Callum looked toward Jayden calmly. At this point, he already had a vague idea of everything that happened today.The fact that someone of pathetic intelligence like Jayden could spew such an elaborate analysis, and in such a bold tone, at that, there could only be one possibility – this was all a scheme, pre-planned by someone else, and Jayden was only a chess-piece in the game. Plus, the fact that Jayden was so adamant about a search meant that he was perfectly confident in the plan, which indicated that if they really conducted a search right now, the class fees might truly appear in his desk even though he had not stolen it.This was all an elaborate scheme devised by someone to frame him.Jayden had been the last to leave the lecture hall during gym class, so he must have taken the class fees from Serena's bag and placed them in Callum's desk, then waited for Serena to notice that the money was gone to voice up and accuse Callum of stealing the money, even

"Do I need to knock when I enter your office? Callum spoke in such an audacious and domineering tone that William Finch, the Principal of Solbury College, was completely dumbfounded.In fact, the reason why Callum was speaking to William with such a disrespectful attitude was not that he wanted to show off, but because he knew that underneath the gentle and elegant facade of William, the Principal of Solbury College, was a truly evil man who was up to no good.Although William was not as blatant in his wicked dealings as his nephew Benedict, he had made his fair share of shameful dealings in private, such as paying the lecturers in school exorbitant amounts of money in exchange for sexual favors and utilizing scholarships and postgraduate placements to take advantage of hopeful female students.Callum had heard tons of such stories, but most of the students only spread rumors about them in private in fear of getting caught gossiping about the great William Finch. No o

Inside the principal's office of Solbury College, William and Benedict were kneeling down before Callum, begging the young man to show mercy on them and give them a second chance.Callum, on the other hand, was seriously considering whether or not to fire the both of them. After all, if he really had them fired, it would not be that easy to find a suitable replacement for the principal for the college on such short notice.However, if he did not fire them, knowing of the wicked deeds that the both of them had engaged in on school grounds, neither of them had what it took to be educators of the future generation.Consequently, Callum hesitated for a long while.Click, clack, click…Right then, the sound of high-heels hitting the ground suddenly sounded outside the office.Callum could not help but be taken aback at the familiar sound.Knock, knock, knock.There was a knock on the door."Principal Finch, are you in there? Vera asked

Now that he had no way out, Jayden had made up his mind to tell the truth about everything that he had done in order to frame Callum for stealing. Nonetheless, just as he was about to speak, he suddenly had the realization that if he admitted to framing Callum, then the school would deal with him as a thief instead, and his fate would be expulsion from the school.In other words, whether or not he admitted to it, he was at risk of being expelled, anyway.He considered his options. If he pleaded guilty, he would definitely be labeled as a thief. On the other hand, if he chose to keep playing dumb, there might even be a chance for him to make it out of this mess unscathed.So, after a moment of hesitation, he persisted at the top of his lungs, "Whatever happened today has nothing to do with me. I didn't frame Callum!"Staying stubborn right to the end, are you?" Callum said flatly as he glared at Jayden."I... I'm not being stubborn. This whole thing has nothi

Inside the lecture hall, Benedict slowly made his way to Callum's side, then said with a completely straight face, "After a thorough investigation into this matter with Principal Finch, we've found that there was a very big misunderstanding. The real thief was not Callum, but instead, it was the accuser, Jayden himself!""What?" Everyone in the class was astounded to hear this and incredulous expressions emerged on their faces."Jayden had stolen the class fees when he was alone in class and hid them in Callum's desk. Finally, he took the opportunity to frame Callum when Serena had discovered that the money went missing. This was a classic case of fabricating a charge against someone else!" Benedict continued sternly.As soon as he finished speaking, the entire class fell into pin drop silence.Everyone froze in their seats, while Carol, Ethan, and Eva were now utterly bowled over.Vera and Serena, too, were very surprised to hear this. They had their suspic