Semua Bab Rumors on Christmas Day: Time for My Revenge: Bab 1 - Bab 8

The messages in the WhatsApp group kept coming.My fingers trembled with anger as I scrolled up and read every insult they'd thrown at me.I noticed the group was created last September. The very first message was from Sharon Everton.[Did you guys notice? Our roommate, Esther Lane, got picked up by different men in different luxury cars two days in a row. Also, everything she wears is designer.][I heard even before coming to college that some girls become escorts for money. Never thought we'd have one in our own dorm.][We should stay away from her. Don't want to catch whatever she's got.]No wonder the way they looked at me when I first moved in had always felt off.Back then, I thought I was just being paranoid. To get closer to them, I'd often buy them gifts and treat them to meals.Now I realized that in their eyes, I was just a personal ATM.Right then, my phone rang.Sharon's cheerful voice came through."Esther, why aren't you here yet? We've been waiting forever!"

Gary glanced at me and said, "Rumors don't come out of nowhere. If you hadn't behaved inappropriately, nobody would've spread those rumors about you!"Sharon smirked beside him."Mr. Jackson, you're right. She behaved inappropriately first. She even refused to pay me back for a meal. I only exposed her because I was angry."If she pays me 4,500 bucks, I'll delete the post immediately."I argued, "They chose to eat there. Why should I pay?"Gary cut me off. "That's enough. Esther, transfer the money to Sharon right now and apologize to her."And Sharon, delete your post on the campus forum. This ends right here, right now. Nobody is allowed to bring it up again."Sharon looked at me with a victorious smile on her face.That explained why Sharon was able to see my enrollment information. They were working together.I said furiously, "Why should I apologize to her? You're a counselor. A student came to you for help, but you can't even discern right from wrong. You've failed at yo

"Esther, you misunderstood! The person we were talking about in the group wasn't you. It was my neighbor's daughter. She has the same name with a different spelling!"It's also my fault for not explaining things clearly earlier because I was upset about the dinner."And just now, I acted impulsively. I formally apologize to you right now. Please forgive me."She shot frantic looks at Mary and Celine."Mary, Celine, aren't I right? Esther's always been our best friend. There's no way we'd talk badly about her behind her back!"Caught off guard, the two quickly nodded along. "That's right! We were talking about someone else!""Esther, we know you don't like gossip, so we didn't add you to the group. We didn't expect you'd misunderstand."I looked at the three of them coldly and smirked."Best friends? Do you really think I'm a fool?"The three of you threw all my belongings out into the hallway yesterday. Have you forgotten already? Let me refresh your memory."I retrieved my p

When the video ended, every eye in the room turned toward Sharon and Gary."I thought Gary was married. Isn't this straight-up cheating?""So Sharon is the real gold digger. She's the one doing all this disgusting stuff.""She defamed someone else to cover up her own crimes. This is beyond shameless. Gary isn't a good person either. As a teacher, how could he sneak around with his own student? It's a violation of ethics!"The management staff were visibly shaken by the video. They knew that if this got out, it would be a massive scandal, and the college's reputation would be destroyed.Steve made a decision immediately. "Gary has violated professional ethics and betrayed his family. We don't need an educator like this. He is hereby dismissed."As for Sharon, her conduct was disgraceful. She seduced a teacher, spread malicious rumors about other students, and led bullying behavior. Considering all these offences, she's expelled from the college."Sharon collapsed to the ground af