Transmigrated: I Became My Nemesis's Woman novel Chapter 150

Chapter 150: Have you heard anything from Aaron

[Daffodil Academy]

Mia sat across from John and Leo, her arms crossed tightly over her chest as she stared at them with narrowed eyes.

Her gaze shifted from one boy to the other, but both of them stubbornly avoided eye contact, acting as though they hadn’t noticed her scrutiny.

"Okay, you two," Mia finally said. "What exactly are you hiding from me? And what’s with that Theo guy bringing you chocolates and cookies?"

She pointed accusingly at Leo.

Leo stole a quick glance at her before immediately looking away and scratching the back of his head.

Ever since Leo had stood firm on keeping his promise, not a single student had learned what had truly happened at the academy.

The matter had been handled discreetly.

The school administration had taken Theo’s parents’ plea into consideration and decided to give their son a second chance.

For Theo, the meeting had been heartbreaking.

Watching his parents humbly ask for leniency had forced him to confront the consequences of his actions. For the first time, he truly understood how wrong he had been to drag an innocent person into his problems just to save himself.

Fortunately, the principal had chosen not to pursue the matter further and allowed Theo to remain at the academy.

That decision, however, didn’t restore his friendship with Nate.

If anything, the distance between them had only grown.

Theo went out of his way to avoid crossing paths with Nate and spent most of his time alone.

Until today.

Earlier that morning, Theo had approached Leo during recess and awkwardly handed him a small container filled with homemade cookies.

"My mom made these," he had said, avoiding eye contact. "She wanted me to thank you."

It was his way of showing gratitude—and perhaps extending a hand of friendship.

Leo had accepted the container but hadn’t quite decided how he felt about the gesture.

And then Mia had walked in and witnessed the entire exchange.

Now she was determined to get answers.

"Well?" she demanded.

John immediately looked at Leo.

Leo looked at John.

Neither spoke.

Mia narrowed her eyes further.

"Oh, that’s it. You’re definitely hiding something."

"We’re not hiding anything," John said a little too quickly.

"Right," Mia replied dryly. "And I’m the principal."

John winced.

Leo let out a groan and dropped his head onto the desk.

"Mia, can you just let it go?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because mysterious cookies don’t just appear out of nowhere."

"They’re not mysterious cookies."

"They absolutely are mysterious cookies."

John couldn’t help but laugh.

Mia immediately pointed at him.

"And you! Stop laughing and start talking."

"Sorry," John said, still chuckling. "But honestly, if we told you there was nothing interesting going on, you wouldn’t believe us anyway."

"That’s because there is something interesting going on."

Leo sighed heavily.

He was beginning to realize that getting information out of Mia was impossible. Keeping information from her was even harder.

"He’s just showing his gratitude because I helped him. If that’s the answer you’re looking for," Leo finally said, carefully avoiding any details.

Mia studied him for a moment.

Seeing the determination in his eyes, she realized that was probably the only answer he was willing to give.

"If that’s what you say, then I’ll believe you," she replied without pressing further.

Ever since learning the truth about Nate, Mia had begun seeing him in a completely different light. It was hard for her to imagine that his friends wouldn’t feel the same way if they knew everything.

Deciding not to push the subject any further, she changed topics.

"Anyway, have you two rehearsed your lines? We’re performing in front of the teachers today."

A hint of nervousness crept into her voice.

"What is there to rehearse?" John said lazily as he grabbed one of the cookies and took a bite. "I’m literally playing a tree. My entire role is standing there and doing nothing."

Mia rolled her eyes.

"That’s exactly the problem. You’ve taken your role so seriously that you’ve become a tree in real life."

John nearly choked on his cookie.

Leo snorted, trying—and failing—to hide his laughter.

"I’m serious!" Mia exclaimed. "Do you know how embarrassing it’ll be if everyone remembers their lines except you?"

John pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Me? Forget my lines? I don’t even have lines."

"Then don’t forget to stand there."

"I think I can manage that."

"You said the same thing during practice and somehow ended up facing the wrong direction."

"That happened once."

"It happened three times."

John opened his mouth to argue but quickly realized she was right.

"...Fine. Maybe twice."

[Later That Evening]

Hah. Why can’t he just admit that he came for me?

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