All Chapters of My Hockey Ex Rigged the Dating Show?: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

~Arabella~The following morning.I walked into the academy with my head held high and my designer bag tucked into the crook of my arm. My loyal inner circle was also walking closely beside me. I was ready to forget yesterday’s cafeteria disaster and pretend that it had nothing on me. Except, almost immediately, something felt wrong.As we passed the courtyard lockers, students suddenly stopped talking.They turned to stare at us, their eyes moving between me and their phones.A few steps later, the whispers turned into snickers, followed by open laughter.I frowned, my jaw tightening. “What is wrong with these peasants?” I hissed, looking around. “Why are they staring at us?”Before anyone could answer, Priya suddenly gasped. Her face went pale as she dropped her phone and grabbed her head. “Oh my God… guys. Don’t look. Don’t look right now!”Mia quickly picked up the phone, only for her eyes to widen in horror.A video was playing on the screen.There I was, running down the hallwa

~Noah~I was halfway across the courtyard when I heard someone running behind me.I ignored at first, hoping that whoever it was would eventually realise I wasn’t interested in having a conversation and find something better to do with their time.My clothes were soaked, water dripped from my hair onto my face, and my shoes made an irritating squelching sound with every step.I could feel the cold fabric sticking to my skin, and the unpleasant sensation was doing absolutely nothing to improve my mood.All I wanted was to get to my locker, change into something dry, and find somewhere quiet enough that nobody would feel compelled to speak to me.“Noah!”The soft voice called my name again, this time with enough urgency to make me stop.I turned around, already preparing myself to deal with whatever problem had decided to follow me, only to find Grace hurrying toward me with her skirt clinging to her legs and her blouse thoroughly soaked, making her whole figure transparent enough. Her

~Noah~By the time I reached the locker room, my patience had deteriorated considerably.The place was nearly empty, save for a few guys changing after their afternoon training, and the smell of deodorant, damp towels, and whatever cheap body spray someone had apparently emptied into the air made me want to turn around and leave.I ignored them and headed straight for my locker, hoping I could change without having to endure another conversation.Unfortunately, the universe appeared determined to test how much irritation one person could tolerate in a single afternoon.I had barely pulled the locker door open when a familiar voice spoke behind me.“Jesus Christ, Noah. What happened to you?”I didn’t turn around as I reached for my spare clothes. “Nothing.”“Nothing?” The amusement in his voice was unmistakable. “You look like you lost a fight with a swimming pool.”I pulled my wet shirt over my head and tossed it onto the bench. “Congratulations. Your powers of observation are improvi

~Noah~I was almost outside when I remembered that I had left something important in my locker.It was my phone charger.I stopped in the middle of the entrance hall and stared at the ceiling, wondering whether the universe was deliberately testing me. I could survive the afternoon without a charger, but the thought of my phone dying before I could arrange Grace’s transport was irritating enough to make me turn around.I had barely taken three steps back toward the staircase when I heard a familiar voice.“Mr. Romanov?”I turned.One of the teachers stood a few feet away, clutching a stack of papers to her chest. Mrs. Bennett, if I remembered correctly. She taught one of the subjects I had already decided I wasn’t going to attend today.Her expression suggested that she had been looking for me.Wonderful.“Noah Romanov,” she said, approaching with the expression of someone who had finally located a particularly troublesome student. “Where exactly do you think you’re going?”“Out.”He

~Noah~I considered making it worse, but I wasn’t interested in spending the rest of my evening cleaning up after myself.Besides, I only needed the mess to be convincing enough to explain why I had called Grace in on a day when she wasn’t supposed to work.I took out my phone and called her.She answered after the fourth ring, sounding slightly breathless.“Hello, Noah. Is everything all right?” she asked, and I could hear faint traffic in the background. “I’m just leaving now, so if there’s something you need me to do at the apartment, you can tell me. I might be a little late because I still need to get home and collect my things.”“You’re not going home first. My driver will pick you up from wherever you are.”There was a brief silence.“Your driver?” she repeated uncertainly. “Noah, you don’t have to do that. I can take the bus, and honestly, I’m already used to travelling around by myself. I don’t want you spending money on something that isn’t necessary.”I pinched the bridge o