He stared into her eyes deeply. He felt hurt by those remarks made by the maids as well. But above all, he felt sorry for Haylee the most. Just like yesterday, when Haylee came to learned about Brianna, he felt sorry for her as well. Now that this happened, he just realized how pitiful she looked right now. 'Is this how people look at her? Is this how I made her look like?' He wondered.
Even the maids were mocking her. How about the people inside the school then? They all knew she was his close friend yet he dated someone else in secret. How did that make Haylee feel then? Actually, the right question would be how the others thought about her? 'Did I really make her look like she was a shameless ungrateful b*tch who stay by my side only to gold-digging me? Is that how others interpret her?' He was exasperated by the thought.
He finally realized what his fault was. He finally realized how he broke her heart. His hands were about to reach her shoulders but Haylee avoided
Haylee stayed rested at the penthouse for three days. Niel stayed with her all the time and he postponed all his business matters and school to focus on her recovery. Both of them only went to school again when it was already Friday.At school, the gossip about Niel's relationship with Brianna had started to die out. People began to feel that Niel had ditched Brianna since he and Haylee didn't attend school together for three days. Everyone could sense that Niel actually more cared about Haylee than Brianna.In a desperate attempt to raise the gossip again, Brianna deliberately went to meet Niel at his classroom during recess. After all, they still weren't breaking up yet. She did that to make Haylee jealous."Hi, Niel," she greeted Niel coyly and grabbed his arm."What do you want?" Niel acted indifferent at her and released his arm from her grip slowly.Brianna's face turned sour at his reaction. She took a glance at Haylee that sat at the back o
"That's none of your business," Niel said."I smell something fishy..." Mike teased him with corrupted eyes."Stop talking nonsense," Niel retorted at him."It must have something to do with Haylee, right? Are you dating two girls at the same time?""I'm not dating Haylee," Niel got annoyed and strode forwards with his long legs, heading to the class again. Mike who seemed to enjoy poking at him just followed from behind.***The following Monday, during recess time, Niel and Mike were at the school cafeteria again as usual. This time, Brianna with her two underlings and Haylee with her two best friends were also there, sitting at different tables.Brianna kept an eye on Niel, wanting to check if he flirts with other girls again. Even though she held the power as the one deciding when to break up with Niel, she felt a sense of insecurity with Niel's behaviour. Somehow, he acted like a bad boy at school, flirting with every girl who sh
Upon seeing Haylee suddenly appear out of nowhere, Brianna turned uneasy instantly. She turned to look at Niel with a pitiful gaze, trying to catch his sympathy. Niel only glanced at her for a few seconds and then his gaze followed Haylee's movement.Haylee went to the passenger seat and knocked at the car window. Niel unlocked the car door from the inside. Haylee instantly opened the car door as soon after she heard the sound of the door being unlocked."Get out. You're sitting on my seat," Haylee said like a thug to Brianna."Niel, look at her. She's bullying me. Tell her to leave," Brianna turned to Niel and asked him to defend her."I'm not getting involved," Niel said coldly while looking out of the window, avoiding the two girls.Feeling frustrated, Brianna instantly gave Haylee an icy glare."I'm Niel's girlfriend. It's my right to sit here. You're just his friend. Go find your own ride. Don't you feel ashamed trying to pester my boyf
"So? Are you asking Niel to give you some money?" The girl that was about to buy the movie tickets felt vexed with Haylee's blatant action."Who are you?" Haylee asked the girl listlessly."I'm Lorraine from class Grade 12-5," The girl replied snobbishly."Oh, a girl from the lowest twelfth-grade class. No wonder. Niel, wallet," Haylee mocked the girl's education performance and talked to Niel instead.Mike gaped in disbelief and quickly covered his mouth to hide his scornful gaze from the girls that were flirting with Niel. He was so baffled by Haylee's words. That girl had become sharp tongue lately.Lorraine gasped at the humiliation. She even felt worse when she saw Niel leisurely take out his wallet and gave it to Haylee like it was not such a big deal."I want to go shopping after school. Give me one of your credit cards," Haylee said more after taking out a few hundred dollars from the wallet."Where's the unlimited credit card
"Really?" Tia and Amy asked in unison.They both watched Brianna's hands turn into fists. She gritted her teeth in resentment with her eyes glaring into nowhere.***The next morning, Haylee came to school a bit earlier than Niel. As she was about to enter the class from the back door, Brianna stormed to her and pushed her chest hard, causing her to fall back to the wall of the corridor."B*tch!" Brianna insulted her in front of everyone.As the school bell hadn't ring yet, a large group of students came rushing to the scene to watch the show.Upon seeing the scene from the back door, Melly and Helen rushed out of the class and went to protect Haylee immediately."What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Melly yelled back at Brianna.Tia and Amy stood behind Brianna and a group of Niel's fans were also standing behind them. Even Amara, Lorraine and Sara were there to support Brianna in attacking Haylee.Helen helped Ha
A few teachers who had just come to the scene were trying to stop the fight. But seeing Niel already stepped forward in front of Brianna while covering Haylee behind his back, the teacher chose to not meddle. After all, they knew Niel's status. Even though he behaved humbly in school, he was too powerful that even the school principal was under his thumb.'He could even fire the principal with a snap of a finger. Who would dared to meddle into his matters?' The teachers murmured in cowardice, feeling worried they might lose their job if they interfere with Niel.Niel gave Brianna a cold glare before he turned around slowly to check on Haylee. The blood that smeared on her lips with her swollen cheek ached his heart. He unconsciously wiped the blood on her lips with his thumb and sucked it to swallow the bloodstain like a vampire. He turned to look at Brianna again and the tender face that he gave Haylee before turned into a grim face instantly.Feeling disgusted
"Why? Hard to believe? She got chased out from home by her mom in early January this year because she hit her stepfather on the head when that bastard tried to assault her sexually. Where do you think she lived right now, huh?""In... in... in your house?" Helen stammered while guessing.Niel didn't confirm it nor correct it. Instead, he kept asking Helen."How do you think she's still able to go to school while being homeless? Who paid her student fee? Who gave her food to eat every day? Who gave her pocket money? Did she look like she's doing any part-time job right now?"Helen was stunned. 'Did Niel do all that for Haylee?' She wondered."She was chased out from home with nothing. Nothing. Yet, she's still able to stand on her feet right now with intact sanity on her mind. Who do you think the one who helped her do that?"The sharp eyes that Niel gave Helen made that girl become timid instantly. She was no longer able to counterattack his
"Is this... is this even acceptable? Not only did you bully my daughter, but you're also rude to the teacher! Mr Houstan, if you don't expel this student, I'm afraid I won't stay still. Where are her parents? Why didn't her parents been called yet? This matter should be settled among the elders. I can't speak with a brat like this. It's giving me a headache," Eric was exasperated."What so wrong about me asking Brianna to tell her story again? She's the one who reported me and made up a story saying I'm bullying her. So, what so wrong if I wanted to hear what kind of story she told you guys? I need to hear it to make sure she's not making any wrong accusation on me," Haylee retorted."Made up a story? Are you saying I'm lying?" Brianna was disgruntled, yet the others remained silent because there were some truths in Haylee's words. She needed to hear what kind of accusation was made against her."Daddy..." Brianna tried to get he father to back her up."I