Chapter 69

Shelia stood at the classroom door in a white dress, seemingly waiting for someone. After yesterday’s incident, Debra had no intention of interacting with Shelia. She pretended not to see her and headed towards the classroom.

“Debra!” Shelia called out.

Debra stopped in her tracks, looking coldly at Shelia. “Anything?”

Shelia bit her lip, looking hesitant. “Debra, I’m sorry about what happened yesterday,” Shelia said, head down. “I didn’t expect Carrie to say those things to you. They misunderstood you.”

“And you?” Debra looked at Shelia with a half-smile, as if she could read Shelia’s mind.

Shelia shook her head to deny any involvement. “No, not me! How could I think of you like that? I was trying to stop them the whole time and explain.”

Watching Shelia act so earnestly, Debra smiled in amusement. She was curious to hear what Shelia would say next.

As Debra remained silent, Shelia suddenly grabbed Debra’s hands with a distressed look. “You don’t blame me, right?”

“Why would I? You’re sponsored by Juan, after all,” Debra said. “Go back to class. I won’t tell Juan about this.”

Her words relieved Shelia. Without further ado, Debra turned and went back to the classroom. Shelia looked up and saw Wendy staring at them with a puzzled expression. Wendy had come to check on why Shelia hadn’t gone to class yet. Unexpectedly, she bumped into this scene.

Shelia instinctively dropped to her knees and clung to Debra’s leg, pleading, “Please, don’t take revenge on me or my friends!”

Her sudden action drew the attention of people in the classroom and nearby classes, who stuck their heads out to look. Shelia sobbed, “I’ll give you anything you want, but please don’t take away my boyfriend. I really love him!”

Debra’s expression grew colder. Wendy hurried over and helped Shelia up from the ground. “Shelia! What are you doing? Get up and come with me!” Wendy dragged Shelia away, while Debra looked on indifferently. Shelia dared not meet Debra’s gaze.

“What a drama!” From inside the classroom, Randy witnessed the whole farce. But this scene was abrupt and unsatisfying. Debra remembered what Marion had said yesterday: being too easy-going could lead to being bullied.

Wendy pulled Shelia aside and asked, “Shelia, why did you kneel to that woman?”

“I—I was afraid she would cause trouble for you guys, so I wanted to talk to her privately,” Shelia replied with an aggrieved look. Wendy took it with a pinch of salt, but Shelia’s actions just now dispelled most of her doubts.

“Shelia, you’re not lying to us, are…