Chapter 609

Alaia stood up with a frosty expression. "Grace, I never asked you to say those disgusting things." She paused, her face flushing with embarrassment. "Willow, I admit I was the one spreading those rumors before. Nova and the others only said those things because they wanted to stand up for me. I actually think the current selection process is very fair—it’s the most impartial way. I… I want to apologize for my actions. I hope… you can forgive me!" Nova and the others turned red in the face and quickly chimed in, "Willow, we—we're sorry too." Seeing this, Grace clenched his teeth in frustration but had no choice but to mutter an apology. "Willow, I—I was just too eager to defend Alaia and ended up misunderstanding you. Please don’t hold it against me—" Before he could finish, Willow cut him off with deliberate calm. "Sorry, but only pretty girls get to ask for forgiveness. As for a rumor-mongering trash-talker like you? No way. I’ll be submitting a formal complaint to the dean’s office