Then, the boy who had knocked Jovie down and laughed at her yesterday stepped forward with a chilling smirk. "No need to keep calling, sir. Jovie's a big fat liar. She's probably too chicken to show up today."
The moment the words were out, peals of laughter echoed through Jovie's classroom.
"Seriously, hahaha, the so-called King of Bragging must be too chicken to show his face at school now."
"I can't even, they're still at it with their tall tales, claiming her dad's some kind of hero. More like a bumbling bear, if you ask me."
"Spot on, Jovie's nothing but a fibber, and her dad's just a plain old bodyguard."
"Hahahaha..."
Before long, the whole room was buzzing with kids poking fun at Jovie, and their parents, catching wind of the gossip, started to see Jovie in a different light, chiming in with their own two cents.
"I got it straight from my son—the kid's dad is nothing more than a bodyguard, and he's been strutting around school, puffing his chest out."
"Yeah, my kid told
