Chapter 1022 First Prize


    Lena nced up at Willington, quickly surveying the various looks people


    around her were giving. She frowned slightly.


    There was no way she could focus and finish her drawing here this afternoon.


    “Thank you.” Lena moved swiftly, gathering her belongings in haste and


    striding out of the drawing room.


    “It’s just a small award. What’s she so proud of?” someone muttered from a


    corner of the drawing room.


    Willington and Gideon both turned their gaze in that direction at the same


    time.


    Thement came from a young man with a frivolous demeanor. He hadn’t


    managed to conceal the disdain in his eyes when the two looked over.


    Gideon looked at he, Kenny smirked provocatively, “No matter what, she’s


    just a woman. Who knows what methods she used to win the award. Right,


    Gideon?”


    Kenny assumed Gideon would agree with him, unable to ept losing to a


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    woman himself.


    Gideon, who always maintained a gentlemanly demeanor, for the first time let


    his face harden, sarcasm written all over it. “Didn’t you also participate in the


    contest? Couldn’t even get a constion prize?”


    Kenny’s face darkened immediately. He dared to speak ill of Lena behind her


    back, but he didn’t dare to offend Gideon. After all, Gideon had the McKinney


    Group behind him, not someone he could afford to provoke lightly.


    “I was just trying to stand up for you. Everyone knows your talent far


    surpasses Lena’s…” Kenny said, trying tough it off.


    Gideon stood up as well, gathering his things without giving Kenny another


    nce.


    “Lena is more than a hundred times better than you.” Gideon sneered, his


    eyes cold. Kenny shivered, too angry to say anything more, even if he wanted


    to.


    In his panic, Kenny didn’t notice the fierce look Willington gave him.


    The next day, as soon as Gideon arrived in the ssroom, he heard some


    news.


    “Did you guys hear? Kenny was attacked yesterday!”


    Keh Obrien, the ss’ biggest gossip, suddenly said mysteriously.


    As soon as he mentioned it, the whole ss erupted into discussion.


    “No wonder I heard police sirens in the dorm area yesterday. I didn’t realize it


    was him…” someone quickly added.


    Keh nodded solemnly. “I heard he was stabbed four times. It’s not fatal,


    but he’s going to suffer.”


    “Four times?” The ss fell silent at his words. “What kind of deep grudge


    must there be to warrant such a vicious attack?”


    We were all ordinary students, unustomed to such violence, and nobody


    could remain calm.


    “I don’t know the details, but I heard the attacker deliberately avoided the


    camera areas as if he had been lying in wait for a long time. This could be…”


    Keh trailed off, leaving the ss to make their own guesses.


    The attacker must have been targeting Kenny specifically, lying in wait for a


    long time and avoiding the cameras. It wasn’t a random attack.


    “Gideon, what do you think?” someone asked, turning to Gideon.


    Everyone knew about their disagreement the previous day. Although it was


    unlikely Gideon was involved, they suspected he might be secretly pleased


    about the attack.


    But Gideon appeared indifferent. “Catching the criminal is the police’s job.


    What I think doesn’t matter.”


    The ss fell silent at his words.


    Even though Gideon hadn’t given the answer they were hoping for, everyone


    knew he was right.


    Just then, Lena walked in.