Chapter 204 You Are Indeed Pregnant
Elise cast her gaze at Jacinda. “Was it you who told him?”
Jacinda, however, showed no fear under Elise’s gaze. “Miss Sinclair, just admit to it already. We are classmates, so there’s no need for you to continue hiding it, no? This is not bad news, or perhaps it’s good news to you.”
Upon hearing that, Elise sneered. “Are you slandering me?”
“What I said is the truth—you are indeed pregnant.” Jacinda believed that it was the truth and Elise was clearly lying.
“Do you have any evidence?” Elise questioned. “If not, I could sue you for slandering.”
At that, Jacinda pointed at Elise’s tummy and countered, “This is the evidence. Mr. Harris, I think that everything will be clear as long as she goes to the hospital to perform an ultrasound. However, Miss Sinclair, are you willing to go?”
“To be honest, I don’t really want to go, but it seems like you want me to, Miss Kate,” Elise murmured with a chuckle, to which Jacinda taunted, “Ha! I think that it is you who does not have the courage to go! If you are really pregnant, admit it now in front of the teacher so that we can settle this privately. Everything can still be discussed. However, if you insist on your claim, nobody can tell what will happen once the matter escalates.”
Elise looked straight at the homeroom teacher. “Mr. Harris, I think that this is a misunderstanding. I’m not pregnant, so there’s no need to do any checkup at the hospital.”
Upon hearing that, Jacinda thought that Elise didn’t dare to go to the hospital. Since things had come to this point, she couldn’t care less and shouted, as if she was standing up for justice, “No, Mr. Harris! If she doesn’t go, we will be unable to give an explanation to the others. How could you let her off the hook and allow her to ruin the school’s reputation just because of her outstanding results?”
Mr. Harris pursed his lips, inwardly agreeing with Jacinda as he thought that she had a point.
First of all, he had faith in Elise, but since the rumors had been spreading like wildfire in the school, allowing it to continue to spread not only would affect Elise but also the school’s reputation. Hence, in his opinion, revealing the truth to the public would be the only way to debunk the rumor.
“Miss Sinclair, I suggest that you come with me to the hospital. Since the truth will speak for itself, I think that there’s no harm in making this trip.”
Elise gave it some thought and replied, “Mr. Harris, I’ve said that I’m not pregnant, but I don’t mind making this trip. However, if it’s proven that I’m indeed innocent, how will you deal with this student who maliciously slandered me and harmed my reputation?”
Mr. Harris understood her underlying meaning. As Elise was a student with a potential that he hadn’t encountered for years, he naturally sided with her, so he directly answered, “If it is proven that you are indeed innocent, which also proves that someone has made up the rumors and kicked up this fuss, I’ll make sure justice is upholded. Today, one of you two will have to be expelled from the school.”
Jacinda was shocked by his declaration. In other words, there was no turning back after this.
If she continued on with this accusation, she would be putting her own future at stake. Initially, she had a hard time using her connections to transfer into this school, so she definitely wouldn’t want to leave after attending for barely a few days.
She balled her fists, suddenly feeling that it wasn’t worthwhile risking her future because of this. “Mr. Harris, I think… maybe we should just… forget about it.”
As soon as she said that, the door was suddenly opened and Alexander was seen elegantly marching into the office. The moment he stepped into the office, the atmosphere in the spacious office abruptly changed. All the teachers present knew who Alexander was and were aware about his identity—he was the most important person in Athesea, a man who nobody dared to offend.
“Forget it? Who gave you the power to say such shameless words?” Alexander spoke in a seemingly calm but cold voice, which instantly made Jacinda pale. “Y-Y-Young Master Alex, I-I-I—” she stuttered, not even able to say a complete sentence.
Without sparing her a glance, Alexander walked up to Elise and put his arm around her shoulder, which made it rather obvious who he sided with. Even Mr. Harris couldn’t help but to wipe the sweat on his forehead. “Young Master Alex, what brings you here?”
Alexander gently answered, “Someone is bullying my fiancée, so I came to stand up for her.”
His words instantly enlightened Mr. Harris. “Young Master Alex, you must have misunderstood. Our school promotes unity, so something like that can’t possibly happen,” he responded and he couldn’t be bothered by the sweat on his forehead anymore.
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