CHAPTER_11 Act 2

I was taken aback by what she said, but I kept my cool as usual.

Don't tell me she overheard me talking with the President?

"What are you on about?" I said.

"Is that you, Ms. Leyand?" she asks, "I heard about it from Ms. Hollows."

That woman is causing quite a stir, isn't she? She suspects me, as predicted.

"What exactly do you mean?" I questioned.

"It's all about the President's rumors. Ms. Hollows told me that perhaps you spread wildfires and targeted Ms. Hollows as if she were Mr. President's girlfriend, and now everybody knows about the story you created."

I instantly regained my composure and stared at her. Though hearing this from her rather than anything else makes me feel reassured.

"If this is a rumor, then no one will believe it, right?" I reasoned.

"True, Ms. Leyand, but it is still a fact that you spread these false rumors; spit the facts."

"Are you certain it was me? And what is there for you to investigate? Looking into it, I'm assuming you cared about these two people; and I doubt you care about Ms. Hollows than the President; so, to summarize, you are concerned with—"

"Yes, I'm concerned about Ethan; so tell me what your obejective is."

I'm quite surprised she revealed her true feelings to me. It has been clear that she likes the President, but she never told me about it even once.

"Oh my, are you taking those rumors seriously, Ms. Frey? Why are you now sticking your nose into this?"

"Stop playing games with me; I am just here to find out why you have to create those rumors."

She is overly interested in something that can accidentally lead her to the truth—the truth that could result in her ruin later on.

"If I tell you, Ms. Frey, will you keep it and promise not to tell anyone else?" I said it in a nice tone.

"It all depends."

"Thought so. It seems like Ms. Frey is not trustworthy at all. Okay, since we are here and you made an effort to investigate the situation, I will now tell you why those rumors started."

I'm sure she'll find out soon enough, so I think it's better for her to find out early.

"...It is just to make sure that the President is unstable." She was completely perplexed in my words, but I continued, "Anyway, I'll get straight to the point; the President will be dead soon."

"—What?! D-Die... you say?" I can sense her hatred towards me in those surprised remarks. "You stupid! What are your plans behind this, huh? Did you get conceited now, Lou?" she says as she runs towards me and grabs my collar.

"What are you telling me all of a sudden, Hana?" I shook her hands, but she kept her grip firmly. "Hey, Hana, I will let you know that I am simply stating facts here. The President concludes that Zei will be discharged, but on a side note, Ms. Hollows will be expelled, which implies that the organization will be not satisfied with these outcomes. Therefore, you know what that means. It's all pointless."

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She said solemnly, looking down, "He'll be the target of the entire Organizations..." She then let go of me.

"Now that you understand what I'm saying, do you think I started those rumors?"

Ms. Hollows is brave enough to point the guns at me. To be sure, I was unaware when Ms. Frey approached me, but it made me understand that no one can be trusted here, even I, don't trust the President.

She ignored my question and said, "Then why didn't you do anything to save the President? Didn't you like him, Lou?"

Those words surprised me...

"Is that what you think, Hana? Who knows... If he liked me, he and I were dating right now, and the same goes for you," I responded with a phony grin.

She paused for a moment before responding, "So the rumors weren't coming from you... Then who could it be?"

And now afterall she believed me.

"That's for you to find out." I was going to walk away when she grabbed my wrist.

"Are you not going to help me with this, Lou?"

"No, I don't want to," I stated honestly, "it's a waste of time because nothing will change, right? Pointless efforts aren't my thing."

I have this thought in my head that if I put in the work, the end result must be guaranteed. That's why I'm just a watcher for now since I know what will happen. Besides, I believe it is better for the Families if I leave it here.

"If you have nothing else to say, Ms. Frey, I will go for now."

"Wait, I'll ask you one more question: did you know the entire situation and what was going to happen?"

"To be honest, I did."

"Then--"

"As I said, even if you have less than one percent chance of hope, it's futile, the game already ended," I conclude. "Anyway, Ms. Frey, I know you are eager to talk to Mr. President, so this is the right time to talk to him. And this is also a reminder; do not talk to him about what we have discussed, he knows far better than you do, so there is no point in discussing this with him."

"I understand, but... I can't easily give up," she said.

I didn't have time to pay any more attention to her, so I walked past her and then walked away, "Well then, Ms. Frey."

Her words had stayed with me. The plans I have seen are not what I expected, or rather, are not what I have heard about. I do not want to spend too much time there since I need to disseminate the President's decision and, of course, tell it to Ms. Hollows. Currently, she was being held briefly in the Student Council room to await the President's decision. I will go there to give her the commands straight, but to my astonishment, Mr. Crane was outside, exchanging fists with Mr. Seid.

"What are you two up to?" I asked them.

I bet Ms. Steward was in the room with Ms. Hollows. The President let the SC monitor her for a bit; however, I did not expect that this would happen.

Nobody responds, so I ask them again, "When are you going to stop fighting?"

They both looked at me at the same time, but they eventually ignored me. They are itching to fight each other, therefore their ears were closed this time. In somebody's perspective, they were about equal in strength.

Mr. Seid, on the other hand, is becoming agitated, and Mr. Crane is becoming increasingly annoyed.

"Mr. Devon Crane!" I exclaimed.

I quickly take out my phone and get a photo of them. Mr. Crane turned his head, but Mr. Seid did not. "I will inform your girlfriend that you got into another fight."

Luckily, after hearing me, Mr. Crane immediately stopped, and nothing worse happened.

"I know you wouldn't tell her about this, Lou," he continued, looking at me as if he was about to murder me. "Anyway, I'll stop here. You wanted to announce something, right?"

"His mere presence irritates me," Mr. Seid said as he slowly walked into me. "Where is the President, Ms. Leyand?"

"Wait a sec, is that the reason why you're both fighting? Just to see him?"

"No, he attacks me first, for some reason."

"Mr. Crane, are you that eager to put him to the test?" I said while being upset.

We have information regarding Hans Seid, and Mr. Crane is aware of it. He wanted to challenged Mr. Seid and see his strength.

He only replied to me, "This guy is a monster."

"Going back, Mr. Seid, you wanted to meet with the President, right? Were you concerned about what was going on?"

"I'm here to see him and Zei."

"Are you worried about her too?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"..."

"Uh... nothing."

That was an unexpected response from him. Hold on—didn't they create the Order Family? Is that why he is acting this way?

"Now that I know the truth, tell me where he and Zei is," he said.

"Truth? What are you talking about?"

"Who's behind this, and I'm sure you know something about what was going on, Ms. Leyand."

I can't respond to him in this open space, so I grab his hand and proceed into the Student Council Room. Ms. Steward and Ms. Hollows were inside the room when we entered. Laughing around as if there's no serious issue at all.