“What’s going on here, Mila?” Though Mr. Hill admired Mila a lot, he still had to be impartial, especially when so many people were involved with the uproar. “Explain it to the director yourself, Xyleena!” said Hallie as she dragged Xyleena into the spotlight. Xyleena, for one, had been unwilling to speak in the first place. She could only stammer, reluctant to tell the truth. After all, she and Mila were on good terms. Mila was also usually a very nice person. However, after finding out that the culprit was Mina, there was nothing more that Xyleena could say. For the sake of Mila’s dignity, she honestly just wanted to remain silent and let it all slide. “Explain yourself, Xyleena!” demanded Mr. Hill as he frowned. Seeing that she had no other choice, Xyleena detailed everything that had happened the day before. She couldn’t lie about it either since there had been so many witnesses around when it happened. After hearing her explanation, Mr. Hill found it difficult to bel
“I don’t care if you hold any grudges against me. It’s not like I can even fight you!” sneered Mila. “Oh, it’s not about that. I just don’t understand why everyone likes you but hates me. Even though everyone knows that you’re the one who stole the ring, I’m sure that they’re all still going to think about your wellbeing first! In fact, I’m certain they’ll start saying that I’m the one who framed you!” “I don’t want to hear it. However, I believe that the truth will prevail in the end!” said Mila as she tried to leave. “Stop right there! I’m the ‘Big Sister’ here! You can’t just ignore me like that!” shouted Hallie as she grabbed Mila’s arm and forcefully pulled her back. A second later, Mila could feel a burning sensation on her cheek. Hallie had just slapped her! “I’m going to go ahead and say it now. I’ve been meaning to teach you a lesson for the longest time! I’ve held myself back every time others praised you, but there’s no need for me to put up with your bullsh*t anym
Narissa then explained the entire plan that Hallie had set up to frame Mila. Basically, since the opportunity to work with the TV station was extremely important to Narissa, Hallie had threatened her by saying that she wouldn’t let Narissa intern there if she didn’t go along with the plan! Because of that, Narissa had no choice but to cooperate with her. While Mila had indeed been somewhat angry with Narissa, after hearing her side of the story, she just couldn’t hold any grudges against her anymore. After all, she couldn’t just put the blame on Narissa. If Mila lost this position, sure, it would affect her job later on. However, she could still return to Mayberry where she still had her family and Gerald. However, if Narissa lost the position, she would have nothing left. ‘If I were in her shoes, I would probably do the same thing, right?’ Mila thought to herself. In the end, the true culprit of this entire fiasco was Hallie Yates. If she needed to hate someone, it sho
After all, even she would be able to show off slightly if he truly came. “What are you guys talking about?” said Hallie with a snicker as she approached Mila and Molly who had been whispering to each other for a while now. “Nothing much. Also, Hallie, while it’s true that you’ve been freely toying around with us, don’t ever try to cross the line. Consider this to be a fair warning if you wish to live to see another day! I’ve already told you that Mila’s boyfriend is Mr. Crawford from Mayberry, an extremely powerful man! He may even come today, and if he does, well… You’ll just have to wait to find out!” replied Molly. “Hahaha! Oh no… I’m terrified… Please, I’ve heard of several rich people in my life, but never have I heard of… What’s his name again? Crawford from Mayberry? Haha!” sneered Hallie sarcastically. “Oh, you just wait and see, Hallie! You just wait and see!” said Molly in response. As soon as her sentence ended, the crowd’s excitement seemed to suddenly escalate as
When the main car’s door was finally opened, the crowd was stunned. A fair-skinned and rather chubby guy with eyes as small as pumpkin seeds stepped out as he waved at the crowd in his gorgeous suit. “Is he Mr. Crawford?” “Really?” “Of course not! I recognize who he is! He’s Yoel Holden! The son of the richest man in the county state!” “Is that so? I guess by the looks of it, Yoel’s attending in place of Mr. Crawford, right?” While the crowd was busy discussing among themselves again, the stage manager looked visibly disappointed when he saw Yoel instead of Gerald. However, he still had to take Yoel seriously. After all, Yoel Holden was also one of the VIPs. Mila on the other hand, wasn’t familiar with Yoel. This made her slightly surprised and disappointed when she saw him. ‘Why didn’t Gerald come…?’ Even if Gerald had made his appearance, she would’ve hidden in a corner so that he couldn’t spot her. Regardless, it was no lie that she had at least hoped to have bee
As soon as they saw the young woman step out, everyone in the two rows immediately bowed deeply. The woman with snow-white skin—who looked to be around twenty-seven years old—had a pair of branded sunglasses on. She also wore extremely expensive-looking clothes, complemented by the blazer draped over her shoulders. As she continued chewing on her gum, she tilted her shoulders slightly, allowing her blazer to seamlessly fall off her shoulders. One of her bodyguards caught on to it before it even managed to touch the ground. Even from afar, everyone could see that all the bodyguards surrounding her had equally fierce gazes in their eyes. They also seemed to be extremely capable and strong. These were the kinds of bodyguards who would most definitely be prepared to tackle any sort of situation that they had to face. While she was extremely charming, the woman had an extremely strong aura as well, pressuring a lot of the present people to not even dare to take a breath. As she sc
“Tell me, why were you staring at that flag earlier?” asked the woman, her voice crystal clear. Mila simply lowered her head, unsure of even what to say. As Mila continued remaining silent, the woman noticed the slap mark on Mila’s cheek. She then stretched her hand out and lifted Mila’s chin gently. “You’re so beautiful yet you were slapped. Such a pity… Where are you from?” asked the woman, her tone sounding genuinely regretful. “M-Mayberry!” replied Mila. She hadn’t answered the woman’s earlier question since she didn’t want her to know that she was honestly thinking about Gerald! After all, Mila was still unsure of that woman’s true identity and status. “She’s an intern student who was chosen and sent here from Mayberry University! Her academic results are outstanding!” replied the head of the broadcasting station. Raising an eyebrow, the woman said nothing as she took a few sneaky glances at Mila before turning to enter the main area. However, before she entered
Almost everyone present at the scene was stunned speechless. While Molly was equally terrified and sad for Mila as she watched her good friend get shoved to the floor, Hallie was contrastingly sneering like there was no tomorrow. President Crawford herself, who was getting a massage at that moment, pretended like she had seen nothing. “Humph! How bold of you to offend Mr. Crawford! If I don’t personally teach you a lesson now, you’ll never learn!” shouted Yoel as he raised his arm, seemingly ready to beat Mila up. However, before he could launch his first blow, he paused right in the nick of time. He had noticed just in time, that the lock screen on Mila’s phone—which had earlier fallen to the side—contained Mr. Crawford’s photograph! “…Hmm? What?!” said Yoel, startled. “Do you know Mr. Crawford?” asked Yoel, clearly surprised to see his godbrother’s photo in some assisting staff member’s phone. He then picked her phone up, trying hard to figure out who she really was.