Chapter 93
Leopold shot back, "I don't do bribes!"
Agnes just kept quiet.
The Rolls-Royce Ghost vanished from sight.
Then, Agnes got swarmed by her classmates, all dying to know about her and Leopold—how they met, why he didn't turn her down, the whole nine yards.
While texting Leopold, Agnes brushed off the questions, "First, get Grace to apologize to me, then I'll spill the beans while you sing!"
Her text read: [Leopold, I'm racing to class like it's the Olympics. Can you cut me some slack?]
Leopold: [Do I need to check your school's security footage?]
Agnes went silent; Leopold knew her too well.
Nearby, Grace was cornered by a bunch of girls demanding she apologize to Agnes. Unlike the guys, these girls weren't buying Grace's crocodile tears.
What they really cared about was Leopold and his thing with Agnes.
Grace had no choice but to shout, "Agnes, I'm sorry!" ten times.
Agnes felt pretty smug hearing that. No wonder Grace picked a fight; making someone you dislike look dumb was kinda satisfying!
After that, a few girls sang under the flagpole. Luckily, it was class time, so there weren't many people around. Some were drawn by the Agnes-Leopold drama and hurried Grace to finish the task.
Once the song ended, the girls who sang became legends on the school forum.
Meanwhile, Agnes casually said, "If you wanna know about me and Leopold, go ask him yourself!" Then she walked away like a boss.
The dozen or so girls were left speechless.
Still, rumors about Agnes and Leopold spread like wildfire through the School of Economics and Management. The final version? Agnes tried to win Leopold's favor, but he shot her down at school.
Sneaking into the back of the classroom and just sitting down, Agnes got a message from Leopold: [Was it fun?]
Agnes, puzzled: [What do you mean?]
Leopold: [What were you up to just now?]
Leopold found out about her and Grace so fast it blew her mind.
Because of the whole thing, Agnes enjoyed a long stretch of peace afterward, with almost no one daring to mess with her.
But everything has two sides. Like Ariana's shy confession. It wasn't to Agnes; it was about Leopold. "Agnes, I really like Mr. Neville. I've had a crush on him for years. Can you give me his WhatsApp or Facebook?"
Agnes straightened up, "I don't have his social media. Mr. Neville will come to class; you can ask him directly!" She wasn't lying; she didn't have Leopold's WhatsApp, MSN, or Facebook.
Out of nowhere, the usually shy Ariana snapped, "I thought you and Mr. Neville were tight! You don't even have his contact info, and you're acting like his girlfriend!"
Agnes slammed her hand on the desk, "What do you mean by 'acting like his girlfriend'!"
Everyone around them quickly backed off, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire.
The elegant Agnes dancing at the party must've been a fake!
Ariana suddenly remembered that even without Leopold, Agnes wasn't someone to mess with. Swallowing hard, she stammered, "Everyone's saying you're Mr. Neville's girlfriend. Didn't you start that rumor? I heard you even hugged Mr. Neville. Is that true?" Ariana stared at Agnes, wide-eyed.
"Total lie!" Agnes shot back.
Just then, Justin walked over with his phone, and the image on the screen made Agnes blush. Someone had snapped a pic of her hugging Leopold and confessing today, and it was blowing up on the forum.
Since Agnes had already gotten what she wanted, she denied it flat-out, "That's not Leopold; that's my boyfriend!" She figured admitting to anything with Leopold wouldn't do her any favors.
Justin and her friends went silent. 'Your boyfriend isn't Leopold?'
In the end, Ariana left, half-believing, half-doubting.
Agnes quickly sent a message: [Mr. Neville, are your fans collectively dumb? Why didn't they just come to you when you were in the school? Instead, they all come to me after finding out about us. Today alone, I've had thirty-three of them! And I've only been in class for half a day!]
No reply came until half an hour later when a notification popped up: [Get used to it. I might announce you're my wife any time now.]
So, more girls would be bugging her in the future? She shivered at the thought and typed: [Mr. Neville, have mercy. Let's keep it low-key! Just like the past three years.]
Leopold read it and smiled, typing back: [Agnes, it's too late for that.]
Leopold thought, 'From the moment you entered my heart, you and I are destined to be linked for life, no way to keep it low-key.'
Agnes stayed silent.
She wanted out; whoever wanted to be Leopold's wife could have the job. She was done!
But then she thought, if another woman were to dine, travel, have fun, and sleep with Leopold, she'd be genuinely pissed!
Thinking of this, Agnes pushed away another girl who approached her and whispered to Justin, "I need money. Find me another gig singing at a bar!"
Justin immediately shook his head, "You must be nuts!"
Leopold was loaded and had given Agnes plenty of cash, yet she still wanted to work outside. What was her problem?
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