My Fake Boyfriend Is the School Bad Boy novel Chapter 177

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“It is not a joke,’ Ryder replied. His voice remained steady.

“This is conspiracy,” Miller continued. He shifted his gaze to me. The sheer disappointment in his eyes hit harder than Trent Lawson’s

insults. “Miss Petrova, you possess the highest grade point average in the senior class. You are a candidate for the premed scholarship.

You understand the code of conduct. You understand the penalty for forging a narrative to bypass disciplinary action.

“I understand,” I whispered. My throat felt like dry sand.

“You manipulated a staff investigation,” Miller said. He leaned forward, resting his forearms on the desk. “You lied to my face in this very office. I asked you both a direct question about the nature of the fight. You confirmed a personal relationship. This document proves premeditated fraud. The penalty is immediate suspension, followed by an expulsion hearing.

My chest caved in. The medical school dream turned to ash on the mahogany desk. I failed my midterms to protect him, and the administration caught us anyway. The sacrifice meant nothing. We faced the ruin together.

Ryder moved. He leaned forward in his leather chair. He placed his massive frame between my line of sight and the principal.

“She had nothing to do with the deception, Ryder said. His tone carried complete, unshakable conviction. “She did not write the rules. She did not agree to the terms.”

I turned my head and stared at his sharp profile. The golden flecks in his hazel eyes turned dark.

“Her signature is on the page,” Miller pointed out.

“I forged it,” Ryder lied. He did not blink. He stared Miller down with a terrifying, blank expression. “I found her black planner in the library. I tore a page out. I copied her handwriting from a biology essay she left on a wooden table. I created the contract.”

“Ryder, stop,” I pleaded. I reached for his leather sleeve.

He ignored me. He kept his eyes locked on the principal. He fed the administration the exact narrative they expected from the Crestview

delinquent.

“I cornered her in the cafeteria,” Ryder continued. The words poured from his mouth with practiced ease. “I told her I would ruin her life if she did not play along. I used my reputation. I used my father’s corporate influence. I threatened to destroy her mother’s diner. She was terrified of me. She agreed to pretend because she believed I would destroy her future if she refused.”

Miller studied Ryder’s face. The principal searched for a crack in the story.

I sat frozen in the cold leather chair. A massive, hollow ache expanded behind my ribs.

He painted himself as a monster to save my masterpiece. He took every cruel rumor the B-wing created and wore it like a badge of honor. He offered to validate their worst assumptions. He claimed he stalked me. He claimed he extorted me. He built a horrific lie to ensure the

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school board viewed me as a victim instead of a conspirator.

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“I orchestrated the entire scam, Ryder finalized. He set his jaw. She is a victim of my manipulation. She signed nothing. She agreed to

nothing, Expel me. Leave her transcript alone.”

I opened my mouth to confess the truth. I needed to tell Miller we drafted the paper together. I needed to tell him about the silver VIP

tickets and the blue ink pen. I refused to let Ryder burn his entire life to the ground in this sterile office. I wanted to tell the principal

about the chewed yellow pencil hidden in his closet.

Miller held up a hand, silencing my protest before the words left my tongue.

The principal let out a long, heavy sigh. He picked up the printed photograph. He placed it back inside the manila folder. He closed the

cardboard cover, hiding the blue ink signatures from view.

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