Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 229

The laughter and murmurs from the crowd made Medea feel increasingly uncomfortable.

She tried to hold back her anger and said, “How can you be so rude?”

As soon as she spoke, Belle burst out laughing.

“With all that grace, how can you still be the mistress?”

The crowd’s whispers grew louder.

“This person looks decent, but she’s actually the mistress?”

“How disgusting! I can’t stand mistresses!”

“We should avoid applying to her company. Let’s not get involved with people like her.”

Medea’s previously composed expression shattered in the face of such public scrutiny.

Just when she was about to lose face, someone stepped forward to defend her.

“The mistress? I think the one acting like the mistress here is someone else!”

It was Xander.

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He hadn’t expected to walk into such a scene as soon as he arrived at the university. Seeing Medea in distress, he immediately stood up to defend her without

hesitation.

Just as he did, Eliza returned from her phone call and overheard the sharp remark.

She glanced over and met Xander’s gaze, which was filled with reproach and disdain.

Eliza paused, her heart puzzled. Was Xander implying that she was the mistress?

Unbelievable!

Belle quickly picked up on the subtle hint in Xander’s tone and stared at him in disbelief.

How could someone be so foolish?

You’d better explain yourself! Who’s the mistress here?” Belle questioned Xander with a defiant look.

Medea frowned, her eyes cold, but she pretended to be magnanimous and said, “Forget it, it’s too crowded here, Let’s not argue with people like this.”

The more gracious and composed Medea tried to be, the more Xander felt sorry for her.

His gaze turned cold as he shot a glare at Belle, “You should be asking Miss Grant, not me.”

At this, Fliza confirmed with a sinking feeling that Xander was indeed speaking about her

“Did Miss Wynn tell Mr. Watts this?” Eliza asked calmly, her gaze drifting to Medea, who stood behind Xauder

The glance she gave Medea was sharp, filled with latent aggression.

Eliza had never minded Medea’s interference in her past relationship.

After all, it was Calvin who had changed, and if it wasn’t Medea, it would have been someone else.

But that didn’t mean Medea had the right to slander her behind her back.

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Medea, who had been feeling guilty all along, instinctively shrank back under Eliza’s piercing gaze.

Xander immediately intervened. “It has nothing to do with her! The senior is not the type to gossip!”

He then turned his ire toward Eliza. “There’s no such thing as an impermeable wall. You know what you did, don’t try to play the innocent here.”

He was accusing her of trying to get close to Calvin, even though he was already engaged to someone else.

Eliza turned her attention to him, her expression indifferent. “I am indeed confused, so I must ask Miss Medea to clarify who the real mistress is.”

Medea’s face stiffened at once.

Belle, adding fuel to the fire, chimed in, “Yeah, Miss Wynn, why don’t you tell us who the real mistress is? I’m curious too.”

The forceful questioning made Xander’s frown deepen.

Eliza was a terrible person, even her friends were the same.

It was truly true that “birds of a feather flock together.”

Just as he was about to say something to defend Medea, she suddenly spoke up.

‘Calvin, what are you doing here?”

Medea almost immediately broke away from Xander and went to link her arm with Calvin’s. Her tone softened, “You said you couldn’t make it today. What changed?”

Eliza’s gaze naturally shifted to Calvin.

No one knew how long he had been there, but judging by his expression, it seemed like he had been there for quite a while–perhaps long enough to hear everything.

He had only appeared when Medea was backed into a corner, making a clever entrance.

During the entire conversation, Calvin had remained a passive observer, not once stepping in to clarify or defend Eliza, even when she was being called the

nistress.

Calvin answered Medea’s question calmly, saying that he had come to check on her since he wasn’t at ease after finishing his work.

Belle, witnessing this, felt a surge of anger she couldn’t contain.

Why was Calvin treating Eliza like this?

He had barely even spared her a glance since his arrival, as if he didn’t even recognize hert

seven years of youth had been wasted on this jerk!

‘Calvin, you came just in time! Belle’s voice was sharp. “Now you can tell us, who’s the real mistress here?”

Trying to stay out of this mess? Not a chancet

Belle wanted to drag Calvin into this and force him to take a side. If he denied it, she would reveal every little bit of Eliza’s sacrifices over the past seven year

Calvin’s gaze turned cold, as if giving a silent warning to Belle

But Belle didn’t back down, maintaining eye contact with him.

Calvin briefly glanced at Belle, then swept his eyes over Eliza with an expression devoid of emotion before speaking in a detached tone

“Hasn’t anyone told you, Miss Pierce? The person who is not loved in a relationship is the third party.

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“Eliza, you shouldn’t have dragged me back then! I should’ve just torn those jerks‘ mouths apart!

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Belle gulped down a bottle of iced water, but it didn’t extinguish the fire burning in her heart.

She never could have imagined that Calvin would say such heartless words!

With one sentence, he dismissed Eliza’s seven years of effort!

What a damn inhumane person!

“Another bottle!”

She felt like she was about to explode from anger and urgently needed more ice water to cool off.

“Drink less iced water.” Eliza handed her a bottle of room–temperature water, her emotions calm.

When Calvin responded, she also felt a moment of heaviness in her heart.

On a hot summer day, a chill ran through her.

It took her a while to slowly recover, and her emotions gradually settled, with no more ripples of disturbance.

Principal Gray personally came over to find Eliza, apologizing profusely, explaining that the staff had made a mistake and caused the misunderstanding.

He made it clear that Eliza could choose any spot she wanted here.

Even the staff member who had caused the issue was called over to apologize to Eliza.

Finally, Principal Gray warmly invited Eliza to attend the graduation ceremony.

Unable to refuse the polite offer, Eliza could only agree.

The school had invited quite a few guests for this event, and by the time Eliza arrived, many people were already seated in the front rows.

Calvin and Medea were both prominently in the front.

Principal Gray arranged a seat for Eliza right next to him, essentially placing her in the vice–C position.

After all, this was Principal Gray’s event, and the main seat was certainly his.

Next to him sat Professor William.

When Eliza approached, she was surprised for a moment when she saw William’s face.

Wasn’t he the foreign man Belle had photographed with Medea?

So he was Professor William?

Perhaps sensing that she was looking at him, William flashed Eliza a bright smile.

Medea, who had been talking to Calvin, froze for a second when she saw Eliza.

When she saw Eliza sitting next to Principal Gray, her brows involuntarily furrowed.

She couldn’t quite understand why Principal Gray valued Fliza an much.

Just as she was thinking this, Principal Gray came over to speak to her.

“Sorry, Miss Wynn, I’ve arranged a booth for you elsewhere. It’s a good spot as well. If your company ever needs anything in the future, just let me know, and I make sure to arrange the best spot for you.”

Although Medea felt dissatisfied, she kept her composure on the surface, “Thank you, Principal Gray

Before the ceremony officially began, the last guest invited by Principal Gray had arrived.

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Eliza was busy texting Belle, calming her down

Someone sat down next to her.

Before she could look up, they spoke, reminding her. The ceremony’s about to start. Stop playing with your phone and pay attention.”

Eliza looked up, and her eyes instantly brightened with joy. “Senior.”

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