Chapter 679

After dealing with the bespectacled man and Tanner, the remaining group including Cathy were utterly terrified, their faces drained of color and legs trembling uncontrollably. Neither the principal nor the teachers spoke up for them this time, allowing the disciplinary committee to announce the penalties without interference. All except Cathy received major demerits for maliciously slandering their classmates and spreading false rumors. As for Cathy, being the mastermind behind it all, the disciplinary committee chairman consulted with the dean of students before issuing the harshest punishment: expulsion. The verdict struck Cathy like a thunderbolt. "No! Why expel me? I—I just gossiped a little! None of the others got expelled, so why me?!" The committee chairman responded coldly, "We’ve just conducted a thorough investigation. Every harmful rumor about Willow originated from you." "Furthermore, after questioning your classmates, we learned that you were seen frequently associating wi