Chapter 299: Chapter 302

Stanley’s mother was enraged as she said to the vice chancellor, “As I have just said, this kind of student is not suitable to continue studying in this university. I suggest that you expel her!”

With his mouth shut, Stanley hid behind his parents while looking at Sophia with a grin. He enjoyed watching her in trouble.

Joe, on the other hand, wasn’t concerned with whether Sophia would be expelled; all he cared was to find out who her husband was. Pretending to be sad, he exclaimed in a seemingly sorrowful manner, “I’m unworthy to be her father. She had been separated from me since young, and I found her only recently…

Sigh… A child’s mistake is the parents’ fault, so it was all my fault… all my fault…”

Faye uttered in a surly manner, “Heh, that’s not necessarily the case. Perhaps it was Stanley who seduced my sister! This is something that we can’t say for sure!”

Though they were clueless about the background of Stanley’s parents, they looked down on this pair of nerds with greasy, tousled hair. The reason they planned this show was just to flush out Sophia’s husband! The previous incident at the police station failed to lure him out, but they were sure that the old man would show up this time!

“What did you just say?!” Stanley’s father blew up on the spot while he hit the table hard and rose to his full height. Although they were intellectuals, deep within their bones, they still had the Fletchers’ passion and stubbornness. He, in fact, resembled Old Master Fletcher when he was furious.

Joe uttered, “Okay, okay, let’s cut to the chase. Vice chancellor, now that the matter has arisen, we have to figure out a way to solve this. Sophia, you should quickly ask your husband to come here. Everything will be resolved once he shows his face.”

Joe was only concerned about his rich son-in-law, so he had no intention at all to waste his time on other irrelevant matters.

Since the police failed to force him to show up, I bet the university can do so. If he refuses to turn up, she will definitely be expelled by the university!

If that old man refused to show up even under such circumstances, Joe would start to suspect whether Sophia was really married to a rich man.

Stanley’s mother was fuming. Raising her eyebrows in anger, she pointed at Sophia and reprimanded, “My son is only 20 years old, and there are rumors of him being someone else’s kept man, which would make him unable to find a girlfriend. This situation must be properly resolved. Otherwise, I won’t let you off!”

Sophia replied inwardly, Your son’s inability to find a girlfriend has nothing to do with me; it’s him who is destined to be single forever!

She had been quiet since she entered the room. Neither humbly or arrogantly, she looked at the vice chancellor, who was also looking at her with a surly expression amidst the quarrel of the two families.

From her expression, he failed to find any guilt nor remorse; all he could see was her frankness and fearlessness, which inadvertently reminded him of a similar expression she had when she was questioned about the rumors of her having gotten an abortion at the beginning of the semester.

In the end, she was proven to be innocent.

Could it be that there’s a hidden truth behind all these?

When the news broke out, he investigated the matter and discovered that it was really suspicious. For instance, there wasn’t anybody who looked 99% similar to Taylor Murray in Bayside University.

Besides, he was clear of Stanley’s background. It would be the greatest joke of the year that a member of the Fletcher Family was a kept man.

Nevertheless, he was certain that Sophia had something to do with this!

The vice chancellor threw a newly-released newspaper, which smelled of fresh ink, in front of her. “You’d better give me an explanation!”

In the newspaper, the three words, ‘Bayside University Scandal’, were very clear. When the news—a student of the reputable, high-class Bayside University became a kept man of another student from the same university—broke out, nobody could tell how many people would strike them when they were down, just like piranhas swarming toward blood.

This top educational institution was defamed due to this news; the netizens cursed and slandered them as they pleased. This was something that had never happened before to this educational institution, which was founded a century ago!

Sophia’s gaze turned away from the newspaper, and her clear eyes landed on the vice chancellor. “Vice chancellor, it’s true that I’m married, but I’ve never had any kept men who are students from this university. Though I have a couple of male friends, our relationship stays within the moderate distance between ordinary friends. As for the rumors that are circulating online, I will deal with them, and I will make sure that those rumors won’t ruin our university’s reputation.”

