Chapter 59


    Chapter 59 Jealousy Kills


    Jacob was feeling a little guilty, his gaze flickering.


    “The ssroom should have a surveince camera. After we check it, we will then know whether Max


    was framed.”


    Jacob felt relieved when he heard Elspeth suggesting to check the surveince footage.


    Fortunately, he had gone to the principal’s room earlier and deleted today’s surveince footage.


    Otherwise, he would be exposed right now.


    True enough, the principal shook his head and said, “I’m afraid we won’t be able to do so. The


    surveince camera appears to be having issues today, and the footage is not saved.”


    Without the surveince footage, Max couldn’t clear his name from everyone’s suspicion. Furthermore,


    he had always been a rebellious student, so the principal subconsciously assumed that his words were


    bare denial.


    “Let me check it now.”


    The principal then opened the surveince settings in theputer, while Elspeth went over to check.


    Things were as she had suspected—the footage had been deleted on purpose, rather than due to a


    w in the surveince system.


    She then spent a few minutes entering codes to recover the data on theputer.


    With that, the previously deleted footage then reappeared on the screen.


    “Look at this, principal.”


    Elspeth smiled as she pointed to the image of the surveince footage. “This figure appears to be


    familiar. Is that… Jacob?”


    The screen clearly showed that during recess, when no one was in the ssroom, Jacob entered and


    sneakily ced the note on Max’s table before leaving, pretending nothing had happened.


    “This…” The principal stared at the screen in disbelief. How is this possible? How could Jacob be the


    one who framed Max?


    Elspeth, on the other hand, sneered. “I knew it was you.”


    With his trembling voice, Jacob responded, “No… That’s not me! The footage is forged!”


    However, Elspeth merely raised her brows and smiled mockingly. “I’m sure you know whether or not


    the footage is true.”


    Realizing that he couldn’t hide the truth any longer, Jacob suddenly let out a viciousugh. “Me? We


    are all humans, but how can he be born with a silver spoon and hold such a noble status? How could


    he obtain such a high score even for this examination that none of us prepared for?”


    It was clear that Jacob’s heart was filled with jealousy. The long suppression umted into a


    volcano and erupted, which was why he did what he did this time.


    Elspeth lightly shook her head in response. “No matter what, it is wrong for you to harm others. Max’s


    giarism is minor, but your framing of him is not.”


    The principal naturally understood what was going on at this point.


    However, Elspeth did not stop there. She turned to face the counselor and smiled before saying,


    “Counsellor, I believe you’re rted to Jacob, yes? Your gaze has been fixed on him since you entered.


    When Jacob’s acts were exposed earlier, you appear to be as nervous as he is.”


    Feeling ashamed of his earlier misjudgment, the principal quickly apologized to Elspeth. Then, he


    turned his head and reprimanded Jacob sternly, “You’re usually obedient, Jacob. I never expected you


    to do something like this. Don’te to school from tomorrow onward. It’s such a disgrace to the


    school that this happened here!”


    Jacob’s face was ashen as he heard that and he turned around, about to leave.


    However, it was obvious that Elspeth was dissatisfied with the matter stopping here. Hence, she


    extended her hand to prevent Jacob from leaving.


    “Wait. It’s a crime to malign others for giarism.” She was smiling, but her smile was as cold as a


    sneer. “The police should be here anytime soon. You better take some time toe up with an


    exnation.”


    Her sentence deprived Jacob of all hope as his legs wobbled, bringing his entire body to the ground.


    After the matter was settled, Elspeth then brought Max home.


    Mas stared at Elspeth when they walked on the road, and after hesitating for a long while, he finally


    expressed his gratitude.


    When she noticed his awkward demeanor, she couldn’t help but tease, “Why are you acting like a shy


    girl?”


    “I’m not! I just wanted to say thank you!” he responded, his face flushed. After a few moments of


    thought, he opened his mouth again. “Thank you for helping me out today, Miss Elspeth.”


    “You’re wee.” Elspeth said as she smiled and carressed his head. “You just need to focus on your


    studies.”


    Max looked at her, a bizarre feeling rising in his heart.


    “I understand why Callum likes you now…”


    That stunned Elspeth for quite some time. When she finally understood what he was saying, she


    smiled ironically. “Didn’t you know Callum has a crush on someone else?”


    Max was surprised by her words. “Are you referring to Emma? She was Callum’s first love; his feelings


    for her have long faded!”


    “That’s simply because you’re unaware of it. Callum gave up a coboration project a few days ago just


    to rush back to meet her.”


    Perplexed, Max replied, “What? Callum has been in thepany for the past few days, and not a


    single woman has managed to get near him!”


    Elspeth was taken aback when she heard that. Was everything that happened previously my own


    misunderstanding?


    Meanwhile, Callum was rushing to school after hearing about Max’s incident. When he was on his way,


    he noticed Elspeth and Max walking by the roadside and slowly pulled over.


    “Callum!”


    “giarism? What have you done, you rascal?”


    Callum was obviously too concerned with Max’s behavior at school to spare Elspeth even a nce.


    Max scratched his head, looking embarrassed. “Everything is fine now, Callum. It is thanks to Elspeth!


    Otherwise, I would have been expelled from school as a giarist by now!”


    Hearing that, Callum turned to Elspeth, who was standing off to the side. It was only after a while that


    hemented softly, “Thank you for helping Max.”? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Such a sentence from him seemed to have distanced their rtionship. It was as if they were strangers


    to each other.


    That didn’t sit well with Elspeth. However, she remained polite and responded to his gratitude.


    Max, too, sensed that something was amiss between Callum and Elspeth. Hence, he let out a light


    cough, intending to leave so that the two of them could have some alone time.


    Yet, before he could do so, Elspeth sensed what he was about to do and quickly said, “If there’s


    nothing else, you both may go back first. I’ve got something else to do.”


    “Where are you going, Miss Elspeth?”


    “Don’t meddle in other people’s business,” Callum said indifferently.


    Elspeth, on the other hand, simply forced a smile. She then turned on her heel and left.


    As she walked down the street, she felt increasingly aggrieved. How could Callum treat me with such


    an attitude when he was the one who misunderstood my rtionship with Jordan?


    The more Elspeth thought about it, the more enraged she became, making her unwilling to return to the


    Winthrop Group right now.


    She even considered leaving the Winthrop Residence so she wouldn’t have any contact with Callum in


    the future.


    “Miss Elspeth!”


    A yell rang out from behind. Elspeth turned around to see Max panting as he ran after her.


    “What happened?”


    Max quickly approached her. Something shed across his gaze as he asked, “Miss Elspeth, are you


    giving Callum the cold shoulder?”


    “No. You’re overthinking things. Why would I do that when there’s nothing between us?” She pursed


    her lips, suppressing all the bitterness in her heart.


    “Don’t say anything that you don’t mean. I’m sure something happened between the two of you. Why


    can’t you both talk it out calmly instead of acting strangely toward each other right now?”