Chapter 5

"I hope we can be classmates again, really."

I was stunned.

So Liam had also applied to Harvard.

No wonder Ethan had tried every possible way to make me stay in our hometown with him. He must have been worried about me developing something with Liam at Harvard, worried that Chloe would be upset.

I put my phone down without replying.

The next morning, I returned to school for the graduation ceremony.

As soon as I stepped through the gates, I saw everyone pointing and whispering. "Is that her? The one everyone's talking about in the SnapChat group?"

My heart sank. I opened my phone and saw a stranger had somehow joined the school group chat.

The person had posted a video, and the thumbnail was me.

I instantly recognized it—it was taken in the hotel room last night.

In the video, I was lying on the hotel bed, clothes disheveled, reaching out to the man above me. "It hurts..."

I quickly closed the video and looked around.

Seeing my reaction, everyone started to sneer.

"Isn't that Audrey, the class president? She always seemed so innocent, but who knew she was so slutty in private!"

"Seriously, her body is amazing. She really kept it hidden well!"

"Who was she with, anyway?"

"Who else? Ethan, obviously! Everyone knows she's Ethan's simp. Who else would she be like that for?"

"So wild in bed, and now she's embarrassed? Hilarious!"

I was shaking with anger and immediately called the police.

Just then, Chloe's sickly sweet, mocking voice came from behind me. "Ethan, tell us, how's Audrey's body?"

Before I could turn around, I heard Ethan give a cold laugh. "It's decent."

"But honestly, if she hadn't thrown herself at me like that, I wouldn't have even touched her."

More laughter erupted. "Now that Audrey's reputation is ruined like this, who else would she have besides you, haha!"

"Finally, Liam, that lovesick fool, will see her true colors and be willing to be with Chloe!"

"Gosh, I have to say, Ethan really is good to Chloe. He even agreed to sleep with Audrey for her!"

I found it all absurd.

Ethan had gone to such lengths for Chloe.

Then Ethan's voice suddenly grew serious. "Enough, a joke is a joke."

"I'm going to marry Audrey eventually, so when you see her later, remember to be nice to her."

"Only if I keep her close can I ensure Liam's complete devotion to Chloe."

I was so enraged I laughed. I turned and looked at him. "Ethan, you're disgusting."

He paused, then grabbed my wrist, his face full of panic. "You heard all that?"

Seeing me remain silent, he frowned. "You don't even like Liam, so can't you just make Chloe happy?"

"And stop pretending."

"I already saw your college application. You didn't choose Harvard, which means you agreed to stay here with me, right?"

"If you keep acting up like this, I might not even bother with you anymore."

Chloe, hearing this, looked at me with disdain. "Aren't you Ethan's simp? You finally got 'promoted' and you're not happy?"

"Ethan just talked to you like that, are you deaf?"

"And wasn't that video of you? If anyone's disgusting, it's you!"

No sooner had she spoken than a dull thud echoed from the side.

I turned to see Liam, who had just punched Ethan in the face. "You sent the video, didn't you?!"

Chloe hadn't expected him to appear and quickly rushed to him. "Liam! You've misunderstood!"