Chapter 306
Freya furrowed her brow in frustration. “Where did you hear that?”
“Are you out of the loop? The school’s social media is blowing up over it!” Luna’s voice came through, tinged with impatience. Kieran’s fiancée could have been anyone, but it couldn’t be Kara. Wouldn’t that make Freya the laughingstock to outsiders?
Luna fumed. “What was Audrey thinking? I used to think she was one of the good ones. I can’t believe she’d pull something like this! She’s trying to make you look bad.”
Freya tried to soothe her. “No worries. It might just be rumors, not the truth. And even if it is, I don’t care.”
“I’m upset for you, and you aren’t even worried!” Luna sounded huffy over the phone.
Suddenly, Preston coughed from the side. Hearing a man’s voice, Luna paused. “What was that sound? Could it be…”
Freya knew Luna was probably imagining a whole drama in her head. Holding her forehead, she said, “Luna, it’s not what you think.”
“I get it! I understand everything!” Luna suddenly sounded excited. “I thought you’d be heartbroken over Kieran, but look at you, moving on so quickly. That’s my girl! I was worried for nothing. Since you’re busy, I’ll hang up. I don’t want to interrupt. Next time we meet, you’ll have to tell me everything!”
Luna hung up the phone excitedly, not even waiting for Freya to explain.
Freya glanced at Preston, who remained silent and didn’t even look up at her, confirming that the cough was just a coincidence. “Focus on your handwriting. Put your phone on silent.”
“Yes, Mr. Tyler.” Freya quickly silenced her phone and dedicated herself to practicing her handwriting. Meanwhile, Eloise smirked in school as she browsed the heated discussions on her phone.
“Ellie, I’m sure these aren’t true. Don’t take it to heart,” Jenny was trying to comfort Eloise.
Little did she know that Eloise couldn’t care less about Kara, who was only a copycat in her eyes. Eloise was confident that Kieran wouldn’t fall for someone like Kara.
“I’m fine. I trust Kieran. It’s all baseless rumors.”
But using Kara to get under Freya’s skin? She found that amusing. After all, it was by mimicking her that Freya had caught Kieran’s attention in the first place.
“Isn’t the school about to distribute extra study materials? Freya hasn’t been around lately. Should we call her to come pick it up?” Eloise feigned concern.
After hearing that, Jenny’s expression soured. “Even now, you’re thinking of someone like Freya? Have you forgotten? If it weren’t for Freya, Mae wouldn’t have…”
Mae was forced to drop out, with hardly any schools willing to take her in. Rumors had it that she even got taken to the police station for a stern talking-to, accused of assault, and had been in the holding cell. The Garcia family’s business had failed, and their house was vandalized by someone unknown.