"Are you eagerly anticipating your upcoming visit to the prison?" The sarcastic undertone in Kevin's voice was unmistakable.Nolan simply scoffed in response.Undeterred, Kevin seemed unfazed by the lack of reaction. "Well, perhaps you shouldn't have gone to such extremes, stealing an expensive headphone just to alter everyone's perception of you," he said with feigned concern and a sly smile.The students burst into laughter at Kevin's words, and from his explanation, they began to entertain the notion that Nolan might have resorted to theft in an attempt to shake off the labels of being a wreck and poor, as implied by the rumors.Nolan, however, remained nonchalant, opting not to offer any response.Michael, who had been harboring anxiety and anger, couldn't contain his emotions any longer. "You foolish and thoughtless Kevin! Do you believe your popularity gives you the right to trample over anyone?"Freddie seized the opportunity to chime in, adding fuel to the fire. "I heard somet
Freddie was left speechless. Even if he wanted to refute the voice source words, he could deny the fact that the officers claimed they are here for a missing Onkyo H900M headphone which Nolan says is his own.Everyone immediately turned to Nolan pitifully.“He won't be able to go unpunished, with the presence of eight good high ranked officers!”Nolan scoffed and shrugged off the hands of those first police officers from his body. After doing that, he swiftly walked to the eight high rank officers and politely spoke aloud. “I hope you guys weren't stressed when walking over here?” He inquired.“Oh no.” The eight ranked officers smiled. “We're fine and okay when coming here. We must acknowledge that we felt blessed coming to help you detect your missing headphone.” They said, respectfully.Everybody felt stunned. They couldn't believe their eyes and ears; the high ranked officers were being respectful to Nolan. Not just that, but the most shocking thing was that they mentioned somethi
The three friends all smiled. “Alright. Let not ask for forgiveness again, since you all are at fault in one way or another.”Few into their happy conversation, the thirty officers came out and in the hands of one of them was the Onkyo H900M headphone.Micheal's heartbeat in excitement at the sight of the headphone that will be his. The color alone seems so relaxing and comforting. He quickly collected the headphone from them and inspected it cheerfully.“Who stays in hostel room 35?!” The officer sternly questioned.“Uh me?” Kevin had to respond,.acted hearing the fearful voice. “I stay in that room, but I'm not the only one staying in that room. There are four others there with me.” He wanted to push the blame unto the other roommates.However, the next words of the police officer made his heart sink. “We have already asked the teachers and they said, your other roommates haven't been to the room for like three days now since they went to their other friends to stay, so the only cri
Elijah, in a gesture of refusal, shook his head. "Young master, there's no need for gratitude. It's my inherent duty to assist you in any circumstance."Nolan responded with a soft smile. "Alright, I won't express my thanks again," he chuckled, discerning the gravity in Elijah's solemn tone.Elijah visibly relaxed a bit and delved into the question that had been lingering in his mind. "Young master, why did you request that I keep the master unaware of yesterday's events? Is there an underlying issue?"He continued, "In fact, you could have directly contacted the master, and I'm confident he would have expedited the resolution of everything."Nolan smiled lightly. "I appreciate your concern. I simply wish to spare my dad unnecessary stress. If he were informed about the events of yesterday, I'm certain he would be deeply worried about me and might even consider visiting the school, potentially revealing my identity, which I am keen to avoid.""Oh," Elijah gasped in understanding. Whil
The principal also felt Mrs Linton had overpassed her boundaries. He knew Nolan Mom had passed away, because he'd never have once seen his mother, and also in his personal information, it showed he had no mother.Even if Mrs Linton was unwilling to face Nolan, she had to, because of her son. Her precious son is in prison so how could she care about offending Nolan.She struggles to stand on her feet even with her gushing blood. It was obvious how amazingly she cares for Kevin.Nolan on a normal day after seeing this affection Mrs Linton had towards her son, might have pitied her by letting her see her son in prison, but not anymore, he won't allow such a woman receive a penny pity from him.“Okay fine, I can see you're not willing to listen to my plea, how about we compromise?” She asked,Nolan's eyes squeezed in anger. He had asked her not to say a word again, and here she's trying to strike a deal with him. “Okay, what compromise is that?” He was interested to hear what this woma
Nolan couldn't bear to endure their family issues any longer. He had already found satisfaction in the two slaps Mr. Linton had delivered to Mrs. Linton, making his presence unnecessary.“Principal, I'll be heading back to my hostel room now,” he stated, preparing to make his exit.“Wait,” Mr. Linton intervened, halting him in his tracks. His gaze shifted away from Mrs. Linton, fixing on Nolan with a sweet, genuine smile.“Yes, I am,” Nolan replied succinctly.Mr. Linton's gaze deepened, concealing a hidden bewilderment. He couldn't fathom why Mr. Linton had halted him.“You don't need to overthink it. I'm not here for a difficult conversation,” Mr. Linton reassured, observing the perplexed expression on Nolan's face.An embarrassed blush crept onto Nolan's face, realizing he might have been caught off guard.“I just want to ask for forgiveness on behalf of my son, Kevin. I know he wronged you, but please find it in your heart to forgive him.”“Gabriel, what are you doing? You can't p
