Chapter 96: Crazy

The star students gained interest in Penny when Ray mentioned this new student could push all the star students a rank down. Their interest grew even more when Ray admitted even the rank one would lose his spot.

What they knew about Penny was that she was a thirteen-year-old student. They heard she was the smallest in her class, or perhaps her entire grade. But now that their eyes landed on her figure, they all quietly agreed she was rather small than her age. They even doubted if this little girl was Penny or if they were just overthinking.

"Is that... her?" Max muttered, confused. "Or is a kindergartener got lost?"

Cassandra blinked. "She’s cute."

"How small," the guy with glasses commented softly. "Ray... are you sure?"

Kiara didn’t say anything, but the lines on her forehead deepened. The more she stared at Penny, the deeper her lips curved down. She glared at Ray, who was pursuing this girl.

They already thought Ray was being too much and pursuing Penny was his way of mocking them. This was Ray. This guy would say one thing and do another. So for her, Ray was pursuing Penny not to distract her but to rile them up. However, now that she saw Penny, Kiara felt even more bitter.

"Ray... you lowly human trash." Kiara hissed as a glint flickered across her eyes. "The nerve for you to pick on such a poor little girl..."

Not just Kiara, but everyone glared at Ray. This was below the belt. They all thought Penny was a normal thirteen-year-old. But she looked like a kindergartener! Compared to Ray, who had long limbs and only needed to wear a suit to look like a young adult, Penny looked too young.

What a pitiful girl.

Ray, on the other hand, ignored his classmates and furrowed his brows. He studied Penny’s dark expression, unable to detect the usual look she had carried in the past days. Right now, Penny looked... angry.

"Penny?" Ray called, raising his brows when Penny advanced in his direction.

On her way, Penny glanced at the line of flowers on the side. Without saying a word, she picked up one flower pot.

"Penny, do you like flowers..." Ray trailed off when the flower pot flew in his direction. He froze as his breath hitched, feeling this sharp wind swoosh inches from his face.

CLANG!

The flower pot shattered on the pillar behind Ray with a loud clang. Everyone held their breaths, wide-eyed. They gazed at the innocent flower pot and then at Ray before shifting their dilated eyes to the little girl.

Who was pitiful again?

Penny’s face was round, and her soft cheeks were flushed. She looked like a big bun with those little braids. The misplaced sharpness and viciousness flickering in her eyes didn’t match her face or even her physique.

Everyone gulped.

"What... hey! That’s dangerous!" Max gasped when he recovered from his shock. "You could’ve hit him!"

Cassandra also paled, but she nodded. "We know Ray is being unreasonable, but you cannot just throw a flower pot at someone. That’s really dangerous. What if you hit him?"

"Then he’s dead," Penny replied coldly, making the still temperature drop to a negative zero.

Their eyes dilated even more at the lack of remorse at her answer. Was she truly trying to kill Ray?

"You’re crazy...!" Max scoffed, torn whether he should laugh or feel agitated.

"You." Penny pointed at Ray, ignoring the rest of the star section. "I don’t care if you only aim at me, but do not cross the line. Touch my people again and I’ll kill you before I get killed."

Ray furrowed his brows, confused at Penny’s remarks. Since when did he touch her people? But Penny didn’t come here to spoon-feed him of what happened. He started this chaos and thus, he should know what was going on.

Her eyes glossed over the faces of the star section. She might not know which was which, but she now etched these faces in her mind.

"All of you, I’m warning you all," she warned dangerously. "Pull this stunt on me again, then don’t blame me for being ruthless."

When her eyes landed on Ray once more, she sneered. Without saying a word, she turned her back on them and walked away.

The star section garden fell into a stifling silence which lasted even after minutes Penny disappeared from their line of sight. All they could do was stare in the direction she came and left.

"What... what was that?" the guy with glasses muttered in disbelief.

When his eyes landed on the broken pot, he realized it wasn’t a dream. That girl truly threw that flower pot at Ray and barely missed him.

Everyone intuitively moved their gaze at Ray, stunned.

"Ray, what did you do?" Kiara’s face dimmed. "Why is that girl throwing things at you?"

Although Kiara didn’t approve or wouldn’t condemn such aggressive action, she also knew Ray had this ability to push someone to their worst. With Kiara’s question, everyone couldn’t help but set their attention on Ray.

"Ray, what the hell?" Max grumbled. "Is that the thirteen-year-old you’re trying to distract? She looks like a little kid! No, I mean, what the hell? How come she comes here and wants to kill you?!"

"More like she wants to kill all of us," Cassandra was terrified. ’I thought she’s a poor little girl, but I’m scared.’

The guy with glasses gulped nervously, sharing Cassandra’s sentiments. Penny... that kid was crazy!

At first sight, Penny looked like an innocent little girl. But after the fierceness she displayed, it felt like if they rubbed her the wrong way, she wouldn’t mind burying them all alive!

Ray slowly peeled his eyes from the direction Penny left and shifted his attention to his classmates. The lines on the space between his brows deepened, revealing his own confusion at the turn of events.

"I don’t know what I did, but... now, I have to find that out."

Having said that, Ray pushed himself up and strode off. His playful aura was gone, replaced by a dangerous air around him.

Those who were watching him walk away couldn’t help but gulp. Ray might be playful and silly most of the time. They had never seen him angry. This was the first they had seen him this miffed, and it quickly intimidated them.

"What’s gonna happen now?" Cassandra muttered, casting everyone a worried look.

All of them frowned as they exchanged looks. The answer to that was something they didn’t know. But what they knew was that, whatever it was, it wouldn’t be good.