Chapter 4

I sneered to myself.

She was trying to make it sound so noble. She claimed that I was selfish while acting as though she was concerned about Theo.

However, she was the one who had snuck the walkie-talkie into Theo’s bag.

If Theo was punished, her crime would eventually be uncovered. She had to be worried about her own future.

“I’ve already said that I don’t like him.”

I cocked an eyebrow.

“But it seems like you like him a lot. Why don’t you sacrifice yourself for him?”

Flora’s face turned pale. She bit her lower lip tightly as she glared at me.

Before I could say anything else, a group of reporters suddenly surrounded me. Officer Deacon walked over, followed by Theo, who looked furious.

“She begged to have revisions together yesterday. I bet she snuck that into my bag then! She wanted to frame me!”

The reporters’ cameras were aimed at me.

“Lucy, did you really sneak the walkie-talkie into Theo’s bag?”

“According to the examination regulations, it’s against the rules to bring in walkie-talkies.”

“Why did you do that? Are you jealous? What were you thinking?”

“I heard that you did this out of jealousy and heart break. Is that true?”

Even though I did not say anything, they had already jumped to conclusions for me.

Officer Deacon walked toward me.

“Lucy, cheating is not a laughing matter. Please come back with us to the station for us to take some statements from you.”

“Right now?”

I looked at my watch. “I’m going into the examination hall in half an hour.”

Officer Deacon did not say anything, but I understood it. If I were to go to the police station, I would not be able to attend the examinations.

Theo was glaring at me from the side.

His gaze was different from what it was in the morning. He did not look confident that I would take the blame. Instead, his gaze was vicious.

“We can’t let her go. She used the surveillance footage as an excuse to escape in the morning. We don’t have a surveillance camera at home!

“She caused me to miss my examinations. If you let her go through with hers, it’d be unfair to me!”

There was a commotion before the school gate. Some students were getting restless.

“It’s them again… My thought process was interrupted in the morning because of them. They’re continuing this nonsense now?”

“What a waste of our time. Can you guys just take her away? Don’t crowd the school.”

Flora took the opportunity to hide her face and retreated. Theo leaned over.

He whispered softly so I was the only one who could hear it.

“Lucy, you’ve forced me to do this. Why did you desert me?

“Even though I don’t know who’s behind this, as long as I insist that it’s you, the police would need to look into you. Could you afford to lose your precious examination time?

“Flora’s family will be able to save me. Worse comes to worst, they can just send me overseas to have a fresh start.

“What about you? You don’t have a contingency.”

I could not help but grip the corner of my shirt. My palms were sweaty.

Flora wanted to escape, and Theo wanted me to be the scapegoat.

The cameras kept flashing, and more people gathered around us.

A guy yelled loudly, “Don’t crowd up the school entrance. The examination is about to start!”

Officer Deacon took another step forward.

“Lucy, please cooperate with us. Let’s not interrupt the other students.”

Theo thought he had everything down pat. He turned to look at Flora.

They were staring at each other lovingly through the crowd. There were excited smiles on their faces.

I clenched my teeth and said softly, “I know who planted that walkie-talkie.”

Everyone fell quiet. Theo’s expression changed.

“Don’t try to drag this out! It’s you!”

The students were growing impatient.

“That’s right, so what if you say you know it?”

“It’s your words against theirs.”

“Don’t waste your time. Take her away! We still need to sit for our examinations!”

Officer Deacon frowned.

“Lucy, you can’t end the investigation with a single statement.”

“I have proof.”

My voice was soft, but every single word was clearly heard.

“I’ve captured the whole process. It’s in my photo gallery.”