The Prodigious Jaxon Vander

Chapter 4

Jaxon, who had been brooding, now woke up from his reverie. After the gathering in the hall was over, Jaxon went to calm down. The relationship between him and Miley had only ended three weeks ago. Even though the girl had finally graduated from college, Jaxon still felt the effects of their relationship.

"People talk about me as if I won the lottery. They treat me so lowly but, at the same time, are jealous. I don't understand anymore," Jaxon thought to himself.

Jaxon was alone in the corridor, thinking about everything he had experienced, so he unknowingly missed the first ten minutes of his class. When he realised, Jaxon hurried away.

Jaxon hurriedly walked up the stairs, but unexpectedly he accidentally met four students in the hallway leading to his class. Jaxon recognised the four children: Tristan, Rhodes, Charles and Teddy.

Jaxon, who was in a hurry, hurried to leave, but unexpectedly Tristan, known as the leader of the four men, stopped him and said, "Hey guys, look at this ringworm cat; he looks like he's in a hurry."

Charles, beside Tristan, immediately replied, "It looks like you're in a hurry, Jaxon; what makes you look like a ghost is chasing you?" Charles asked with an evil smile.

"Sorry Charles, I'm rushing to class because right now I'm already late," Jaxon said with a wry smile; he could imagine that right now he would get into trouble because, as usual, as a poor pathetic student, he was only used as the object of insults and diatribes by students who were indeed children of the rich.

"Oh, why the rush, Jaxon? Sit here with us," Tristan said coaxingly."

"I'm sorry, Tristan, but I'm really in a hurry; if I'm here, I'll be late for class," Jaxon said pleadingly.

When Tristan heard Jaxon's rejection, his face immediately turned angry. Tristan is one of the most influential students. All the lecturers know that Tristan's father is the one who invested some money in the construction of Wisdom University. So, even though Tristan was not focused on following the course, as long as he did not cause trouble in class, it was more than enough.

But it was unlucky for Jaxon to meet him at this time. The man must have been unhappy to hear that the college named Jaxon Student of the Year.

"How dare you refuse my wishes, Jaxon? Don't you know who I am? Is this the attitude of a role model for us?" an angry Tristan said, then continued, "Believe me, I will make it difficult for you if you try to go against my wishes. You are a sneaky bastard. Yesterday you sought trouble with the seniors by dating Miley, but today you're challenging the entire campus by accepting the chancellor's offer of an honorary degree."

"Tristan, please, give me some leniency; what's past is past. I also have yet to ask the college to give me that title. Besides, when I have to attend class, I'm afraid if I'm late, I will be punished; you know that I can't make mistakes here; if that happens, the college will withdraw my tuition subsidy," Jaxon tried to ask for leniency from Tristan so that he would be allowed to leave the place immediately.

At that moment, Charles, beside Tristan, immediately said, "Jaxon, you make too many excuses. You're always looking for an opportunity to act up and show off. So I don't need to talk to you anymore; you have rejected our wishes, so now feel this!"

Charles immediately sent a fist towards Jaxon's stomach; Jaxon, who did not expect to be treated like that, could only be surprised; when the fist hit his stomach hard, Jaxon immediately fell, feeling sick to his stomach.

At that time, Tristan approached Jaxon and said, "Jaxon, you are too brave to refuse our invitation; now, are you still going to refuse?" Tristan said while pulling Jaxon's shirt collar.

Jaxon, who was now back upright, said, "Tristan, please let me go, it's not that I refuse your invitation, but you know I have a class today; I have to go. Otherwise, I will get punished."

Hearing Jaxon's refusal, Tristan immediately rolled his eyes and said, "What? Let go? We'll beat you up here; take my word that you'll regret refusing my invitation."

After that, Tristan immediately ordered Rhodes and Teddy to hold Jaxon's hands; after they held Jaxon's hands, Tristan, who acted as a bouncer, began to clench his fists, rubbing his fists and then direct towards Jaxon's stomach. Still, before the fist reached the target, suddenly, a scream was heard from behind.

"Stop it!"

Tristan immediately stopped the action, twisted his body and turned to face the direction from which the voice had come, and it turned out that the voice had come from a girl.

Tristan grinned, smiled crookedly, then quickly fixed and smoothed Jaxon's shirt collar, whispering, "This time, your luck is good, but watch out if you dare talk about us!"

Then Tristan smiled back and said, "Jessica, what are you doing here? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Then Jessica replied, "I was going to class to see Rachel, but I didn't expect to see you here, and I didn't expect you to bully Jaxon.

Tristan replied, "Ah, you've got it all wrong; Jessica, Charles, Teddy and Rhodes were just joking around; things aren't what you imagined, are they, Jaxon?"

Jaxon nodded slowly and said nervously, "Right, Jessica, Tristan was just joking; he had no intention of hurting me."

Jessica sighed and said, "Ok, fine then," after that, Jessica again said, "Eh, Jaxon, I want to ask you a favour; you are in the same class as Rachel, right?"

Jaxon just nodded in agreement to Jessica's question.

Then Jessica smiled and said, "Please tell Rachel I will be waiting for her at the library this afternoon, don't forget."

Jaxon just nodded and then quickly walked away; while taking a breath that felt very heavy, he immediately headed to class. In his heart, Jaxon continued to feel uncomfortable.

Jaxon knew that Jessica was another student who was very popular on campus. Who doesn't know and admire the beauty of this campus girl? She is gorgeous and the daughter of a wealthy man; she is a student full of achievements; she is lovely, like an angel who came down to earth and became a student on this campus.

Jaxon was aware that all the guys were always trying their hardest to get close to her, even to say hello; the students had to be willing to stand in front of the campus gate, and today Tristan managed to invite her to eat at the campus canteen, for him this was a very extraordinary achievement, something to be proud of to other students.

"Jessica's presence saved me," Jaxon thought.

"Until when do I have to keep giving in like this? It's not that I can't fight back, but if I do, it will have a huge impact on my studies and my tuition here because to pay for my tuition fees, I can only rely on studentships and assistance from subsidies as a poor student. However, I have to be able to endure all the humiliation I'm experiencing here."