They had both concluded that Nolan seems to be in a rush, because of a little commotion somewhere. “No.” Nolan shook his head. “I have something to do outside, so that's why I'm in a rush.”“Oh, we understand you can leave. Hurry up and leave quickly, before you're late.” Nolan knew from their expression that they had misunderstood him. They were mistaken that he was in a hurry to one of his part time jobs, but he had no intent to explain to them, because he knew somebody out there was waiting for him.He didn't walk to the gate, rather he ran and when he got outside, he spotted a low profile blue car.Doubt filled his eyes, as he was confused if the person in the car was the one waiting for him. Either way, he walked over and asked. “Are you the one waiting for me?” The man inside the car immediately smiled hearing Nolans words. “Yes. Please come in.” He stepped out of the car and opened the car seat for him.Nolan wanted to refute, as he feared that the students might see them. H
How was he to let them know that the boss of YEX conglomerate group is none other than him? They will choke in surprise and disbelief for months if he was to tell them that… hehe.“Are you really sure you're fine?” Micheal inquired once more, with a deep gaze.It was obvious he didn't believe Nolan's excuse. Why will Nolan choke when nothing has happened?Even the other two were doubtful, but they didn't ask any questions. They let it go, and continued their discussion.Edmond added. “I saw on the news that they will be opening a new hotel by tomorrow. In fact, the socialist and well connected people are going to be there. People like us are not privileged to be there, as we can merely be called any of the above.” His tone was laced with sadness, at the ending.Micheal knew it was time to change the price, after seeing Edmond getting emotional.He coughed slightly, before facing Nolan. “Are you going to be free after class tomorrow? How about we go over to a fun place just for enjoyin
Even with the questions circulating around, no one has an answer to it. There was just a lot of speculation going around in their minds.However, there was one thing everyone concluded on, and that was “it must be something unfortunate.”They couldn't believe what would make Zachary have such drastic discoloring expression was anything near good.Soon after, Zachary hung up the call, but the look on his face was enough to tell everyone how severe the issue was.“Zachary, who called you just now?” One of his friends walked over to him and asked.Zachary remained silent but at the end, he still responded. “My sister,” he said, softly.Everyone became even more confused. If it is just a call from his sister, then what caused such a reaction like this from him?“Why did your sister call you? Isn't she aware you're in school now?” The question persisted. Even after hearing the question, Zachary remained completely lifeless and blank. It was a complete opposite of his usual arrogant demean
“Don't worry, I'll handle everything,” Nolan said, looking overly calm.Edmond sighed, as he assessed Nolan's unusual calmness. Even if he wanted to believe in Nolan, he just couldn't stay calm.With his eyes fixed on Nolan, he tried persuading. “Nolan, we're in their school, not ours. I don't think you should act in haste, and say something that's not possible,” Even if he knew his words seemed somehow hurtful to Nolan pride, he couldn't help but spill out. It was his job as his friend to make sure to remain Nolan properly in order not to make any mistake out of rash decision.Nolan remained quiet, uncertain of his next move aside from a nervous chuckle. "Do you think I'm at a disadvantage?" he inquired."Absolutely. You're seriously disadvantaged if you go head-to-head against Zachary," Edmond nearly shouted.He hoped his words sank in for Nolan. Seriously, what made Nolan think he had the upper hand here? He was completely immersed in their school environment, not like they were a
"Indeed, that's correct," Vivian affirmed with a nod, agreeing with my observation. "James resembles Zachary, but on a larger scale. He's even more infamous than the foolish Zachary."Nolan remained silent as Vivian continued speaking. "I've heard that James' demeanor stems from being the son of a wealthy man, possibly a politician," she added.Nolan gasped in realization, comprehending Vivian's words.Noticing Nolan's expression, Vivian furrowed her brows, indicating she had more to say.Observing her demeanor, Nolan inquired, "What's with that look? Do you have something else on your mind?""It's nothing, just curious how you ended up crossing paths with James, especially since it's your first time at my school," Vivian replied."I don't even know who James is, so how could I have intentionally interacted with him?" Nolan responded."Are you certain?" Vivian wasn't questioning Nolan's honesty but seemed perplexed."Yes, I am," Nolan affirmed calmly. "By the way, do you have any addi
