Nathan watched Melody and Michael high-five themselves silently. He did not flinch, he just redirected his gaze to the man in front of him. The Dean. He stood up slowly. "Tell me, sir," he began. "What have I done to deserve this? Have I broken any rules? Have I broken any strict codes of conduct? Have I committed any violence? Have I failed in my academic assessment? You have cited no code I broke? This only leaves me with one main reason you have done what you just did. The only problem is that I wish it wasn't true. You're only doing this because I do not have rich parents, and I just had a lot of money now. You think it's a waste on me."The Dean said nothing to counter Nathan's defense and inquiry. "The decision still stands," he pronounced. "You will leave school until the Vice Chancellor calls you for further inquiry. So leave, now." Nathan did not move; the sternness and compulsion inherent in the Dean's voice did nothing to push him away."What are you still standing here f

"But," Monica stuttered after saying. "No buts..." Nathan cut her sentence off. "I already told you how I felt about all of this. It wouldn't work."She pulled away from him, stuttering as she stepped back. She felt an unrelenting surge of shock that continued to shake her. And when she couldn't take what she was feeling anymore, she fled, almost knocking out of the door on her way out."Hmph!" The Dean grunted. "I hope you will fix the door to the office too."Nathan nodded at him. As though he just suddenly remembered that there were still people in the office, he broke into a frenzy. "Get out of my office, all of you," he said.There was nothing more to do staying there so Nathan left with Elliot and Stacey. Again outside of the office Nathan is made ridden with stared once more. Behind him, before him, and around him, students still muttered. Elliot looked around with quiet shock. "Is this how they usually look at you, Mr. Rhodes?"Nathan smirked. It was calm and harmless. "Ye

The next day before Nathan showed up at school he texted for the girls to meet up with him at his dorm room. Ava and Bells were in Ava's rooms when they both got his broadcast message from him."Come to the dorm's today," it said. "Ewwwe," Bella said after reading half the text. "He wants us to come to his, and for what? I hope it's not what he thinks. Well, it better not be, because I know the school authorities would not stand for non-consensual—""I don't know," Ava said. "I want this this Clover position so much that even if it is what I am thinking, I can risk getting Nathan kicked out of school for it. I mean it's his call. But I don't think that's the whole text.""Dress yourselves up in cleaning attires when coming," they read out once more. "Failure to do that would only result in getting screened out. Don't say I did not tell you."Both of them squealed in embarrassment. "Who knows what he has in mind?" Bella asked. "I just hope it's nothing icky.""Well, it's what we have

“What?” Bella asked in disbelief. “I don’t think I can do that.”“Do you want this or not?” Nathan asked.Bella looked left and right. People were looking at her. She shut her eyes and shook for a second. “Arghh!” she groaned. “Okay.”She walked away to the counter, leaving Ava alone with Nathan and his friends.Silence took the place of all the words that were to be spoken. Nathan’s friends stared at him like he was a totally different person than he was before.“Nathan, I’m concerned,” Aaron began. “Do you not think you’re taking this a little bit too far?”“Right?” John added. “I mean, I know Bella’s parents. I’m not so sure they would fancy seeing their daughter walking around like a maid like that. Just saying. It’s sure to bring some consequences to you, wouldn’t it?”Nathan heaved a sigh. “Nah, forget about that,” he said. “She’s doing this with her consent, isn’t she?” He turned to Ava. “Isn’t she?”“Oh… yes,” Ava said, nodding her head flatly, almost as though she had just be

The hallway outside the cafeteria was quieter than the roar of students inside, but the tension was thicker. Michael Lee paced up and down the hall like a caged animal, his polished loafers clicking against the tile. Laurel Coosh and Duke Ramsey stood against the wall, shoulders now slumped, faces down from not just the brief embarrassment they had gotten from Nathan. Michael stopped abruptly and spun right on them.“What the hell were you two thinking?” His voice was low as he was trying his best not to be heard, but his fury was loud enough for the two young men. “You just walked in there, flipped his tray, and challenged him to a fight in front of the entire school? In front of cameras? What the fuck was that, guys?"Laurel opened his mouth. “We were just—”“Shut up,” Michael snapped. He slammed his palm against the wall hard enough that the sound echoed down the corridor. A few passing students flinched and hurried away.“You cost us prestige,” he continued, voice rising. “You ma