Chapter 124

Many people looked at Bessie in silence. She had previously spoken so confidently, as if it were true, only to find that it was all just her own baseless speculation. Bessie’s face looked a bit stiff.

Ophelia spoke again, “The second question: was Jasper’s scarf given by Nora? Who said that?”

Bessie immediately said, “Of course it was Jasper who admitted it himself!”

Ophelia immediately sneered without any courtesy, “He admitted it; did Nora admit it?”

Bessie was about to retort when Ophelia looked at her with a half-smile and said, “Since this is a matter involving two people, why should Jasper’s words be considered true while Nora’s are deemed false? I even suspected that Jasper was deliberately using Nora as a scapegoat to protect the real mistress!”

Some people around agreed, “This speculation makes some sense. In fact, I had thought before that Jasper’s admission was too smooth, and he didn’t seem to care about Lenora at all…”

Bessie’s heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly lowered her head to conceal the panic in her eyes.

“The third question—” Ophelia’s gaze was icy, “On Valentine’s Day, Nora went to your dormitory to deliver something to you, didn’t she?”

Bessie’s expression changed, and she hurriedly wanted to retort.

Ophelia said leisurely, “I advise you not to rush to refute. There were so many people in the school, and Nora went to deliver something to you, which was the Valentine’s gift that Jasper bought—can you guess how many people saw it?”

The scene suddenly fell silent. Bessie’s face turned slightly pale. Lenora looked at her cousin, who was protecting her, with bright, sparkling eyes.

Sure enough, my cousin was amazing! She didn’t waste a single word and got straight to the point with every sentence. Bessie must have been panicking!

“I…” Bessie’s voice trembled slightly, and her palms were already damp with cold sweat.

“Nora!” A sudden, urgent call broke the tense atmosphere at the scene. The visitor was a handsome boy, and judging by his clothing and appearance, he probably came from a well-off family.

“Cousin, he is Jasper!” Lenora grabbed Ophelia’s hand and whispered. Seeing Jasper colluding with Bessie and splashing dirty water on her, she was extremely angry!

Ophelia’s gaze suddenly turned cold. She gently patted her cousin’s hand and said, “It’s okay, I’m here now.”

Jasper ran over and, seeing Bessie safe and sound, quietly breathed a sigh of relief. When Bessie saw him coming, her eyes lit up, and her heart, which had been lifted high, suddenly sank. She looked at him with tears in her eyes, as if he were her savior.

Jasper immediately felt a deep pang of pain and hurriedly tried to conceal this inappropriate emotion. Then he put on a heartbroken expression and looked at Lenora.

“Nora, I thought you were mistaken, but what are you doing now!”

“The ones who did wrong were both of us. Why did you wrong an innocent person? Moreover, Bessie is your cousin, and she had been so good to you before!”

“What did I do wrong? I’m not familiar with you! Don’t call me that, it’s disgusting!” Lenora’s chest heaved violently, and her eyes turned red with anger. She had not failed to defend herself before, but every time Jasper appeared, he would use that expression to lecture her, calling her “Nora” as if they were very close, and as a result, others no longer believed her!

Her hand was suddenly grasped, and she turned her head with a sense of grievance, “Cousin…”

Ophelia’s eyes were filled with a fierce aura. She gently said to her cousin, “Be good, step back, and let me handle this.”

Lenora immediately nodded obediently. Jasper then noticed Ophelia, and a trace of unabashed astonishment and obsession flickered in his eyes. —Who was this?

But he still remembered what he was there for, and immediately sighed as he said, “Are you Nora’s sister? I also felt sorry for Nora, but I couldn’t just watch her make the same mistakes over and over again!”

“Previously, she had noticed that our relationship might be exposed, so she gave the gift I had sent her to Bessie for safekeeping, intending to divert suspicion and lead Hannah to the wrong person. Fortunately, Bessie returned the items in time, so I wasn’t wronged!”

“I had educated her back then, but I didn’t expect that she would show no remorse. Now she was repeating the same old tricks and even wanted to wrongfully accuse Bessie!”

Jasper’s explanation immediately helped Bessie out of her predicament. Bessie not only lost her suspicion but also became a victim that people felt sorry for!

Ophelia gave a cold smile and suddenly walked towards Jasper. As he watched that person’s charming face draw closer to him, Jasper couldn’t help but feel his heart race, and his voice softened considerably, “Classmate, you…”