Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)He looked at me as if I had suddenly asked him a question that he had never considered before.“See. You also think that it’s not fair to you.” I remarked calmly and took a deep breath.The percentage continued dropping, but I needed to ensure that it wasn’t temporary.His guilt can make him see things that he never saw before, but whoever filled his mind with this hatred towards people like us can do that again.“You are old enough to understand one thing, Terry,” I said to him in a serious tone.“If you have a reason to hate someone else, others can also have a reason to do the same even if you are not at fault,” I continued, and glanced at Mrs. Boda when I sensed that she was about to say something.I knew that she was silent all the time because of Lucifer’s presence.Or else, she wouldn’t have let me say so many things to Terry.“But no matter what your reasons are, one has to face the consequences of his actions.” I finished and looked at Mr. Norton.“

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)Nathan, Brian, and Gavin entered the room, but their faces were grim.They didn’t reply to either of us and stopped in front of Walter, who was now looking confused.They all scanned his body, and I sighed.After that lunch in the cafeteria, they became friendly with both Walter and Iris.And I am sure that the whole school knew about what happened to Walter by now.“What did Dr. Winters say?” Nathan asked me grimly.I felt a headache coming on, but I also felt warmth spreading in my chest.“He has a muscle rupture in the pack,” I told them calmly.Their expression turned dark instantly.“I am okay,” Walter said to them hurriedly.“Yeah. You are okay. We can see that,” Brian replied to him sarcastically.“So, the small fries like Bodas dare to bully people here, huh?” Gavin asked sarcastically, but he was angry.“And you.” Walter flinched, lowering his eyes when Gavin pointed towards him.“What’s the use of being a boxer if you can’t defend yourself?”Walter

“It seems that they started seeing the scholarship students as a threat,” Lucifer answered his father in a serious tone.There was silence for a few seconds on the other side.“Is there any other angle to this incident?” Lucas asked in a serious tone.“Yes,” Lucifer answered without hesitation.“I sent you an email with all the details,” Lucifer said further.“But you still need to put your stance in front of the board. Even though Ethan asked for suspicion, it’s not like we need to follow his suggestion. He has his own opinion, but this is about the authority of all the members here. If we take a lenient stance towards Terry, others will start walking all over us.” Lucifer's tone was cold and calculating.Assigning a guardian family to a scholarship student is only a criterion to keep them safe during their time in school.The guardian family didn’t do anything other than give them a protective layer on paper.Still, they are influential enough to make others bow their heads in front

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)A strong stream of water thrashing against a metallic but solid surface….Water running down like a fall….But water wasn’t clean…That dirty water flowing down a deep tunnel….But the water appeared almost golden….My breath was now ragged.“Are you okay?” I snapped out of the flicker when Ashton’s suddenly asked me in a concerned tone.I blinked and jerked my head slightly.“Yeah….I …. I am okay,” I answered, my voice hoarse, my throat parched.“Bro, don’t scare me, okay? If…. If you ….you have any hunch again, just tell me, bro.” Nathan yelled in panic on the other side.“Calm down, Mr. Campbell." I almost yelled at him while rubbing my forehead.That dirty golden water continued flowing at the back of my mind.“You looked pale,” Ashton remarked, making me glance at him.“Is Ashton there?” Nathan asked me in a low voice, as if he were afraid that Ashton would hear him.“Mr. Campbell is on the call,” I told Ashton in a flat tone.He grimaced and rolled his

Ethan’s P.O.V. (Continued)I instantly searched for the inner structure of the bottom of the ship.There must be some space down there where they could hide things that they wanted to smuggle.The more I read about the inner structure, the darker my expression became.Then I went back to their system and started looking for the past few places from which this ship had come back.I had no other way to search the bottom of the ship.No cameras around that area, and going there right now wasn’t an option either.Soon, I found the information in the journey log.My jaw hardened when I went through the log for a year.The ship hadn't been following a normal route.At least, not according to the records available to the dockyard.I scrolled through the previous six journeys and compared the departure points, arrival times, and duration of each trip.Most of them were ordinary and seemed regular, but I didn’t have time to go deeper.The ship had traveled between three major ports, carrying w