Chapter 177 After Agnes got to school, she made a beeline for the drama department. Sheâd done a quick online search for the departmentâs class schedule. Turned out Cecile had a large-scale culture class at nine in the morning in a lecture hall.
Agnes was already waiting at the door before they finished class.
The moment the bell rang students came pouring out. Everyone cast weird glances at Agnes waiting by the door. Every now and then, Agnes could even hear whispers of hypocrite and malicious Finally, out came Cecile.
Seeing Agnes, she raised an eyebrow and smirked in disdain, âWell, look who it is, the hottest starlet of the moment. What brings you to our humble drama department? Let me guess, youâve done one play and youâre already thinking of switching careers?â
Agnes cut to the chase, âDid you post that thread on the school forum?â
Cecile played dumb, âI have no idea what youâre talking about. Youâre the one who wanted to be in the limelight, and now youâre exposed. Why drag me into this?â
Agnes retorted coldly, âCut the act. Iâve traced the forum ID, and the registered account is your student ID. Are you still going to deny it?â
Cecileâs smirk didnât falter at being exposed; she seemed rather smug. She said sarcastically, âSo what if I posted it? I didnât lie.
You climbed up the ladder using Prince to get to Jared. You landed the role of Cinderella only because of your fatherâs connections, didnât you? I just laid out the facts for everyone to see your true colors.â
Agnes shot back, âDo you even know what the truth is? Your so-called truth is just made up. You only aim to defame me, to knock me off the popularity list so you can take over my place. The real hypocrite here isnât me, itâs you.â
The crowd at the door had already grown since class ended. Seeing the schoolâs two hot topics clashing, everyone stopped to watch. Some even whipped out their phones to record the whole thing.
Agnesâ direct accusation seemed to have left Cecile red-faced and angry, âAgnes, youâre talking nonsense. Iâve always been the top of the popularity list. Why would I fight with you over a role thatâs already mine?â
âAlready yours? I donât think so. You think everyone in school is an idiot? Youâre obviously rigging the votes. Cecile, let me tell you. I wasnât interested in this role before, but youâve crossed the line. Iâm telling you now, Iâm taking that role. Weâll see.â With that, Agnes turned and walked off, leaving a buzz behind her.
âOh my god, Agnes is so badass.â
âShe seems to have a point. Why did such a post appear at this crucial time? And indeed, Cecileâs votes are now far beyond Agnesâ, âshe was behind by over 10,000 votes just yesterday. Something fishyâs going on.â
âCould it be that what Agnes said is true? That Cecile deliberately posted it to frame her.â
*Shut up!â Cecileâs furious roar resounded from afar.
Agnes had blurted out those words in a fit of anger. She hadnât really decided whether to participate in the school competition, but now, it seemed she had no other choice.
Yet she had no regrets. With people like Cecile, the more she let them push her around, the worse they get. Agnes had avoided trouble before not because she was afraid of Cecile, but because she didnât want to stir the pot. But now that trouble had come knocking. If she still chose to endure it, then sheâd really be a pushover.