<b>Chapter </b><b>84 </b>


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    Lindsay thought, ‘But what’s done is done. Now, all we can do is try to downy it. After <b>all</b>, it’s just <b>a </b>student drama, and no one got hurt.‘


    When Alicia said the word “perpetrator,” Lindsay instantly got pissed. She thought, “This little brat is obviously trying to blow things out of proportion‘


    Lindsay snapped, “Alicia, what are you even saying? So what if <i>someone </i>posted on the school forum? <b>It’s </b>just some student drama. Why are you making such a big deal out of it? Perpetrator? Did anyone die? No, no one’s been hurt at all.”


    Alicia looked straight at Lindsay. “You really think this is no big deal? If I’d been a little weaker, I might’ve jumped off a building. The only reason no one died is because I was strong enough to handle it.”


    Lindsay was getting ready to argue again, but Bonnie furrowed her brows and interrupted, “So, what on earth happened here?”


    Derek looked a bit lost–he figured this was supposed to be yesterday’s news. As far as he was concerned, the matter was already settled.


    He turned to Alicia. “Alicia, could you tell us exactly what went down?”


    Alicia gave a simple summary of what had happened, speaking not just to Bonnie and Derek, but also to the cluster of curious seniors gathered to watch the scene unfold.


    The other seniors, who seemed pretty chummy with Bonnie, started ribbing her. “Oh, Bonnie, you always say you’ve got great judgment, but looks like you missed the boat this time and ended up giving the poor victim a hard time.”


    Another oneughed. “Seriously, Bonnie, it’s a good thing you finally stepped down and let Derek take over. If you were still in charge, who knows how many kids would’ve had to take the me for no reason?“.


    Bonnie was actually pissed at all the jokes flying her way. She pointed right at the Judds and snapped, “Oh, please! You guys really know how to turn things around and use others when you’re the ones at fault.”


    Then she faced Derek. “Derek, that girl deserves a straight answer. That student needs to be kicked out for good. I’ll keep my eyes on this–if you try to let it slide or cover it up, I won’t stand for it.”


    Derek nodded. “Mrs. Clifford, I’ll handle this seriously. I thought we’d already sorted this out and had Bruce take care of it. But who knows what went wrong with him–it’s been days, and even a small matter like this <b>is </b>still hanging.”


    Seeing things get even worse, Lindsay started bawling, pping her thigh. “We’re suffering here! The rich are always picking on the poor like us…”


    Bonnie had had enough and called over the Linen Bay Residences‘ security guards. “Are you just going to stand there while these folks cause amotion? What do we even pay you for?”


    The guards were lost for words. ‘Wasn’t she the one just now joining the crowd and making sure things were fair? How’s it suddenly our fault for not throwing people out?‘ they wondered.


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    But she was a resident, and they were just security–there was nothing they could say. So in the end, all they could do was step up and tell the Judd family to leave.


    The Judds could only slink away, tails tucked, lookingpletely deted.


    Bonnie turned to Derek. “Let’s go. I’ming with you to the school. I want to see this handled right with my own eyes.”


    She didn’t wait for an answer–just got into Derek’s car, and he followed right after.


    The Judd family hid at a street corner, watching as Derek and Bonnie drove away.


    Nora was freaking out now. “Mom, what do we do? President Lee was about to forget about this, but now he’s all over it again!”


    Lindsay was frustrated too. She never thought that with just one phone call, that olddy could make the Premier Academy’s president show up in person.


    Frank muttered, “So what now? Nora’s really going to get expelled this time, isn’t she?”


    Nora looked totally defeated, but Lindsay gritted her teeth. “Nora, go talk to Tiffany. Since she promised to help, let her deal with it.”


    Frank chimed in, “Yeah, let Tiffany handle it. If she can’t fix this, just expose the proof that she put you up to all this.”


    This time, Lindsay didn’t object.


    Back at home, Nora spent forever trying to work up the nerve before finally hitting call on Tiffany. Honestly, she was intimidated by Tiffany–worried Tiffany could ruin her life, and terrified the Lawrence family might back their family into a dead end.


    But before she could even dial, the school had already posted her expulsion notice online for everyone to see.


    Tiffany was still staring at that notice when her phone buzzed with Nora’s call.


    On the line, Nora didn’t dare threaten Tiffany like Frank said. She could only beg, “Tiffany, I’m really getting expelled. Please, you promised you’d help me—please, I’m desperate!”


    Tiffany barely nced away from the announcement before answering, her voice cold. “I’ll ask my dad. Hanging up now.”


    Tiffany rushed straight into the study, finding Hugh just as he finished his call with Bruce.


    She came in, sounding desperate. “Dad, Nora still got expelled. Can you do anything about it?”


    Hugh gave a cold snort. “She basically asked for it. No one to me but herself.”


    Tiffany blinked, clearly confused. “What happened?”


    Hugh said, “Mr. Sherman just called. Nora went and caused a scene at Linen Bay Residences in front of Alicia,


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    and just so happened to run into Mrs. Bonnie Clifford, the ex–president of Premier Acaderny and mother <b>of </b>the board chair.


    “That olddy lives for education and doesn’t put up with any crap. Nora was just begging to get kicked out.


    “Mrs. Clifford made sure to go to the school herself and personally watched as Mr. Sherman and the secretary posted the expulsion notice.”


    Tiffany couldn’t help but call Nora a moron in her mind. ‘Seriously, what an idiot,‘ she thought. ‘But we can’t just let this go. If Nora really loses it, she might totally rat me out and spill everything…


    She nced at Hugh, almost panicking. “So what do we do now, Dad?”


    Hugh shrugged and said, “The school’s already made it official–it’s all over now, nothing we say will change that. Just get her into some other school and let her lie low there for a while.”


    Tiffany wasn’t having any of it. ‘If Nora just ends up switching schools, that totally means I let Alicia get one over me–hell no. Why the hell should I lose to her? I’m the Lawrence family’s princess! How could Alicia possibly beat me?‘ Tiffany fumed.


    Then she pieced it together–Hugh mentioned the olddy Nora ran into at Linen Bay was the ex–president, and the current board chair’s mom. ‘Wait, that’s gotta be Elliot’s grandma, right?‘ Tiffany realized.


    She remembered Elliot mentioning how his grandma absolutely worships him. ‘If I ask Elliot for help, he’ll definitely make sure Nora stays at Premier Academy. Like I’d let Alicia walk away as the winner, Tiffany thought, stubborn as ever.


    Still, Tiffany was nning to ask Elliot for help on the sly–there was no way she’d let Hugh catch wind of this. Hugh ran a tight ship, always shutting down any independent ideas his kids might have, so Tiffany kept her plotting to herself.


    Putting on her most innocent act, she said sweetly, “Okay, Dad. Thank you. I’ll go call Nora.”


    “Remember, calm her down and make sure she doesn’t drag you into this mess,” Hugh reminded her. “The Lawrence family can’t afford that kind of embarrassment.”


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