Rural Belle & Three Heirs by Harper Hall

Chapter 41 Admitting That You Are a Loser

But Lucy, totally clueless, strutted up to Liam with a smug grin. "Did you see my move? | got rid of that annoying

Chloe from school. Didn't you hate her the most? Now that she's expelled, she can't show off in front of you

anymore." Lucy was practically begging for Liam's approval, her face screaming "Praise me."

But his intense glare sent shivers down her spine. What was his deal today?

"Lucy, who told you to act on your own?" Liam snapped, furious.

While he used to dislike Chloe for her looks and attitude, he had only hinted to Lucy to tease her a bit. But

getting her expelled? That was a step too far.

He could mess with his own people, but if someone else did, it was a direct insult to him.

Lucy, confused and nervous, shot a pleading look at her dad, Ford.

Ford quickly jumped in to defend her. "Liam, this wasn't just Lucy acting alone. Chloe was openly bullying

classmates in class. As the Academic Dean, | caught her red-handed. It was serious, and the school decided to

expel her." With Ford's explanation seeming convincing, Lucy's pressure eased up as she had a recording of

Chloe insulting her and her dad. Liam, wanting to defend Chloe, found himself at a loss for words.

Chloe watched the whole scene unfold, feeling pretty speechless. She could have fought back, but she chose to

accept the expulsion as a quick way to leave the Martin family.

But Liam had no clue about her real plans.

Just when things were about to settle, the usually timid Rena suddenly stood up.

"Chloe never bullied anyone. The recording Lucy has is edited. What we heard was different," Rena asserted.

"Yeah, Lucy, you're just using your dad's position to bully other students," Philip chimed in.

Other students started speaking up for Chloe too.

Rena added, "Everyone, the claim that Chloe bullied classmates is a lie. The real bully here is Lucy. Since Mr. Kim

and the other teachers are here, let's all speak up. Worst case, we all get expelled together." Rena's courage

inspired everyone, and Chloe realized this timid girl was standing up for her.

Growing up, only her best friend Zara had ever defended her like this. Now, Rena was willing to fight for her too.

Having friends by her side felt amazing.

Chloe suddenly felt a bit reluctant to leave Sovereign City.

Encouraged by Rena, all the students who had been bullied by Lucy stood up.

"Lucy tore up my homework, knockeddown, and even slappeduntil my face swelled up."

"Lucy draggedto the bathroom, put a trash can over my head, and madescrub the floor."

"Lucy ripped my clothes and even cut my skin with a knife. She threatened to killif | told my parents or the

school."

"Lucy madebring her money from home. When | didn't, she madekneel on the ground."

"Chloe is innocent. She didn't bully Lucy; it was Lucy who bullied her first."

As more and more students spoke up, Lucy's face showed visible panic.

Ford was also at a loss for words.

"Nonsense, you're all talking nonsense..." Lucy frantically tried to defend herself, but it was useless. These

students had indeed been bullied by her.

Seeing her classmates helping her, Chloe felt she couldn't let the other side continue their tyranny.

So, she approached Ford and asked, "Mr. Kim, your daughter also bullied classmates. Shouldn't she be expelled

too? Shouldn't she be kicked out too? You just said troublemakers don't belong at Quest University." Ford hadn't

expected things to escalate this far. Liam's presence had clearly given the students confidence, leading them to

unite against him.

As the Academic Dean, he had the authority to expel one or two students, but expelling an entire class of

seventy or eighty students was beyond his power. "Well..." Ford stammered.

"Stop stalling and give everyone an answer." Chloe pressed on.

He looked to Liam for help and then

lowered his voice to discuss with

him. "| menage ed! itescaldtes,

hy toggh to fa age. Let's both

take a step back. | won't expel Chloe,

and she won't push the bullying issue

with Lucy any further. I'll make sure

Lucy doesn't trouble Chloe again."

Ford completely changed his attitude.

Standing among her classmates, Lucy didn't know what to do. She only wanted to expel Chloe, not get expelled

herself.

Upon hearing Ford's statement, Liam turned to Chloe and inquired, "What do you make of this?"

Recognizing Lucy's actions as a ploy

to gain favor with Liam, Chloe, aware

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With this in mind, Chloe fixed her gaze on Lucy, who visibly trembled with fear.

"Lucy, do you want to be expelled or continue studying at school?" Chloe asked Lucy.

Lucy quickly replied, "I want to stay in school."

"Since you want to stay in school,

let's follow through with what wag

said earlier. Admit ak oufad your

father AN tales, and we'll call it

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