Chapter 390
(Author’s POV)
“Wait for the good news, Elder Richards,” Brian chimed and ended the call. Taking a generous sip of Domaine d’Auvenay, he settled on the couch and swirled the glass, a vicious smile gracing his lips, “Fabian~ ohh~ Fabian~ How audacious of you. Trying to take Catherine’s rightful place? Not gonna happen on my watch p>
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“Why do you seem so out of sorts? Did that man~ Did Prof. Mitchell scold you?” Yelena asked in a whisper while she and Myra were settled in the cafeteria.
Myra was picking at her food, engrossed in her notion.
“Hey~ Ra-ra Myra~ what are you thinking~ Yelena snapped her fingers in front of her face and called out again.
With a start, she realised Yelena was calling and asked, “What were you saying p>
“Something doesn’t seem right with you? Is it because of Oswald or is it~ Is it about those online photos with you know who and the gossip surrounding them? Did someone say something to you in class? Did anyone bully you? You just give me the name, and I will pull that person’s intestines out of their gut,” Yelena unleashed a flurry of questions followed by raging words. She got up from her seat at once, ready to take on.
“Calm down, Yel. Calm down. No one bullied me,” Myra gestured for her to settle down again.
“Then, why?” Yelena questioned. “Tell me honestly, what has happened? You are trying to hide something. Out with it p>
Myra scanned her surroundings thoroughly. Then she leaned forward and said, her tone hushed, “Actually, Prof. Mitchell called me to talk about those photos p>
“What did he say about it? Did he blame you as well?” Yelena, matching her whispering voice, asked.
“No~… no. He didn’t. He said he believed my side, but~ he also mentioned something else,” Myra mumbled.
“And~ what is that?” Yelena pressed.
“He told me that all this fiasco, it might be intentional,” Myra confessed.
“WHAT?” Yelena voiced out louder than usual. Everyone present there shifted their attention towards the corner seat they were occupying. She pursed her lips and probed, this time in a subdued tone, “Are you trying to say what I am thinking? Someone is trying to set you up p>
“Yes~… at least, that’s what he pointed out,” Myra replied.
“Did he give you the reason why he thinks that? Is he aware of the culprit?” Yelena asked some more.
Myra gave her a brief rundown on her and Oswald’s conversation and her own suspicion.
“Bloody hell. Now that you have mentioned it. It comes off as really odd. Those pictures, they aren’t even like some shady ones. Not even taken in a closed up space or in a compromising situation. Even if they are fabricated, your facial expressions in that, it shouldn’t have caught this much attention. It is suspicious indeed,” Yelena muffled, thinking of the possibility. She then asked, “But who could do that? Who is so adamant on smearing your name p>
“If I had known this, the first thing I would have done was to confront the person,” Myra said dejectedly.
“True that,” Yelena nibbled on her garlic bread. Then, out of the blue, she said, “What about them~ She dropped her voice by a couple of decibels and added, “Alaric Everests. Maybe it is his doing all along p>
“I thought about it as well, but I don’t think he is behind this. After all, he is also in those posts. And he particularly didn’t like my presence. It shouldn’t be him,” Myra shared her thoughts.
“But if he doesn’t like you. That’s all the more reason for doing this?” Yelena pointed out.
“Nahh~ I know him. This sloppy work wouldn’t be his doing. He is very thorough with his work. Plus~ The risks of Nora knowing about me being here. I am, absol~utely, sure that he doesn’t want that,” Myra was confident.
“You know him umm~ that well, hmm?” Yelena spoke in a teasing tone. “Myra~… I have been meaning to ask you~ She was about to say something when Myra’s ringtone chimed in.
“Uhhh~… sorry, Yel. Give me a minute.” Saying this, Myra answered the call. “Hello~ Ohh~ yes~ it’s Myra. M~ Y~ R~ A~ Have you arrived? Where? At University gate~… alright. I got it. I will be there soon p>
“What happened? Where are you going all of a sudden? You haven’t had your lunch yet,” Yelena probed with confusion.
The call ended as Myra explained, “Sorry, Yel the dress Wendy ordered for the dinner. The delivery person is here, waiting at the campus gate. I will go and pick it up p>
Yelena nodded in understanding as she saw Myra hurrying off out of the cafeteria. “When grandpa comes today, I will ask him to look into the matter. I also want to know who is so daring to mess with my friend p>
Myra ran off towards the university gate. The cafeteria was at a considerable distance from there, so she was pacing her way through.
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About the same time, in the car, Nora, who was cozying up on the backseat, asked, “Brother Rave, I have been trying to contact brother Al all morning. Where has he gone to? He isn’t even replying to my mind link, nor is he answering his calls p>
“He said he had an urgent business to attend to and would be meeting us at the mansion,” Brave replied casually.
“Did he not tell you what it was? Brother Rave, Brother Dio?” Nora probed.
“When did Al start reporting us anything, hmm?” Dion remarked. “You know how the guy is p>
Nora bit her lower lip anxiously. Actually, last night, after their discussion ended about Chris’s request, she had wanted to talk about Myra’s matter with him, but seeing the grim mood, he didn’t.
Later, in the night, Alaric had mind linked her that they would talk about it in the morning and not talk about this to either Brave or Dion. Though she was reluctant. She complied.
“Nor, it was late last night, so you couldn’t see it. Look, we have arrived at the Red Stone University,” Brave remarked as they reached near the university gate.
To Be Continued……..