All Chapters of Rise Of The Student Pauper: Chapter 91
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CHAPTER 91
With an obedient nod, the administrative officer turned and left the hall, headed towards Professor Gerald’s office. Before he walked out of the door, he cast a skeptical look between Clara and Darren. Once he was gone, Clara disrespectfully approached his seat and without permission sat on it. She crossed her leg and relaxed her back comfortably like she was in her father’s living room. Tossing a strand of hair behind her ear, she said in a casual tone, her voice filled with contemptuous disrespect. “Professor Gerald is a very corrupt lecturer. Men like him doesn’t deserve to be teaching in this prestigious university. Getting him fired is good riddance!”Everyone looked at her with bewilderment. Her audacity scared them. The board members frowned but didn’t say anything.After a few minutes, the Vice Chancellor shot her a warning glare and said in a raspy tone, “What you are accusing Professor Gerald and Darren of better be true. If not…” he stopped and bit his lower lip.Shift
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Darren swallowed hard. The only thing holding him back from becoming visibly tense was his clear conscience. He knew he was innocent of all the accusations Clara and her supporters were throwing at him. However, hearing the Vice Chancellor declare that he would be expelled if found guilty still sent an uncontrollable shiver crawling slowly down his spine.While his thoughts lingered uneasily, the VC’s voice rang out again, sharp and commanding.“Bring out Darren’s three scripts!”With a respectful nod, Professor Gerald stepped forward. He carefully pulled out three scripts from the stack of papers he was holding and placed them neatly on the conference table directly in front of the Vice Chancellor.The VC lifted his head and gestured for three other professors to come and sit beside him.Soon, three senior professors joined the VC at the table. The men appeared older and more seasoned than even the Vice Chancellor himself. These were professors who had spent over forty years in acade
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“Apologize on our knees?” Clara was stunned, a small but stubborn frown appearing on her face. She shook her head defiantly. “We can apologize to Professor Gerald, but not to this pauper… no way!”The Vice Chancellor’s expression darkened instantly, his patience snapping. “You should have thought about the consequences before falsely accusing him,” he thundered. “Now do exactly as I instructed, or I will take strict disciplinary action against you immediately.”Clara hesitated, her lips trembling slightly. But before she could react, her supporters had already stepped forward and dropped to their knees in front of Professor Gerald.“We are sorry, sir,” James said, bowing his head deeply as he spoke on behalf of the group. “We shouldn’t have listened to Clara or allowed ourselves to be used to ruin your good name. Please forgive us.”Standing alone, abandoned by the very students who once echoed her accusations, Clara felt her confidence drain away completely. The boldness she had clun
CHAPTER 94
At the Hilton mansion, Derek sat in the living room, engaged in a low conversation with the family’s emissary, Jeff. The air was heavy with anticipation.“Have you heard from the private investigator?” Derek asked, his voice calm but edged with impatience. “He promised to give us some information today.”“Yes,” Jeff replied quickly. “I spoke with him about ten minutes ago. He said he’s uncovered something significant and is already on his way here to explain what he’s found. He should arrive any moment now.”“That’s good,” Mr. Hilton said with a tired sigh as he leaned back into the cushions of the luxurious couch. For the first time in weeks, a flicker of relief crossed his face.It’s been a month since Mr. Scofield’s mysterious death. And he took to the grave with him answers to the questions Derek desperately seek answers. Two questions refused to leave his mind.“Who is the Supreme One?”“Who exactly are the members of the Shadow Dawning?”Without answers, Mr. Hilton remained rest
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The security man swallowed hard. Out of nowhere, cold sweat broke out across his temples, sliding down the sides of his face.He was the one who had carried the box inside, completely unaware of what it contained. Now that it had turned out to be something so horrifying, he knew he was standing on dangerous ground—especially with Jeff watching him so intently.“We—I checked the CCTV just like you instructed,” he stuttered, his voice trembling.“And?” Jeff pressed, one eyebrow arching sharply.The guard gulped again before forcing himself to continue. “While reviewing the footage, we discovered that all the cameras in the mansion suddenly went blank for exactly two minutes. When they came back online… the package was already there.” He hesitated, then lowered his head. “We checked thoroughly. There was no record of anyone entering or leaving the premises.”He swallowed once more before adding in a strained voice, “Whoever brought the package in is likely… a ghost.”Jeff and Derek excha
