“My goodness, Eliseo Landry and Tyree Clarke are here too!” The exclamation wave at the school gate swept through, and everyone had an incredulous expression on their faces.
In the meeting room, Reece was already impatient, saying, “Kid, what’s taking your backup so long to arrive? I can’t wait any longer.”
“Why make such an embarrassing scene? Just take Lucy and leave. This is not a place where you can cause trouble,” sighed the principal. It wasn’t that he looked down on Leo; he simply didn’t pay him any mind at all.
Leo tapped his index finger on the conference table, making a thudding sound. “Don’t worry, you won’t be able to walk away from this feast today.”
Lucy was tormented in the midst of the situation, as she was extremely worried that her own matters would drag Leo down. To her, dropping out of school was already a small matter; as long as Leo wasn’t harmed, it was fine. She didn’t dare to hope for Leo to resolve this matter for her.
The several school directors at the school were all figures that Lucy couldn’t afford to offend.
“Why don’t you save yourself the trouble? Just tell your friend that you offended me, and see if he dares to come forward,” Reece taunted.
“No need, they’re already here.”
Reece adjusted his collar. “Good timing. I want to see who they are.”
Reece, who was pretending to be grandiose, froze when he saw the first person entering.
The first school director to enter was the person supporting him.
The subsequent people who entered shocked Reece speechless.
Aside from all the school directors, there were also Ollie, Ramiro, Eliseo, and Tyree.
Reece’s legs went weak, and if he hadn’t held onto the conference table with both hands, he would have collapsed to the ground.
The principal and the two school directors didn’t dare to speak, trembling with fear.
Ollie, Ramiro, Eliseo, and Tyree-any one of them could easily overwhelm them, let alone all four appearing together.
“Is this substantial enough?” Leo asked Reece.
Reece nodded mechanically, unable to say a word.
“Principal.” Leo turned to the principal.
“I’m here, I’m here,” the principal stammered.
“Should we investigate this matter or not?” Leo asked.
“We will investigate thoroughly. I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation,” the principal assured, completely changing his attitude from before.
Reece had a look of despair.
“Reece, what exactly happened? Come clean,” one of the school directors interrogated Reece, his backer.
“It… it’s my fault,” Reece knelt on the ground and sobbed, “I had feelings for Lucy, and I defamed her.”
Reece couldn’t deny it, and he didn’t dare to deny it.
“Did you all hear that?” Leo questioned the principal and the two school directors.
The principal and the two school directors were already wishing for death. They knew the truth of this matter very well. However, based on Reece’s connections, they had to protect him. Who could have imagined that Lucy actually had such influential connections?
“Sorry, sorry. We made a mistake in our investigation. You can rest assured that I will clear Lucy’s name,” the principal apologized repeatedly.
“How will you clear it?” Leo asked.
Since they were here, they had to handle this matter well and handle it thoroughly.
The principal looked at the others, but what could they do? Were they going to lift a rock only to drop it on their own feet?
“What are you hesitating for? Come up with a solution quickly. Otherwise, you might as well step down as the school principal,” Eliseo scolded.
“Yes, yes.” The principal wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at Leo tentatively, and asked, “How about having Reece apologize to Lucy?”
Upon hearing this, Eliseo became furious. He walked up to the principal, disregarding his age, and kicked him in the body. He said coldly, “Is that your solution? An apology? You think that will resolve everything?”
Tyree chimed in coldly, “An apology is acceptable, but it can’t satisfy Lucy. You should pack your bags and leave in front of the entire school!”
The two influential figures had spoken up, and the principal didn’t dare to resist.
As for Reece, he now looked like a lamb ready to be slaughtered.
Eliseo and Tyree locked eyes and simultaneously looked at Leo. They didn’t know who this young man was, but the Leighton family had given a direct order to satisfy him, so they had no choice but to comply and do their best.
Leo turned to Lucy, who was already terrified, and asked, “Lucy, what do you think?”
“Ah!” Lucy snapped out of her daze, as if she was in a dream. “Leo, I… I don’t know.”
Leo stood up and said, “Since you can’t make a decision, let me handle it.”
“Notify all the students to gather at the playground and let the entire school witness the apology. And your despicable actions must be recounted in every detail, without missing a single punctuation mark.”
The principal’s face turned pale. If this matter got out, his respected image would be ruined. This was a dead end for him.
But if he didn’t do as Leo said, he would still be doomed, and it would be even worse.
After the school broadcast announcement, students flocked to the playground.
“Why are we suddenly gathering at the playground? Did something happen?”
“Maybe they’re going to criticize and punish Lucy. After all, she tarnished our school’s reputation.”
“Don’t be fooled by Lucy’s innocent appearance. She’s just a cheap person.”
Amidst the discussions of the crowd, Leo and Lucy took the stage first, and some busybodies couldn’t help but make noise.
“Lucy, you’ve really brought shame to our school. Just leave already,” the girl who had secretly filmed the video taunted.
Other girls chimed in, cursing Lucy and calling her shameless.
Lucy felt extremely wronged listening to these words. She hadn’t done anything, yet she had to face criticism from so many people.
If Leo hadn’t stepped forward to help her clear her name, this incident would undoubtedly have become an indelible stain on her life.
At this moment, the representatives from the school and the people Leo had called gradually took the stage.
When the students saw the person involved, Reece, they found it strange.
Because Reece’s expression was particularly ugly, nothing like someone who was about to punish Lucy.
Ollie, Ramiro, the four of them, as well as the principal and the school directors, none of them had a pleasant expression on their faces.
“Why haven’t you kneeled down to apologize?” Leo said to Reece.
Reece’s legs went weak, and he immediately knelt down without hesitation.
His arrogance had come from the school directors, but now, in front of this young man, the school directors were nothing more than a fart.
“I’m sorry. I slandered you, I ruined your reputation. Please forgive me,” Reece apologized to Lucy.
The students were shocked when they witnessed this scene.
Many of them rubbed their eyes, thinking they were seeing things.