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In Just in s office Paul swaggered in flanked by his parents As soon as he saw Wendy and Halsey freshly cleaned up he couldn the lp but feel a twinge of attraction
Wendy’sface,softandpale,lookedasifithadbeencarvedfromglass.Shehadapurityabouther thatwashardtoignore.HewasstillverymuchinterestedinmakingWendyhisgirlfriend.
SiennahadonlytoldhimtomaketroubleforWendy,nottomakeherhisgirlfriend.Paulcouldn’tunderstandwhy,witheverythinghehad–hischarm,hiswealth–Wendywouldn’tbeinterested.Hehadnoproblemwithherhumblebeginnings; whatgavehertherighttorejecthim?
When he parked his fancy car under the girls dorm he was used to seeing women fawning over him He didn t understand Wendy s resistance
Witha slygrin,Paulsneered,”Wendy,areyouscared?You’veonlybeenatClavendaleUniversityfortwodays,andnowyou’reabouttobekickedout.Maybewecanstillworksomethingoutifyouapologizetomenow.”
Ursula grabbed Paul s arm Paul she beat you up like that Don t let her getaway with it We should make sure she gets kicked out of Clave n dale University
Frank turned to Just in Mr Morton how do you intend to handle this
Before Just in could speak Wendy calmly said Mr Morton what should we do if a bully at school is sexually harassing female students and threatening their safety
Paul laughed dismissing her question Wendy are you really accusing me of sexual harassment Do you have any proof
He was certain she couldn t prove anything
ThenWendyslowlypulledoutherphoneandplayedavideo.Itwasacompleterecording: fromPaulandhislackeysappearingonthescenetothemomenttheygrabbedWendyandHalsey.Theentireincidentwascapturedclearly.
Paul s face drained of color You recorded it
Wendygaveasmall,confident smile.”Mr.Paul,youwereaskingforprove,andthat’swhatyougot.’
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Paul stood there stunned He had never expected Wendy to quietly record the video
Wendy s bright piercing gaze locked on to him Her eyes shone with intelligence and sharpness
Justinwasfuriousand barked,”Paul,soyouledagrouptoharassfemalestudentsandstartedthetrouble.Now,you’retryingtoplaythevictimafterlosingthefight?”
Paul stood there wishing Just in would stop bringing up his embarrassing defeat
Halsey,whohadbeensilentlywatching,couldn’thelpbutsmirk:”Mr.Morton,Ithinkthe bestcourseofactionistocallthepolice.”
No Don t call the police Ursula immediately jumped to her feet clearly worried about her son s record
Went ly raised an eyebrow Aren t you trying to get us kicked out of Clave n dale University
Frank waved his hand dismissive ly We were just kidding Let s just drop it Forget this ever happened
He grabbed Paul by the armand started pulling him out of the office
Paul was still fuming and whined Dad wouldn t that mean I just took a beating for nothing
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Frank smacked him on the head Shut up
With that Frank and Ursula dragged Paul out of the room
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The farce was over Halsey gave Wendy a thumbs up and Wendy beamed back at her flashing a radiant smile Outside Stanley had been watching the entire scene unfold Z ayn stood behind him and grinned Looks like Mrs Hawk had a trick up her sleeve
Then with a smirk Z ayn muttered That Paul sure has guts He though the could just make Mrs Hawk his girlfriend What a joke
Z ayn turned to Stanley Mr Hawk you ve misunderstood Mrs Hawk
Yes Stanley had misunderstood her
Shewasn’tdisobedient.Shedidn’t pickafight.Shewasjusttryingtoprotectherself.Paulwastoblameforhavingtargetedher.
Stanley looked at Wendy who was smiling brightly at Halsey her energy so alive and vibrant
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