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    Since Carole would have weed such rumors that linked her to Kaiden, it had to be Kaiden who was behind the deletion.


    In fact, he had done simr things in the past.AdChoicesADVERTISING


    “The rumors have already gone viral, so deleting the posts won’t make much of a difference,” Ellie remarked with a careless shrug as she swiped her card to gain entry into the dorm. “Wherever there’s smoke, there’s always a fire. If there wasn’t so much evidence, wouldizens have believed the rumors in the first ce? Would people in his circle have believed them? Moreover…”


    She paused, then added with a scoff, “The fact that Kaiden, as someone who values his privacy, deleted the posts doesn’t mean he’s denying anything.”


    It might even be his way of protecting Carole and preventing her from bing gossip fodder. After all, Kaiden had always seen Carole as a special person.


    Just as they were settling down in their dorm room, Marvin suddenly called.


    Baylee saw the caller ID, but she muted the phone and ignored the call. Not long after, Marcelo also called.


    Worried that something bad had happened, she answered it this time.AdChoicesADVERTISING


    “Baylee, you’re deliberately ignoring my calls, huh?” The voice on the other end said usingly. It was none other than Marvin!


    “Um… I didn’t hear the phone ring,” Baylee lied, already making a mental note to not answer Marcelo’s calls next time.


    “By the way, why did you call? Do you need something?” she quickly asked in an innocent tone.


    “I just wanted to invite you for dinner,” Marvin told her.


    “I just had dinner,” Baylee replied immediately.


    “Then how about ate-night snack?” Marvin suggested. “I’m already down here, outside your dorm building.”


    “I’ve already bought snacks. They’re on the coffee table in front of me as we speak,” Baylee replied in a firm tone. “In fact, I don’t n to go out tonight.”


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    Marvin recalled what Baylee had once said about the basic rules of courtship being “obedience,” so he tried a different approach. “How about tomorrow, then? Why don’t we have breakfast together?”


    “I n to sleep in, so no, there will be no need for that,” Baylee responded.AdChoicesADVERTISING


    “Lunch then?” Marvin persisted.


    “No, I…”


    “But Baylee, you agreed to let me chase you!” Marvin wailed in frustration before she could finish rejecting histest suggestion.


    He sounded like he had been duped.


    “What?!” Baylee gasped in astonishment. “When did I agree to such a thing?”


    She knew it was impossible for her to make such an agreement.


    “Well, you didn’t outrightly refuse,” Marvin grumbled.


    Well, this was one of the benefits of ying dumb. Even if she had rejected him, he could act like he didn’t know.


    Baylee was so frustrated that she didn’t know what to say.


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