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Three pairs of eyes moved towards the new figure that had just entered the room. A complex expression etched on their faces. Darren’s question hung heavily in the air.When Derek’s eyes met his grandson, he quickly turned and looked away, his face stiff and unreadable. Jeff, on the other hand, forced a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes. He straightened his back and tried to speak in a reassuring tone, hoping to brush the moment aside.“It’s nothing you should worry about, young master,” Jeff said hurriedly. “Your grandfather and I were just… were Just discussing some… adult matters. You are just coming back from school. You must be tired, you should go inside and—”But it was already too late.While he was still speaking, Darren’s gaze had already drifted past him and landed on the open box.There, the lifeless head was staring back at him with cruel, lifeless indifference. The blood in Darren’s veins froze.His breath hitched violently. His pupils dilated in pure horror, and fo
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Derek closed his eyes. His jaw tightened. Somehow, something in him already knew this was going to be bad news.“What is it now?” he asked, his voice low and strained.There was a brief pause on the other end, as though she was choosing her words with extreme caution.“Sir… it concerns Hilton Dynamics,” she said in a small tone. “All the major investors and stakeholders are withdrawing their investments.”Derek’s eyes snapped open. “Withdrawing?” he repeated sharply. “How many?”She lingered for a second as if she was checking the number in her head, then said, “Almost all of them, sir. Some of them are here in person at the company as we speak while others have sent their assistants and lawyers.”Derek paled. The room seemed to constrict around him.“How is that possible?” He stuttered. “Only a few weeks back, the company posted its strongest quarterly performance in years. There’s no legal issue, no scandal, no losses. It was all profit. On what grounds are they pulling out?”The se
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Three days later, Darren and Eddie were walking out of the library. It was another long day of hard studies and preparation for the upcoming exams. After five hours of intensive reading, the two of them were headed to the park to catch some fresh air and give their brains a well-deserved rest.As they moved around, two beautiful girls approached them.“Hey Darren,” one of them smiled at him. “Will you be free this weekend? We were hoping you could put us through some courses. We don’t mind paying you to teach us”.Darren forced a nervous smile. These two beauties had never talked to him before today. They were one of the campus slay queens that deemed him unworthy of their attention and considered themselves too big to talk to a common delivery boy.Who could believe they were now pleading with Darren to spare them some of his time? And not even for free.But Darren wasn’t surprised at all. The thing is, since he was announced as the university’s best student, every student in his dep
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Darren didn’t even remember how he got home.All he knew was that his legs felt lighter than air, his heart wouldn’t calm down, and his lips were stuck in a stupid grin that refused to leave his face.“She said yes…” he muttered for the tenth time, pacing around his extravagant room. With how happy he looked, one would think Alicia agreed to be his girlfriend while the reality is that she agreed to go eat with him at a restaurant.Darren threw himself on the bed, stared at the ceiling, then stood up again and continued pacing the room. This went on for hours.Later in the evening, the maids brought him dinner but he refused to eat. His joy had eaten up his appetite. Throughout the night, Darren couldn't even blink. He just laid on the bed thinking about Alicia and tomorrow. Before he knew it, tomorrow turned today.In the morning, there was a light knock on his door.“Yes, come in!” Darren said expectantly as he sat on the edge of his bed. There was a pile of cheap clothes scattered
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Darren raised his head and glanced at him calmly. The man had some scars on his face, clearly indicating all the violence he’d gotten into. Right now, he stood beside their table with his hands tucked into the pockets of his black leather jacket, his sharp eyes scanning Darren from head to toe.“I asked you something,” the man said again, his voice raspy and impatient.“What is your surname?”Darren could clearly sense Alice’s uneasiness, caused by the man’s abrupt presence and arrogance.He didn’t know why the man was demanding to know his surname. But if telling him would make him move away from their table, then what was the harm?He lingered for a few seconds, then flashed a calm smile and responded, “Wayne. My name is Darren Wayne.”The man blinked once, then frowned. “Wayne? I know all the prestigious families in the city, but I have never heard of the Waynes.” He tilted his head to the side, then asked in an uneven tone, “Or are you new to the city?”It was now that Darren und