run-in with Lily. Wait, no! It''s not that I ''ran into'' her. She was the one who kepting over, and I didn''t pay her any attention."


    Percy kept bumping into Lily during the past two weeks when Scarlett had been on leave. He''d run into her in the teacher''s office, at the cafeteria, even at PE ss. It felt like an uncanny series of coincidences.


    ss A was on the first floor, while ss F was on the second. Every time he left his ssroom and went downstairs, he''d pass right by ss A''s door.


    He couldn''t help but suspect Lily was doing this on purpose. At first, she just flitted in front of him like some aloof, elegant model, exuding a cool and noble aura. Then, she started greeting him.


    "Percy, fancy seeing you here!"


    "Percy, you''re here, too."


    "Percy, may I sit next to you?" Her voice was soft, so gentle that it could almost make you drown in it.


    Back then, Edmund was watching Percy closely, taking his phone to prevent him from ying games in ss. This left him totally frustrated.


    Moreover, he''d already had a run-in with Jonah, and he didn''t think highly of his sister either, so naturally, he was just simply irritated. That was why he tly rejected her without a second thought.


    "Not a chance!"


    "Are you blind? If I''m not here, where else would I be?"


    "Nope, there''s a ghost sitting next to me!"


    He didn''t even bother to nce at Lily. But yesterday, he could clearly see the venomous resentment in her eyes after snapping at her a few times.


    Percy pped his hand in realization. "I get it now! It''s her! Lily! It''s no wonder she kept ''coincidentally'' running into me the past few days and then suddenly vanished.


    "It''s because I ignored her, and now she''s pissed off, nning to take me down! This girl is absolutely vicious!"


    When Scarlett heard the phrase "coincidentally running into me," her eyelid twitched slightly.


    That was indeed one of Lily''s usual tricks. Back when she was learning medicine from Alton, she had a senior who was also one of Alton''s proudest disciples.


    They used to practice medical techniques together, but everything changed the


    year the Quinn family took in Lily, and that senior finally admitted he had feelings for her.


    At the time, Scarlett was still underage and rejected him.


    Afterward, she was taken back by


    the Quinn family. But the senior didn''t give up. He followed her all the way to Yendale and showered her with attention in every way possible.


    Then, Lily showed up.


    She''d always "coincidentally" run into him, start chatting, and then add him as a friend. Lily used some methods to make him grow tired of her and eventually, he stopped contacting her altogether.


    But Scarlett knew the senior had joined Josiah''s hospital, and now it was Lily who was the one confessing her feelings. She had to admit that Lily had some real skills.


    She could make every man revolve


    around her, with all their attention


    focused solely on her. But what


    ет


    surprised her was that Percy hadn''t


    fallen for it. She couldn''t help but


    think maybe she had misjudged him after all.