“Are you saying that you are going to solve this? How are you planning to do so?” Stanley’s mother was so worked up that she got on her feet. “It’s impossible that my son is someone else’s kept man! It’s impossible for him to have a relationship with a married woman! Since this gossip has broken out, how is he going to study in this university without being made fun of by others? How is he going to get a girlfriend?”

Upon seeing that his son was going to be in a situation where he couldn’t get any girlfriend, Stanley’s father was so anxious that his eyes reddened. “Yes, how is my son going to get a girlfriend after this?

You need to give me a solution to this and clear my son’s name!”

Both of them had been hoping for Stanley, this silly boy, to find a girlfriend, who was blind and untactful enough to date him, in this university!

Sophia enunciated, “Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, I bet that your son won’t be able to get a girlfriend even without this issue!”

Joe suddenly piped up with an adamant attitude, “My daughter won’t be able to solve this issue, for she is still young. Let’s call her husband out to have a discussion!”

Faye chipped in, “Vice chancellor, it’s actually very simple to clarify this matter—just get my brother-in-

law to make a public statement!”

Though someone spread the news about a student cheating in marriage and having kept men—

regardless of whether the news was real—as long as Sophia’s husband appeared and made a statement, they would at least be able to save a little of the reputation of Bayside University.

After giving it some thought, the vice chancellor agreed. “Alright. Sophia, call your husband to come to the university. Both of you should make a statement so that he can clarify your situation to the public.”

When the vice chancellor said that, Sophia seemed to have lost her chance to refuse.

Joe and Faye exchanged glances, and they nearly gave each other a high-five as celebration. I’ve finally achieved my goal! The moment Sophia’s husband appears, I’ll immediately introduce myself to him as his father-in-law. Immeasurable wealth and real estates from The Imperial, here I come!

With that thought in mind, he immediately chimed in, “Yes, yes, yes! This is what we should do. She has had a tough life, and it wasn’t easy for her to get a husband who loves her, so we shouldn’t let this slanderous rumors affect their relationship!”

Stanley’s parents agreed as well. “This is all we can do for now. You need to clear my son’s name, and we will deal with the rest after this.”

However, Sophia interrupted everyone, “I don’t think that this is a good idea! This is just burying our heads in the sand!”

The vice chancellor frowned as he asked, “Do you have any better ideas?”

He himself was clear that asking her husband to make an appearance to the public was just a temporary measure.

Sophia enunciated her analysis, “Vice chancellor, it’s obvious that this incident is a scheme to defame Bayside University, and I’m merely their excuse. Even without me, they will make up other false information to defame our university. Therefore, our priority now is to make a police report to find out the person behind all the rumors!”

The moment her words were said, Joe and Faye’s expression changed. Joe immediately refuted, “This isn’t something so serious that we need to report to the police. We just need my son-in-law to make a statement, and everything will be clarified, then the rumors will naturally be scotched.”

Casting a look at the nervous Joe, Sophia slowly explained, “This can be both a serious and a trivial matter. If we take this as a small matter, this is just someone targeting me. However, if we take this as a serious matter, I suspect that there is someone behind this incident who has a purpose and plan against Bayside University. As everyone knows, our university is the best in Cethos. I suspect that these people who schemed to defame our university are not aiming at only our university; they might be purposefully and systematically defaming the entire education system of Cethos to make our education system collapse!”

Her words staggered everyone.

Bayside University was the top educational institute in Cethos, and it was known all over the world. If one of the universities of Cethos became disrepute, this would be internationally defaming the entire education system of Cethos.

The room fell into a silence before Joe hit the table and rose to his full height. “B*stard! This is just a trivial matter, so it’s impossible that it has such a heavy consequence! You should quickly call your husband out here, and by then, all the rumors would be gone.”