Just like Vivian and Nolan, everyone else was also interested in knowing who Zachary claimed to be more daring than he's.With interest brewing in everyone's, they waited to hear what Zachary had to say.Seeing their interested faces, Zachary sneered in disdain. “Why are you looking so afraid?” His question wasn't directed at anyone, other than Nolan. Nolan noticed Zachary gaze on him, but he just ignored him, with no intent of wanting to exchange words with me.However, Zachary wasn't ready to let's go. He gave a meaningful smile, before sayiong. “Why are you looking afraid?” He asked again.It was obvious to everyone that he was trying to get Nolan provoked or perhaps angry. Everyone silently watched the both of them. Although they were getting impatient to hearing what Zachary has to say but his earlier words, however they could do nothing other than to wait.Nolan smirked, and replied this time. “What should I be afraid? Is it you?” He chuckled, “A female has actually labelled yo
The final speaker let out a derisive laugh. "Are you serious, Vivian? Do you even know who you're talking to?"Whispers began to ripple through the hall as all eyes turned to Vivian and the speaker, both female."What's gotten into Vivian? This isn't like her at all.""Yeah, she's usually so cautious. What's changed?""She's messing with Caira Lara."Caira Lara was one of the school's popular students, known for her troublesome behavior.What made it even more surprising was that Vivian had never interacted with Caira before. Everyone assumed she was either being cautious or outright afraid of her. But today's events seemed to cast a new light on the situation.Was Vivian not afraid of Caira Lara after all?Vivian sneered, at Ciara's words. “Of course yes. Isn't it obvious that you're Ciara. I only asked if you wanted a slap too, so just answer me that's all.”Once again, murmurs filled the hall, with everyone turning to themselves to engage in a discussion.Vivian must be indeed craz
"Relationship?" Nolan barely held back a laugh. The notion of him being romantically involved with his cousin was so absurd that it struck him as hilarious.But, he reasoned, they couldn't be blamed since they were unaware of the truth.Milo, Freddie, Chris, and the others all perked up at the surprising revelation."What in the world did we just hear? Nolan in a relationship?" Their eyes widened to the brink of disbelief.It was comical. The idea of Nolan being in a romantic entanglement had never crossed their minds, so hearing it now provoked amusement rather than seriousness."I have to ask again, are you two actually in a relationship?" Zachary's focus was not on the reactions of the students in the hall; rather, he was eager to uncover the truth.Vivian glared at Zachary, almost looking crazy. “Are you stupid or what? Why would you have such nonsense about us?”Zachary seethed his teeth, coldly. “Yes, I'm stupid if that's what you define my obsession. I can't help but think the
The eight hands that were about touching Nolan all held in the air.Everyone turned to the cold yet angry female voice.Nolan, on the other hand, was also curious so he turned to the familiar voice.Even without the voice stopping the Menz he was already prepared to teach them a lesson. How on earth do they think they would be allowed even the hem of his outfit.As everyone turned, they were even more shocked. “Vivian?” Everyone exclaimed all at once. Nolan was also surprised. Although he knew Vivian school here, he didn't know the extent of her popularity for all of them to call out at once.He straightened his clothes, before walking over to Vivian. “You're here.” The eyes of everyone widened at Nolan's casual tone towards Vivian.One even asked, amongst themselves. “He knows her?”“As you can see, I'm also shocked.”Vivian didn't react as Nolan had expected. He'd expected her to jump and shouted looking surprised and excited seeing him. Instead he got a hit on his shoulder.“Ah,
Everyone's breath seized as they watched the tension unfolding. What was Zachary doing? Chris moved closer to Micheal, as he whispered. “Is this how Hilltop students treat their teachers?” Michael puffs out a small laugh. It was obvious he finds this scene hilarious. “As you can see I'm also surprised. This Zachary is so gutsy.” He couldn't help but mock.They both returned their gaze at Zachary and Nelson.“You can't just say you've nothing to say. You need to prove him wrong by giving me some information about how the whole commotion started.” Nelson said, through seethed teeth.Although he was displeased by Zachary's harsh words, he couldn't lose his temper, as that wouldn't seem right in front of many students.Zachary rolled his eyes, before snorting. “Mr Nelson just return back to the staff room, and stop snooping into what's not your business.” He snapped, in retort.“Oh goodness!” Everyone's mouth widened, as they used their hands to close it. Did he just call Mr Nelson a s
While remaining upright, he casts a menacing glare at Nolan, aiming to instill intimidation and divert the focus of Nolan words onto another individual.Yet, his intentions falter as Nolan unexpectedly interjects with a demand, "Apologize to him!"“Another repeat?” Zachary mumbled inwardly.A hush falls over the hall, everyone holding their breath, intrigued as to whom Nolan is addressing.Most of the Hilltop students are unfamiliar with Nolan, as he is not part of their student body. However, Nolan's fearless demeanor piques their interest."Who is he?" one of the females exclaims. "I'm getting goosebumps. He's quite captivating.""How can you say he's captivating? Even if I don't like Zachary, it's not right for someone from our school to harass our peers."“Hmph. Zachary must have started it first. I don't think this charming guy started it.”They all began to argue. Since their perspectives are all different, it was normal for them to have an argument.“Well, even if Zachary start