Chapter 30
Noelle quickly pieced together the events. She’d always suspected Xenia of faking her grades, especially since one of Xenia's minions had surprisingly decent results. However, this incident hadn't occurred in her past life. This time, it was probably because Xenia, distracted by gaming, had cheated to maintain her facade.
Still, during the college entrance exams in Noelle's past life, everyone eventually saw through Xenia's act. After all, Xenia's results were even worse than Betty's. In contrast, Noelle had performed exceptionally well. So, Xenia blamed Noelle for her poor performance, claiming Noelle's presence affected her mood.
This caused the Liddell brothers to neglect Noelle even more. Eventually, Blake suggested they both apply to the same community college, ostensibly so they could look out for each other. This was framed as Noelle's apology for jeopardizing Xenia's results. What kind of twisted logic was that? Still, she hadn't dared to defy her brothers back then, so she agreed.
Tears streaming down her face, Xenia cried, “Why are you accusing me of cheating? That note wasn’t even my idea!”
“It was, so why won’t you admit it? Aren’t we supposed to be friends? How could you stab me in the back like that?” Gwen was nearly hysterical. Such an incident could seriously affect her college entrance exams.
Xenia maintained an innocent facade as those around her scolded Gwen for making baseless accusations. Inside, Xenia was unbothered, confident that her teachers and classmates would always believe her.
Gwen turned to Noelle in despair. “Now I understand how you feel. Xenia is actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing!”
A mocking smile appeared on Noelle’s face. She was satisfied that someone else finally understood.
Gwen rushed to her. “You know the truth, don’t you? Xenia’s grades were never that good. And I’m the one who has been doing her homework this entire time. We take our papers in the same room. You must have seen what happened since you walked past our classroom after handing in your papers early. Be my witness and explain things to our teacher!”
Gwen was certain Noelle could help. After all, she and Xenia had always been at odds.
Xenia frowned, uncertain if Noelle knew the truth.
However, Noelle coolly brushed Gwen’s hand away. “Everyone knows what kind of person Xenia is. How could you accuse her without any evidence?”
Gwen immediately paled. She hadn’t expected Noelle to side with Xenia.
Noelle remained indifferent. She was no saint. She had no intention of helping someone who had spread countless hurtful rumors about her in her past life. It was time for Gwen to taste her own medicine.
Xenia immediately relaxed after hearing Noelle’s words.
With a pitiful look, Xenia said, “I can’t just stand by and watch my friend make a mistake. I’m sure our teachers will forgive you if you admit your wrongdoings and apologize.”
Betty chimed in, “Xenia’s right. You can’t just go around accusing people like that.”
Gwen sneered at Betty. “Mark my words. What’s happened to me will soon happen to you as well.”
Betty looked uneasy. “Nonsense. You tried to cheat and got caught. You can’t expect Xenia to lie for you.”
Gwen raised her voice. “Xenia, did you really think that I don’t have any evidence? I’m going to this top student to expose the truth about your fake grades. Let’s see how long you can keep up this act!”
Xenia immediately paled. She wondered if Gwen had lost her mind.
Just then, their homeroom teacher, Mr. Lionel, entered. “Gwen, what proof do you have?”
“There’s proof on my phone that I’ve completed all of Xenia’s homework. And during the exam, Noelle happened to walk by when I was passing the note, so she must have seen it.”
Lionel turned to Noelle. “Is that true?”
Noelle paused. In truth, she hadn’t been paying much attention. She only recalled Xenia glancing back. A great opportunity had just been handed to her. She wondered if Xenia would be in trouble if she claimed to have seen it.