Chapter 84

Jason’s face stiffened.

Grabbing him by the arm, Celine uttered with a trembling voice, “Brother Jay, I didn’t...”

Janet scoffed. “Go on, play pretend!”

Celine. “...”

Nevertheless, Celine was unable to hold her tongue anymore, being under scrutiny of the public.

With a sad face, she looked towards Nell, quivering under her breath. “Sister, I can’t believe you’d say such a thing! Fine, I have nothing more to say if you insist on accusing me of framing you but empty words alone do not prove that you’re right!”

There was an admirer of Celine who just could not bear to see her in a sorrowful and fragile state.

He spoke in support of Celine, “That’s right. You didn’t explain yourself five years ago. Now that the dust has settled, you come out of nowhere and proclaim that you were wrongly accused. How can it be proven?”

Janet froze.

She had been moving accordingly to Nell’s plan and had not accounted for this step.

Hence, Janet gave Nell the side glance.

Nell coldly curled her lips and was about to speak.

“What makes you think it can’t be proven?”

A frigid yet steady voice was heard from the outside.

The voice, similar to the cold breeze outdoors, brought in a rush of distinct chill into everyone’s head.

Nell shocked as she cast a gaze of disbelief at the door and the sturdy figure walking in.

Gideon Leith?

Why was he here?

The crowd was in a daze.

Most attendees of the school celebration were prominent figures who had already made a name for themselves in the society.

Although they had no interaction with Gideon before, they knew who he was.

Gideon was on the financial news cover every week after all.

Only... Why was he here?

Was Azure High now on that level? It was only a school celebration yet even a big shot like him graced the event.

People were happy to have a big name show respect to their alma mater. It was basically showing respect to them!

His chilling gaze swept past the crowd and finally fixated on Nell.

“Since these two insist that the work is their own, why don’t we have them both have a rematch and redo the art from five years ago? The truth will be revealed then!”

The headmaster and the rest were pleasantly surprised by his arrival.

“President Leith, you’re here.”

After giving a faint nod, Gideon barely acknowledged him.

The Joneses had made unwarranted accusations towards his Nelly back during the birthday celebration. He had not dealt with them yet!

Seeing Gideon giving him the cold shoulder, the principal did not advance forward. Instead, he smiled apologetically. “We weren’t expecting you, please excuse us for not meeting you at the door. Do accept my apologies.”

Gideon frowned.

In the end, he turned to take a glance at the principal.

“Didn’t you send me an invitation? Why weren’t you expecting me?”

The headmaster, “...”

The guests, “...”

“Really? You don’t have an inkling how hard it is to invite you?’

“After all these years, the number of times you’ve attended events can be counted with your fingers.’

Although everyone grumbled silently, no one dared to speak their mind.

Awkwardly, the principal took one for the team. “Yes, yes, please pardon our oversight...”

Gideon raised his hand to interrupt. “That’s enough. Let’s get back to the matter at hand! What do you think of my suggestion earlier? If both parties consent, you can begin the competition immediately. You’re just recreating your own work anyway. It shouldn’t take too much time!”

Celine turned blue in the face.

The muscles on Nell’s face tensed before she gave a straightforward answer, “No problem. I agree with the suggestion.”

With that, she turned to glance at Celine.

“I remember you told the public that it took you two months to complete the work. Basically, your blood, sweat, and tears. I guess it isn’t easy for you to forget what art that’s made from your blood, sweat, and tears, looks like right? So it shouldn’t be hard for you to recreate it, huh?”

Color was washed off Celine’s face completely.

Celine glared at Nell, wishing she could gobble her up.

Janet provoked her. “Celine Jennings, don’t tell me you don’t have the guts? Tsk, just be blunt and say that you’re feeling guilty! By giving up, you’re admitting that you framed Nelly. We’re not asking for a lot. Just get on your knees and apologize. Nelly, what say you?”

Nell smiled.

“Add a kowtow in! I’ve been wronged for five years, after all.”

The act of the duo echoing each other was as though the matter was a done deal.

Celine felt a rush of blood to the head.

At the side, the troubled look on Celine’s face left Jason with a hunch.

Nonetheless, he found it hard to believe that the Celine he knew was capable of doing such a thing.

Regardless, he still had her back.

“Celine, aren’t you unwell? Why don’t I bring you to the hospital?”

Celine nodded.

Pale in the face, she cowered over her tummy.

“President Leith, I agree to your suggestion but I’m feeling under the weather. Can we have the competition tomorrow instead?”

Gideon frowned.

Nell jumped in. “No problem!”

Noticing Gideon’s inquisitive gaze, she smiled. “She’s a pregnant woman. Nothing’s going to happen if we wait one more night. As the saying goes, you can run but you can’t hide. It’s alright, I’m not in a rush.”

The crowd could not hold back their chuckles.

Celine’s face was painted in different shades of color.

However, fortunate to have escaped for the time being, she bottled up her anger within as she uttered with a gruff, “Okay, we’ll compete tomorrow.

Where will it be?”

“Let’s have it here! I’ll be waiting for you here at ten in the morning. Remember to show up.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be there.”

Celine then turned to Jason and said, “Brother Jay, let’s go.”

Jason escorted her to leave.

With them gone, it was time to disperse.

As Gideon’s presence was not frequent, the principal wanted to get in good with him while he still could. However, Gideon suddenly approached and held Nell by the hand before unhappily adding, “How could you leave me at home to attend this lame celebration on an important day like today?

What good is there to attend this?”

Nell awkwardly smiled.

“Don’t say that. I did... study here for three years.”

“Ha! A school that can’t even tell from right to wrong. What relationship is there to build even if you study here for thirty years?”

He pulled Nell to walk out.

The headmaster straightened his face.

He followed close behind.

“President Leith.”

Gideon stopped in his tracks and turned to him. His eyes were cold.

“Principal Jones, I had always thought that Azure High, as Jincheng’s top school, should at least be able to distinguish between right and wrong. By the looks of it, I was wrong, but it’s fine. I can protect my woman. My only wish is that you, the Joneses, just look out for yourselves.”

He strode off with Nell in hand.

Color drained from Principal Jones’ face.

Look out for ourselves?

What did it mean?

Everybody knew that the Joneses were able to keep in power in Jincheng with the Garretts as their backing in the capital.

The Garretts and Leiths...

Principal Jones was as white as a sheet.

Nell and Gideon walked out of the hotel but they were not in a hurry to get onto the car.

With Nell’s hands a little cold, Gideon went to a nearby coffee shop to purchase a cup of milky tea for her to hold between her hands.

He took off the scarf she bought for him and put it on her.

As he put the scarf on her, he grumbled.

“Why are you wearing so little on a chilly day? Aren’t you afraid you’ll be cold? Do you really think you’re clad in iron?”

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Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5