Chapter 34
Before running away, Agnes didn't forget to pull Bella and Clara along.
Leopold handed the fancy box to his secretary, looking all serious, and then shot a glance at everyone around. "Get the execs together for a meeting, now!" he ordered the general manager.
With that, Leopold stormed out of the store, leaving everyone scratching their heads, and headed straight to the mall office.
Big changes were coming to Sunrise International Shopping Mall!
At Café 99, Agnes, Bella, and Clara took big gulps of their drinks. Bella was the first to break the silence.
"Spill it!" she said with a mischievous grin, eyeing the sweat on Agnes's forehead.
Agnes knew she couldn't dodge this one. After a deep breath, she started, "Ever since I crossed paths with Leopold, it's been one disaster after another. Clara knows, that night, Mr. Neville even tried to bury me alive! And to top it off, just last night, I accidentally hit Mr. Neville's car with my BMW! I'm so unlucky, but thank goodness he's okay."
She took another big sip to hide her guilty look.
'Sorry, Leopold, for saying I hit your car!' She had no choice; if she told them they were married, they'd freak out just like Justin did!
Seeing Bella and Clara's skeptical faces, she kept going, "I kissed him first, then confronted him at Sunrise International Shopping Mall, and even hit his car. Would a simple 'sorry' cut it? So I buy him a gift."
Bella and Clara nodded in agreement. "But your gift doesn't seem all that impressive. What does Leopold not already have?" Indeed, the sapphire tie clip was quite expensive. But given Leopold's status, Clara felt it wasn't enough to make him forgive Agnes.
"Of course, it won't work! Didn't you see, I was so scared he'd reject it that I bolted right away!" Agnes almost wanted to slam the table. Why was lying so hard?
Who made them doubt Leopold was her husband?
Bella brushed her bangs aside, "Agnes! I bet a guy as distinguished as Mr. Neville wouldn't be into a girl as flat-chested as you!"
That earned Bella a slap from Agnes, "What do you mean by flat-chested!" Though the topic was successfully diverted, Agnes still felt a bit uneasy.
Bella and Clara looked Agnes up and down, then exchanged glances and burst into laughter.
Agnes got the hint and defiantly puffed out her chest! She'd have Eden prepare breast-enhancing foods for her every day when she got back!
After having steak together in the evening, Agnes finally returned to the villa.
The weather was cooling down, so she wrapped her coat tighter and unlocked the villa door with her fingerprint.
It was just a little past nine; Leopold definitely wouldn't be back this early!
Humming a tune, she changed her shoes and skipped upstairs.
She suddenly screamed, cutting off her off-key singing.
Leopold looked at the frightened Agnes with a blank expression. Was he really that scary?
If Agnes hadn't been holding onto the stair railing tightly, she would've definitely fallen to the first floor in fright.
Why was Leopold home? He shouldn't have been!
"You have school tomorrow. Go to bed early." Leopold glanced at Agnes, who was clutching the stair railing, then walked past her, carrying an empty cup downstairs.
Agnes nodded with lingering fear; she needed to go to bed quickly!
She took a deep breath to calm herself before heading back to her room.
Grace, with her long flowing hair and wearing an off-white dress, sat at her desk with a gentle smile, reading a psychology book. The chatter of her classmates behind her made Grace pause. "Have you heard? Agnes from Class 22, the one with the famous background, has been coming to school in a two-million-dollar luxury car these days!"
"Yeah, I heard. Could she be someone's sugar baby?"
"No way! Agnes is so tomboyish; she might even like girls. What guy would be into her? Look at Grace in our class; she's so gentle and beautiful. How can Agnes compare to Grace?" A pimple-faced guy said, looking flatteringly at Grace.
Grace suppressed her excitement and smiled, her smile laced with sarcasm, "Agnes has a powerful background; how can I compare to her?"
The pimple-faced guy immediately disagreed, "Grace, your family is also very well-off! Yeah, Agnes has some mysterious background or whatever. Who even cares, right? It's not like anyone actually knows the real story." His voice was loud enough for the whole class to hear.
Many people initially wanted to nod in agreement. Still, seeing Agnes outside the window, looking coldly at the pimple-faced guy, they immediately fell silent and looked down at their books.
Grace and the pimple-faced guy didn't notice the change in the room. "Don't say that. My dad just has a small company," Grace said, feigning modesty.
The pimple-faced guy, thinking of the Lopez family's business, looked at Grace with admiration, "Grace, you're a goddess. Your dad is a CEO. What about Agnes's dad? I heard Agnes is an orphan; her father died a long time ago, and her mother abandoned her."
A loud bang interrupted him as the classroom door was kicked open.
The pimple-faced guy's face turned pale when he saw Agnes. When did she get here? Was today's psychology class combined with Agnes's class?
Agnes was followed by a few male classmates cracking their knuckles, making him even more terrified.
Agnes glared at the pimple-faced guy. Her background was none of his business! She glanced at the corner camera and signaled to Justin. He got it instantly. Using his height, he grabbed a chair and a book and blocked the camera.
"Agnes, Agnes, I'm sorry!" The pimple-faced guy immediately apologized as a few boys walked towards him with sinister smiles after the camera was covered.
Agnes ignored him. When he was running his mouth, did he not think of the consequences? She made a gesture, and the boys immediately pinned the pimple-faced guy to the ground and started beating him.
Listening to the wails, none of the classmates stood up to stop the fight. This was first because the pimple-faced guy had a big mouth and secondly because of Agnes's rumored terrifying background.
Grace looked at the pimple-faced guy being beaten and then at the cold-faced Agnes in fear. Did Agnes know she went to the Office of Student Affairs to snitch on her yesterday?
This bitch only knew how to fight! The worst part was that the Office of Student Affairs always let her off the hook, which was really infuriating.
Five minutes later, Agnes swaggered out of the classroom with a few people.
The pimple-faced guy struggled to get up from the ground, his face unscathed because they had only hit his body.
The pimple-faced guy was in excruciating pain! He looked at Agnes's back in fear and shrank his neck. He would stay far away from Agnes in the future.
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