Chapter 1458 A Sacred Honor
Emilio was tall, and with him standing at the door, the group of female students, afraid of getting into trouble, quickly scurried away.
During this time, two of Ursa's bodyguards showed up. They were professionals and managed to land some heavy blows, leaving Emilio's face swollen.
But Emilio stood his ground, refusing to let them in.
After an hour of this, Selena glanced at her personal stock holdings and allowed herself a small smile.
Simple and straightforward rules could save a lot of trouble.
She set her mouse down and looked up to see Emilio's face covered in blood, with bruises around his neck.
The two bodyguards didn't look much better. After an hour of fighting, neither side had gained the upper hand.
Emilio was severely injured, barely able to stay conscious by leaning against the wall.
Selena sighed. This fool had no idea what she was up to, yet he still chose to believe in her.
The two bodyguards, panting heavily, pointed at Selena.
"You're coming with us to the Warner Mansion!"
"No need to go with you. The Warner family will be here soon."
The bodyguards frowned, not understanding what Selena meant.
Just then, their phones rang. It was Ursa, saying they needed to return because something had happened at the Warner family.
As soon as the bodyguards left, Selena rushed to Emilio's side to support him.
"Are you okay?"
Emilio shook his head, blood dripping from his forehead.
Around them, a crowd of students had gathered, watching from a safe distance.
Selena and Emilio became the center of attention, with some teachers and even the principal among the onlookers.
The principal, maintaining his stern demeanor, adjusted his glasses.
"Ms. Fair, it's only your first day, and you've already caused quite a commotion. The office is trashed. Are you prepared to pay for the damages?"
Selena had intended to take Emilio to the school nurse, but it seemed that wouldn't be possible now.
Emilio's vision was blurry, and all he could smell was blood. He couldn't hear what people were saying, but he knew Selena was in trouble.
Offending the Warner family could land her in jail.
In this world, those with money held the power.
Most people at the bottom had no money, with wealth concentrated in a few families who never let it trickle down.
This was the terrifying reality of this world's rules, forcing the lower class to accept their fate unless they studied hard enough to earn a coveted tattoo.
Emilio was one of those who had, but the lower class remained the lower class, and he was just a more interesting test subject to them.
The rules of Mystic Prison were harsh and unforgiving.
Selena had quickly grasped the survival tactics here.
As long as the lower class couldn't make money, the upper class could remain arrogant, treating others like ants.
Guns were banned here, with only the upper class having access to them.
They could control the lower class at will.
The principal clearly wanted to hand Selena over to the Warner family to curry favor, hoping to personally deliver her before they arrived.
If he succeeded, the Warner family might even donate another building to the school.
Just as Selena was about to speak, she heard the students around them talking.
"That's Emilio. He always likes to be different."
"He's smart, so everything he does is right. But this time, he's really angered the Warner family. Even his tattoo won't save him."
"Of course it will. Tattoos are powerful. No matter what he does, he'll be forgiven. He's in the top ten on the island. His family will benefit too, but does he even have family?"
Selena felt anger rising as she listened to their chatter.
The students idolized the jellyfish tattoo so much that they were insanely jealous of Emilio.
For the past five years, Emilio was the only one to earn a tattoo, a sacred honor.
So the principal waved his hand, signaling two teachers to help Emilio with his injuries.
If something happened to him, there would be consequences. He was a valuable asset.
But Emilio refused their help, pushing the two male teachers away.
He clung tightly to Selena's arm, his voice hoarse, "What are you going to do?"
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