Chapter 743
Chapter 743
Seeing not a trace of remorse on his face, Aria let out a mirthless laugh. “You nearly got your sister killed, not a shred of guilt?”
One of Lennox’s roommates scoffed, “What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone knows how much Lennox dotes on his sister.”
“Exactly! The Fletcher family must be out of their damn minds.”
Aria couldn’t be bothered wasting words on them. She turned to the student leading the way. “Let’s go. We shouldn’t keep Mr. Reed waiting.”
“Okay,” the male student replied.
“You can’t leave.” Prescott lunged forward, grabbing for Aria.
Aria’s gaze turned icy. She pivoted sideways, twisted Prescott’s wrist in a reverse grip, clamped her other hand on his shoulder, and with one sharp motion, hurled him to the ground.
Prescott hit the ground hard, wincing in pain. Lennox and his two roommates stood frozen in shock.
The student leading the way recoiled two steps, stammering, “M-Ms. Saxon.”
Aria brushed off her clothes and asked coolly, “Prescott threw the first punch. I was defending myself. That’s allowed, isn’t it?”
“Sure,” the male student replied.
Prescott scrambled back to his feet, gritting his teeth against the pain, and jabbed an accusing finger at Aria. “I’m calling the cops.”
Aria advanced a step, her eyes cold and unflinching.
Prescott instinctively took a step back and asked, “What do you want to do?”
“How stupid you are?” With a final, dismissive curse, Aria turned and strode away.
Lennox rushed over. “Prescott, are you okay?”
Gritting his teeth, Prescott snarled, “How dare Aria hit me?” He thought, ‘How shameless I’m no match for her.’
Right in front of everyone, Prescott flopped dramatically onto the ground, wailing, “I’m hurt. Quick, ask the teacher to call my family. Tell them to come to school and stand up for me.”
The onlookers were stunned speechless. Someone advised, “It’s useless. Your grandma wouldn’t stand a chance against Aria either.”
Prescott sneered, “So what if I pull strings? Got a problem with that?”
A girl’s voice rang out. “How shameless you
are!”
“Who the hell said that?” Prescott snapped. He whipped his head around, but no one spoke up. He sat up, pulled out his phone, and grumbled, “Fine, I’ll call my family.”
Prescott whined on the phone, “Granny, someone’s picking on me.”
On the other end of the line, Catherine’s voice turned thunderous. “Who dares? Aria?”
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At the mention of Aria’s name, Cathy, who was just about to leave, halted mid-step.
“First, tell your teacher to have the school deal with this. Make sure Aria doesn’t get away. I’m coming right now,” Catherine
said.
Cathy asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Someone at school dared to bully Prescott. I’m going there to deal with it,” Catherine replied.
Cathy smiled, “I’ll come with you.”
Catherine was puzzled and thought, ‘Cathy usually keeps her distance from me. Why is she suddenly so eager to tag along today?’
“I’m worried you might be at a disadvantage,” Cathy replied.
Catherine nodded. “Fine. With you from the State Security Bureau, Kanit University will have to show some respect.”
“Okay,” Cathy replied. She got into the car and pulled out her phone. Cathy: [Has Aria come to Kanit City?]
Owen: [Yeah, she’s heading to the State Security Bureau.]
Cathy: [Did she agree to join the State Security Bureau?]
Owen: [Yes.]
Cathy suppressed her excitement and quickly texted: [Aria just hit Prescott at Kanit University. Catherine is coming to stir up trouble.]
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Deangelo handed Aria a small box. “I’m too old to run errands. Could you give this to Vanessa for me? She helped Cybrix out of a big jam, and this is their gift of saying thanks.”
Aria pocketed the box. “No problem, I’ll make sure she gets it. By the way, Mr. Reed, aren’t you even a little interested in the Stars Group’s Quantum Superbrain Project?”
Deangelo said, “Not interested.”
Aria said, “Mr. Reed, you can contact me at any time if you change your mind.”
“Alright. I’ll call you. Now go find your friend,” Deangelo urged.
Aria came to Kanit University to run an errand. “Alright, see you next time, Mr. Reed.” She had just stepped out of the office when a middle-aged teacher blocked her path.
