Coolest Girl in Town (Elise and Alexander) novel Chapter 607

Chapter 607 Would You Associate With Someone Like Me?

When she was done talking, she walked away with the tray.

The ones left behind did not understand what was happening, and could only exchange looks of uncertainty with one another.

Only Elise was in deep thoughts over what she had heard, as though she had an inkling of what was to come after putting the pieces of information together.

Just as expected, when they came back to the venue of the competition, the host was in the middle of announcing the people that made it into the finals. Alexis was among the names mentioned.

In an instant, the people around the venue started harboring complicated thoughts toward Elise’s group.

Plagiarism was never tolerated regardless of the industry. Yet, Alexis was not punished for it and was even selected as one of the finalists of the competition.

They had already determined how rigged the competition was and had no intention of changing their opinions on the matter.

The prior incident was still on the consciences of Tom and the others, which was why they opted to stay a low profile and out of the people’s attention.

Though they had done nothing to feel guilty about, they had failed to consider the actions appropriate to the circumstances. Even if what they did was right, they should not have done it in an imposing manner, especially not in a place where many eyes were on them. After all, what they did would incite an outcry from the public, which would lead things into a giant ball of mess.

Elise had another hand she could have played against the Saunderses but decidedly not to, as everyone would be the loser in the scenario. Alexis would be dragged into all kinds of brutal media manipulation. She would have been disqualified from the competition and this would stain her future as it would negatively affect her brand.

Fortunately, the advancement to the finals for both of the aforementioned participants had saved Elise a great deal of trouble.

It was at this time—with only 10 minutes left until the commencement of the finals—that Kenneth had entered the competition venue. Elise had decided to confront him after giving it a thought.

“You were the one who had arranged the list.” Elise’s tone carried a sense of confidence. “How did you pull that off with the organizers?”

As the corners of his mouth lifted, a smile gradually bloomed on Kenneth’s face. “An unusual circumstance warrants the use of an unorthodox method. The important thing is the results in the end.”

Elise knew of the ‘unorthodox method’ that Kenneth was referring to. It was nothing more than coercion and bribery, but ultimately it was a backdoor method. Those that had criticized Elise for her use of a backdoor method carried truth to them.

However, with how the situation had progressed, Elise did not have the slightest thought that Kenneth broke the rules of the game by doing so.

Rather than saying that it was an out-of-the-box method on his part, it might be better to see him as a pioneer instead.

When all was said and done, not everyone dared to go outside the norms and stand for the justice they believed in.

Elise thought to herself that even she was no exception as the only hand she thought of was something that would have left a poor taste in everyone’s mouth. Even though she was clearly framed, the only action that was left to her was to try dragging the perpetrators down with her.

She did have the means to make the organizer pay extra care to Alexis by forcing a minor issue of the non-compliance to the rules to allow Elise and her group the opportunity to explain to the public.

However, just like the disdain Tom showed for the accusation of plagiarism of the Saunders Corporation’s works, Elise wouldn’t be able to exercise her privileges in a calm manner.

Yet, Kenneth had taken another route and made the impossible possible.

Moreover, it wasn’t arrogance that Elise saw in Kenneth’s eyes, but confidence. He held within him the conviction that the people he defended were innocent and showed no ulterior motives for manipulating the outcome of the competition.

It was the brilliant and untainted kind of confidence.

Elise remembered a saying she had heard once, that there was no absolute right or wrong in this world. There would always be someone who chose to become part of the dark side of society to uphold the justice one firmly believed in.

By and large, Kenneth was one of those people.

She pursed her lips and smiled as a sort of affirmation of his righteous actions.

Kenneth then broke eye contact with her and turned his attention toward the stage, yet his gaze was distant, as though he was looking beyond the stage.

Elise, would you still be willing to associate with someone like me? Someone that can easily disregard the law; someone that holds an evil side to him?

Or would you only favor someone honest like Alexander Griffith?