“I—”“Jodie. This might work on other people, but you would only be making a fool of yourself by doing this to Louis.”Xyla took a look at Ryleigh and continued. “I refused to accept it when I learned that Louis had gotten engaged to her. Six years! For six years, I had been trying to win over his heart, yet he still didn't choose me in the end. I need to know why. I need to know why he would rather choose her over me.”Ryleigh looked at Xyla. Xyla gave her a smile and said, “I didn’t feel bad losing to Ryleigh.”“You guys come from a good family. You’re destined to have everything you want the moment you are born, and you don’t even need to work hard for it,” Jodie shouted hysterically. “But I’m different. If I want something, I need to work for it. I don’t think I’m inferior to you rich girls, but why does the world have to be so hard on me!?”Looking at Jodie, who was crying and sobbing profusely, something crossed Ryleigh’s eyes, and she said, “Can it be the same as what you
They knew they had stood up for the wrong person, and they felt too embarrassed to stay here. Just when they were going to leave Jodie behind and run away, Xyla called out to them. “Hold on a second. You people were very aggressive just now when you were criticizing her, so what now? Is it that hard for you people to open your mouth and apologize to her?”Seeing that they refused to apologize to her, Ryleigh said, “Forget about it. I don’t need their apology.”“That’s your business. They did the wrong thing, so they have to apologize. If they can't even apologize for what they've done wrong, they might not be fit to be an instructor. In that case, I suggest they pack their stuff and go home as they will only negatively influence the students.”No matter how reluctant those female instructors were, they could do nothing but apologize to Ryleigh under Xyla’s oppression.Ryleigh accepted their apology.Xyla pulled out a lipstick and freshened up her makeup through the phone screen.
Louis raised his eyebrows. “Of course, I do. I have seen a lot of women, so do you think she can fool me with those petty tricks?”Ryleigh did not say anything. Initially, she thought no man would be able to differentiate b*tches from other ordinary women.She crossed her arms in front of her chest and asked incredulously, “Then why did you behave like a stupid man during the incident with Willow?”Louis was momentarily stumped when Ryleigh brought up the incident from three years ago. He was caught between tears and laughter as he said, “I didn’t even like Willow, alright? When my mother said that she's my cousin because of an item of evidence, did I believe it?”Ryleigh was stumped. It seemed to her that Louis was right. He had never admitted that Willow was his cousin.Suddenly, she remembered something and went closer to him. “Then am I a scheming girl to you?”“You?” Louis crossed his arms around his chest and laughed. “If you're considered a scheming girl with your intellig
Ryleigh was stumped. After a short while, she lowered her head and sighed. “That’s what I’m worried about. Although the music trailer featured the orchestra department, I'm worried that the audience won't accept it. What if I messed it up? Wouldn't it be embarrassing?”Maisie looked at her and said, “Well, what’s done is done.”She put down the cup and picked up her purse. “Let’s go.”“Go where?” Ryleigh asked.Maisie paid the bill at the cashier and replied, “I’m going to show you a nice place.”Ryleigh hurriedly took all her stuff and followed after Maisie.Maisie parked her car outside the gate of Lebaron Town. Ryleigh looked at the gate through the window. She was stunned and asked, “Lebaron Town?”Maisie got out of the car. Many visitors were bustling here and there in Lebaron Town, and it was very lively.Ryleigh was walking next to her. When she saw that Maisie had bought two tickets, she turned to look at her. “What are we doing here in a tourist spot? Do you not need t
Many passersby and tourists had gathered outside the courtyard. After all, the combination of modern and classic musical instruments was rather eye-catching.The song “Dance of the Dark” started with the combination of bass and electrophonic organ. Toward the middle of the song, harp, flute, and drums joined in, stirring up the souls of the people around as well as shocking them.Then, the song changed again. It became "Lighthouse" and "Love under the Sky." The former was played with flute and guitar, while the latter was a mixed arrangement played with violin. It did not sound out of place at all.More and more tourists were gathering around them. Maisie had been uploading their performance live. Initially, there were only 100 or so viewers, but more and more viewers joined the live session as time went on. Soon, about 100,000 viewers were watching their performance online.#I want the original song!##The clash between contemporary pop and classical music! I like it!##The girl
Jodie smirked.Ryleigh did not understand what Jodie meant, and she suddenly let go and fell backward.Ryleigh’s expression was distorted in shock. When she wanted to reach out and grab her, Jodie had already fallen down the staircase.Ryleigh froze, and the scene in front of her instantly reminded her of the scene when she had been framed as the person who had pushed Naomi downstairs.Several students coming upstairs saw Jodie fall down the stairs, and they covered their mouths and screamed in fright.They then raised their heads and saw Ryleigh’s hand hanging in mid-air.Jodie was sent to the hospital. The students who had witnessed what happened said that they saw Ryleigh at the scene and that her arm was stretched out at the moment.The principal and a few of the school’s directors glanced at Ryleigh, who was sitting in the office for interrogation.When Louis came, Charles followed behind him. He asked the principal about the incident, and the principal looked at Ryleigh h
Charles also thought that what Louis suggested made sense.‘A clean hand needs no washing. Handing this matter over to the police and letting them look into and solve the case is the best thing that we can do now.’In the evening, Ryleigh sat on the bed with her knees bent inward, not wanting to eat anything for dinner. Louis made dinner, pushed open the bedroom door, walked to the edge of the bed, and picked her up.Ryleigh wrapped her arms around his neck and said softly, “I don’t have the appetite to eat.”He carried her to the dining table. “Even if you don’t have an appetite, at least eat some. I don’t want you to starve in the middle of the night.”Ryleigh jerked him. “Am I going to get fired?”Louis rubbed the top of her head and leaned over to kiss her forehead. “No, I have already handed the matter over to the police for further investigation.”Ryleigh was astonished. “You handed it over to the police?”Louis fetched her a bowl of soup and placed it in front of her. “T
The police asked the principal to mediate the issue, and the principal released an official statement on campus after learning the truth. On the same day, after the recording was uploaded onto the school’s website, the instructors and students of the academy were shocked by the news.After Jodie was hospitalized for a few days and returned to the academy again, her desk had been cleared, and a letter of dismissal could be seen left on it.Several female instructors pointed at her and glanced at her from time to time.“I always thought she was so kind. I didn’t expect her to be such a scheming person.”“It’s a shame that I always thought she seemed so pitiful and had shown her so much support before this. She really deserves this.”“I heard that she was already quite a scheming person when she was still studying at the academy. It’s no wonder Mr. Lucas didn’t take a fancy to her back then.”“...”When Jodie overheard the discussions that went back and forth behind her, her comple