The Coma Prince’s Fiancée novel Chapter 124

Gavin noticed Wade’s displeasure and hurried to let go of his shirt.

“I… I just wanted you to see my injuries, so you’d know I’m not lying.”

Wade wasn’t buying his timid act. He laid it all out, not sugarcoating a word.

“All that bruise proves is that you picked a fight—and lost. Doesn’t say anything about whether you’re innocent.”

Gavin stared at him, completely thrown off. Wait, was Wade basically calling him weak?

Everyone else seemed to want to laugh at Wade’s straight-up response, but nobody dared actually do it. They kept their heads down, struggling to hide their smiles.

A male teacher who’d followed Wade into the room caught sight of Garnett’s bruised face. He turned to Gavin instantly, voice sharp.

“You did that to Garnett, didn’t you?”

Gavin puffed up, acting like he was totally justified.

“He refused to admit what he did, and he was seriously disrespectful. I had no choice but to fight back.”

“Stop making things up,” the teacher shot back, clearly skeptical. “Honestly, Wade, this isn’t the first time Garnett’s been roughed up by Gavin. Every single time, Gavin comes up with some new excuse to make Garnett look bad. I’m starting to think he set this whole thing up, just like before.”

Wade’s expression darkened. Sensing trouble brewing, Gavin shook his head quickly.

“No, Wade, it’s not like that. Garnett always starts it. You have no idea how awful he and his mom are… they’re the reason my parents split up. He’s been rotten since day one. I only fought him because I couldn’t take it anymore.”

Gavin clearly hoped that sharing the “family drama” might make Wade go easy on him. But Ablitt cut him off before he could get any further.

“Sort your own family issues out. Don’t drag it into school. Is there anything besides the sheet music that actually proves your story?”

Gavin faltered. He almost blurted out he had a hard drive, but the thought of Wade and Ablitt making him hand it over to Ladd for inspection freaked him out.

Rebecca saw him freeze and immediately called him out.

“What about your hard drive? A second ago you said that was your proof.”

Garnett didn’t waste a second explaining things to Wade and everyone else.

“It’s fine, we don’t really need your hard drive. I’m pretty sure you looked at the music on your phone too. We can check it there.”

Ladd hadn’t planned on jumping in, but since his name was already out there in front of Wade, why waste the chance to impress?

“Yeah, your phone works just as well. Don’t stress, Gavin. I can figure out the truth for you.”

Gavin’s face went pale. This was exactly what he’d been trying to avoid.

“No… that’s not necessary. My phone’s private…”

His hesitation made it obvious to everyone what he was hiding.

Wade’s patience finally snapped. He turned to Ablitt, instructions crisp and clear.

“If he can’t hand over a single piece of evidence, check all the school’s surveillance. If he really was plagiarized, there should be some trace of it somewhere on camera. If nothing turns up, then call the police. Let them figure it out.”

This was about the school’s reputation and the future of its students. No one was taking any chances. They had to get to the bottom of it.