Chapter 115: Chapter 115: A Scumbag
Cara Preston took a deep breath, having already made a decision. She knelt directly in front of Vera Xavier and said, "Sister, Iām begging you!"
Elise Langdonās eyes were bloodshot. In her eyes, Cara Prestonās actions proved she was a true friend. Because she had knelt, Elise was now willing to do anything for her!
She pulled Cara to her feet and said, "Cara, stop begging her! Sheās just a black-hearted scumbag!"
Crying, Cara Preston said, "Elise, if youāre really forced by my sister to do that, your dad will kill you!"
Then she turned to Vera Xavier and said, "Sister, Iām begging you! If you donāt let Elise go today, Iāll kneel here and never get up!"
Vera Xavier hadnāt expected Cara Preston to do this. Suddenly, she felt sheād underestimated Caraās shamelessness and cunning. This single act of kneeling was enough to completely win over Elise Langdon while also making Elise hate her to the bone.
But she had never cared what they thought of her.
She hated this feeling of being strong-armed.
Shirley Forrest sneered. "Cara Preston, donāt be so dramatic. Itās just holding a sign. Itās not going to kill anyone!"
Then, she looked at Vera Xavier and said, "I donāt know what other people will think of you, but no matter what you decide to do today, I think youāre in the right."
Vera Xavierās gaze deepened. She looked at Cara Preston and said, "Cara, Iām sorry, but I canāt do what you ask. And frankly, Iām deeply disappointed by what youāve done today. Iām your sister, yet youāre trying to bully me like this."
Cara Preston was startled. Vera Xavier took a deep breath and said, "Besides, the entire class saw what happened today. They can all vouch for me. I havenāt done anything out of line. As for you..."
She leaned in close to Cara Preston and said, "I never knew you were so quick to get on your knees. To think youād kneel for something so trivial. But I donāt need you to grovel before me. All I want is the fairness Iām owed."
After she finished speaking, she slung her backpack over her shoulder and walked out the door. School had already let out, so there was no need for her to stick around and waste time on Cara Preston.
The corners of Shirley Forrestās mouth turned up. She glanced at Cara Preston and left her with a parting thought: "Too clever by half."
āCara Preston couldnāt believe Vera Xavier had just left like that!ā
āHow could Vera just leave?!ā
The other students in the class watched her, their expressions complicated.
Cara Preston overheard them whispering:
"I always thought Cara Preston genuinely had Vera Xavierās back, but now it looks like I was wrong."
"Come to think of it, werenāt all those nasty rumors about Vera Xavier started by Cara Preston?"
"I bet Cara Preston got kicked in the head by a donkey. Why else would she help an outsider over her own sister?"
Elise Langdon roared at the group of students, "Youāre the ones who got kicked in the head by a donkey! Your whole family got kicked in the head by a donkey!"
The students, not daring to provoke her, scattered in an instant.
Cara Preston remained kneeling on the floor, utterly dumbfounded.
Elise Langdon reached out and helped her to her feet, saying, "Cara, I only realized today just how good you are to me. Donāt worry! Iāll be sure to treat you well from now on!"
Cara Preston was feeling incredibly conflicted. She bit her lip and finally said, "Elise, Iām sorry. I had no idea my sister had changed so much... to completely ignore our bond as classmates."