Transmigrated: I Became My Nemesis's Woman novel Chapter 47

Chapter 47: You were trying to help

[Daffodil Academy]

The news of Teacher Thorne’s sudden resignation spread across the school like wildfire. Just that morning, everyone had seen him smiling as usual, and within hours, the announcement came that he had resigned.

Most of the students were confused, unable to understand what could have caused such a sudden decision.

But Nate knew. He could feel it deep in his bones.

He had always believed that Teacher Thorne would continue shielding him, dismissing every complaint about his behavior as long as his father supported him.

Every time Nate bullied someone or a complaint was raised, Clement would step in and quietly bury the matter before it ever reached the principal.

Nate had always gotten away with everything.

But now, with Clement gone...something felt very wrong.

As Nate stood there, still trying to process everything, a group of students from Leo’s class began discussing the same topic, catching Leo’s attention.

"That’s strange," Mia muttered, rubbing her chin thoughtfully. "I saw Teacher Thorne this morning, and now he’s suddenly gone."

"Yeah... this is bad," John said, his face turning pale as realization struck him. "We thought Nate would get scolded by him, but now that he’s gone... what if Nate comes after us?"

He looked at Mia in panic.

It was the two of them who had gathered the courage to complain about Nate, hoping things would finally change.

But now...

"What do we do, Mia?" John asked, shaking her arm and snapping her out of her thoughts.

Mia blinked, still processing everything. Before she could respond, Leo’s voice interrupted them.

"What are you two talking about?"

He had just joined them for lunch.

The moment Mia and John saw him, they stiffened, clearly caught off guard.

Leo frowned.

Mia quickly nudged John and forced a weak smile. "I-it’s nothing," she said, opening her lunchbox to avoid his gaze.

Leo pouted slightly, his eyes moving between the two.

John was clearly nervous, and Mia was clearly avoiding him.

Something was off.

"Hey, did you hear about Teacher Thorne’s resignation?" a student behind them suddenly said.

Leo, Mia, and John turned toward the group.

"I heard the principal expelled him because he failed to do his job as a teacher."

"How do you know?" another student asked.

"I overheard the staff talking when I went to give some notebooks to Teacher Margaret," the first student replied. "They said Teacher Thorne had been ignoring complaints about Nate’s behavior. Somehow it reached the principal, and that’s why he took such a big step."

Silence fell over the group.

Mia slowly looked at John. He looked like he might faint. And Leo... his expression changed.

While the group continued talking, Leo and his friends finished their lunch and stepped out into the corridor, heading toward the washroom.

Leo walked ahead, but John and Mia slowed down, exchanging uneasy glances.

"Leo, wait!" Mia suddenly called out.

Leo stopped and turned back, along with John.

Mia tried to steady herself, but the guilt was already weighing heavily on her.

They had been hiding the truth from Leo.

And that didn’t feel right.

He was their friend.

Even if they had only wanted to protect him, keeping him in the dark now felt worse.

"What you heard earlier... it’s true," Mia said, stepping forward until she stood in front of him.

She glanced at John and gave him a small nod.

"Y-yeah," John added, walking up beside her.

Neither of them had wanted to hide anything from Leo. But seeing him endure Nate’s constant bullying had pushed them to act.

They thought they were helping him.

But they had never imagined that the person they trusted would turn out to be the one secretly protecting the bully.

Leo frowned slightly, looking between the two.

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