Chapter 123

Maeve's words made Sergio freeze. Maeve pulled Lyra beside her and said, "Let's go." Lyra followed Maeve out while shooting Sergio a cold glance. Initially, Maeve didn't want to confront Sergio, but she couldn't hold back any longer. "Sergio…" Clara gently tugged at Sergio's sleeve. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault." "What's with the bulletin board?" Sergio suddenly asked. Clara's expression shifted slightly, but she quickly put on a pitiful look and explained, "Someone at school was jealous of Maeve's beauty, so they spread rumors about her. Maeve misunderstood and thought it was me who did it, so..." Sergio frowned deeply. He had never been interested in Maeve's school affairs, let alone known about rumors at school concerning her. Maeve had never mentioned them to him. "Sergio, I swear it wasn't me. I've explained everything to Maeve, but she still insists it was me..." Sergio fell silent. Clara bit her lip fearing that Sergio wouldn't believe her. She went on, "The director h