Ronald remarked, watching Bryan who has been smiling while holding his mobile, "Looks like you're in a good mood!""Yeah, I am, let's go grab something to eat, I'm starving because I'm so happy," Bryan replied still not being able to control his happiness, making Ronald chuckle, "what kind of logic is that? How is happiness and hunger connected, dude?"Bryan rolled his eyes, "You wouldn't understand even if I explained it," Ronald was puzzled by Bryan's fluctuating moods, being happy one moment and disturbed in the next moment, but he was relieved to see Bryan in a good mood now, "fine, give me five minutes, I'll get dressed up and come." Meanwhile, at home, Josephine, Nancy, Mia, and Stacy were worried about Jake, who hadn't eaten anything since the previous night, Josephine sighed at her husband actions, "I don't understand why your father had to be so harsh with Jake, why does he treat that kind child so poorly? I fought a lot last night, but your father isn't ready to listen at a

Stacy's heart pounded crazily as she stood frozen in that moment being caught eavesdropping, Nancy, who had come to see Jake, noticed Stacy standing there, even Jake and Josephine also paused their conversation and looked at Stacy who had been standing right outside the room."Stacy," Josephine looked at her, Stacy smiled awkwardly covering the embarrassment being caught eavesdropping at this age, "Yes, mom."Nancy, glancing at Stacy, asked not being able to understand what Stacy has been doing near Jake's room when she clearly remembered Stacy going to her room, "What are you doing here, standing outside the room? I thought you went back to your room after our conversation in the living room," Stacy quickly calmed herself, hiding her nervousness, lying effortlessly, "I was here to talk with Jake, but mom was already talking to him, so I was waiting for their conversation to end, that's all.""There's no need for you to wait outside, come in," Josephine invited with a smile, just when

Bryan lifted his head and saw the principal standing before him even Ronald, who had just arrived along with the principal oblivious to what was happening, noticed Bryan's injuries and rushed over to him being concerned, "Bryan, what happened, dude? How did you get these injuries?"Bryan remained silent, unsure how he ended up in this situation, he had never intended for this to happen, but those bullies had dragged him into their mess, he was annoyed and frustrated. Sensing his silence, Nick began his facade, "Sir, we were just trying to be friends with him, requesting him to share his experience, but just because he's a topper, he's showing an attitude and beating us up.""If Bryan is beating you, why is he the one being held back by security and other students?" Ronald's question caught them off guard, exposing their lie but Ronald is too innocent to understand that even if he is speaking truth, the weightage of their lie is high, Luke then intervened covering it up, "It's because

"I'll do it," this statement through Felix, made Bryan smirk, "Go ahead, then," Bryan replied.Felix immediately took out his phone and made a call, "may I, Mr. Bryan?" He asked politely trying to seek privacy, Bryan nodded not interested in listening to his conversation, rising from the floor, Felix stepped aside to speak privately, his expression looked tensed and frustrated as he is speaking in a call."Bryan, what's going on here?" Ronald asked trying to know what exactly Bryan doing since he got an opportunity to speak with Bryan as Felix went away.Bryan handed him the pendrive, "Copy everything onto your phone, I'll explain everything later" he instructed, Bryan knew Felix's cunning nature and wanted to ensure they had a backup of the data to use in future.After ending his call, Felix returned, and Ronald handed the pendrive back to Bryan, having completed the copy, Felix said, "It's all set, Mr. Bryan, I’ve arranged everything and paid out of my own pocket to settle it as per

Ronald couldn't understand what was making Bryan so confident and stubborn, after delivering his final warning to those bullies, Bryan decided to leave, with Ronald and Mirabel following him.Bryan turned to Mirabel who is following him the entire time, "How long are you going to follow us?"Mirabel smiled awkwardly noticing that she is almost near to the boys dorm, "I'm sorry," she apologized for her clumsiness, and about to walk away, but stopped by Bryan, "What's your name again?""Mirabel Isabelle Lawson," she replied with a bright smile, making Bryan remark, "That's too long."Mirabel grinned at him with a teasing smirk, "Then how about 'darling'? You can call me darling, it's much shorter" Bryan and Ronald's eyes widened in shock as Mirabel giggled at their expressions, Bryan sighed, "This girl is crazy, let's go, Ron."Bryan dragged Ronald along, leaving Mirabel behind, once they returned to their room, Ronald, unable to contain his curiosity, asked, "Bryan, I’ve been trying so