Chaos Girl Rewrites the Script novel Chapter 418

Lara was completely humiliated by the brutal public rejection. Biting her lip in distress, she gently tugged on Preston's hand. "Preston, let's go."

Preston nodded, his gaze casually sweeping across the classroom one last time.

By now, Vivienne and Bianca had sat back down and were openly pointing and whispering about him and Lara. They looked exactly like village gossips chewing over a scandal. When they noticed Preston looking at them, they immediately—and very unconvincingly—stared up at the ceiling.

"..." Preston smoothly detached his hand from Lara's grip and walked out.

Lara was bewildered, but Preston's sudden coldness hurt far more than Alaric and Julian's rejection. She scrambled after him, desperately latching onto his arm again.

"Preston, what's wrong?"

Preston's eyes were calculating. Lara was the granddaughter of the Ravenshire family. Knowing how fiercely protective the Ravenshires were of their own, Alaric and Julian's hostility today was incredibly abnormal.

Did something happen behind the scenes?

If Lara had lost the backing of the Ravenshire family, there was no point in playing games with her anymore.

With that thought, Preston looked down, his tone flawlessly smooth. "Lara, did you have a falling out with Alaric and Julian?"

Lara froze, then quickly forced a laugh. "No... of course not." Terrified he wouldn't believe her, she overcompensated. "Alaric is always like that. He's cold to everyone. And Julian is just arrogant. He ignores people all the time."

"Is that right?" Preston smiled faintly, though he had just watched both of them actively protect Aurelia.

Lara swallowed hard, panicking internally. "Yeah, that's just how they are."

*

Ever since she left the academic building, Lara had been a nervous wreck. She couldn't shake the feeling that Preston was pulling away. Even though she had initiated a kiss when they parted and he hadn't rejected it, something felt fundamentally broken.

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