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    Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Stephanie brushed her long hair away from her forehead and


    behind her ears, a slight blush on her face as she walked slowly towards Williamn. “William, how did


    you know I wanted shaved ice? Thank you,” she said, reaching out to take it.


    But as soon as her fingers touched the bag, it was abruptly snatched away.


    William held onto the bag tightly, looking incredulous. “Are you out of your mind? If you want some,


    buy it yourself. Why take mine?”


    Stephanie was left speechless.


    Hasn’t he always bought drinks and snacks for me? Isn’t this form weP


    Completely stunned, Stephanie awkwardly said, “William, I am Stephanie.”


    William furrowed his brow, looking at her as if she were crazy. “Call yourself whatever you want; it’s


    none of my business. Even if you call yourself Michelle Obama, you still have to pay for what you


    want to eat.”


    Seeing this, Milly couldn’t help but burst intoughter.


    Putting everything else aside, William’s way of responding was quite amusing.


    William ced the shaved ice on Milly’s table, his expression immediately changing to a warm


    smile, “Milly, I bought this for you. I added extra sprinkles and raisins.”


    Normally, Milly would never ept


    this shaved ice. She didn’t like people favours.


    But now, being able to enjoy sweet shaved ice while witnessing Stephanie’s embarrassed


    expression seemed like a good deal.


    She licked her lips and epted the shaved ice, saying, “Thank you.”


    William’s eyes lit up when he saw her ept it, showing her approval of his gesture. He felt greatly


    encouraged. “Boss, if you like it, I’ll buy it for you ten times a day!”


    Milly replied, “Um… there’s really no need. Thank you.”


    Ten shaved ice in a day! This guy must be trying to give me a brain freeze.


    Stephanie bit her lip in anger, ring fiercely at Milly. This girl, she’s doing it on purpose!


    The whole school knew that William had a crush on her, so she deliberately approached him and


    flirted with him, but she ended up embarrassing herself.


    As she listened to the surrounding mockingughter, her face turned red with a sense of indignation


    that


    almost brought her to tears. The shame made her want to escape from the situation immediatel


    Mnie, who was beside her, couldn’t confront William directly, even if she was upset. She could


    only stop Stephanie from leaving andfort her softly. “Stephanie, endure it for now. When the


    principal and teachers arrive, Milly will have a tough time.”


    Stephanie’s foot, which was about to step out, halted abruptly.


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    Yes, I can’t leave yet. I still have to witness Milly’s downfall! I want to see what tricks she has up her


    sleeve this time to escape unscathed


    The principal was in a meeting in his office when he heard the news, and his eyebrows furrowed in


    anger.


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    It was difficult for the school to produce a top student, but finally, a genius emerged. However, there


    was ack of respect from someone who kept spreading rumours endlessly.


    The principal led a group of teachers into the ssroom and asked sternly, “What’s going on?”


    The noisy ssroom suddenly fell silent. Mnic bravely stepped forward, pointing at Milly and


    using, “Mr. Ferrell, teachers, Milly cheated in the exam! Her grades this time are fake; they are


    not her real grades at all


    Before the principal could respond, Anna, who was standing behind him, heard the news and


    immediately spoke. “I knew this Milly must be up to something. So she cheated! Mr. Ferrell, since


    she cheated on the exam, she vited the school rules. I request that this student with such


    improper conduct be expelled from Crestwood High!”


    She had long found Milly disrespectful and disobedient.


    She openly challenged her in the ssroom, causing her to lose face. So what if she had good


    grades? Even if she excelled, it wouldn’t matter. Now there was a reason to expel her, which was


    even better.


    Upon hearing this, William immediately became anxious. “Mr. Ferrell, don’t listen to her nonsense.


    My boss… uh, Milly couldn’t have cheated. She wouldn’t do that!”


    This blind trust left Milly momentarily speechless.


    Anna snorted coldly, clearly skeptical. “Am I supposed to just take your word for it? Did you see her


    complete the exam?”


    “I…” William was at a loss for words.


    He took the exam in ss A, while Milly took it in ss D. They were so far apart, so how could he


    have seen anything?


    Mnie and Stephanie exchanged smiles, not expecting even the homeroom teacher of ss A to


    suspect. that Milly was cheating. This time, Milly would not get out of this!


    However, at that moment, a clear voice came from the back of the crowd. “I can bear witness.”


    Everyone turned to look and saw a tall and upright teenager in school uniform holding a stack of


    test papers at the door, looking like he had just returned from fetching them.


    He took a step forward in everyone’s view, still holding the test papers, and continued, “During the


    exam, I saw Milly handing in her paper early. She submitted her integrated science paper about an


    hour after the exam started, and her math and English papers about forty minutester. If you don’t


    believe me, Mr. Ferrell, you can ask the invigtor at the time or check the surveince footage.”


    At this point, one of the teachers spoke up. “That’s true. There was indeed a student who submitted


    their paper shortly after the exam began. I even nced at the paper, and it was exceptionally well


    done.”


    Another teacher added, “Now that you mention it, I do recall something like that.”


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    Anthony continued calmly. “The exams at Crestwood High are all created by our own teachers, so


    the answers can’t be found online. Additionally, Milly was in the lowest–tier exam room, so she


    couldn’t have copied from anyone. Even if she could, who in the lowest–tier exam room would have


    a paper good enough for her to copy full marks from?”


    His words appeared to be stating objective facts, but each word was actually serving to defend


    Milly.


    Milly pursed her lips. Shezily sat in her seat, observing Anthony standing in front of her and


    advocating for her. She felt a sense of warmth andfort


    In her previous life, after her mother had passed away, she was sent to an orphanage, so she grew


    up as a lonely orphan without any rtives. She then entered the entertainment industry, where


    there was scheming and deception. She never had a close friend, and no one had ever stood up for


    her like a family member, protecting her.


    She had always believed that, as long as she was strong enough, she wouldn’t need protection


    from others. But now, it seemed like she was mistaken.


    Because this feeling… was actually quite nice.


    Seemingly sensing her gaze, Anthony nced back at her, then quickly looked away, his ears


    turning slightly red.


    Hmph. I’m not helping her. I just don’t want the Buts to be embarrassed because of her!


    Yes, that’s the reason I’m doing this.


    The principal naturally didn’t believe that Milly cheated, but with so many people questioning her


    now, he could only inquire in a professional manner, “Milly, do you have anything to say?”


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