Chapter 5 Slap Them Back

• Instead of getting angry, Zayne just smiled broadly, then chuckled as if Alvin's words were very funny.
• "Why are you laughing, you jerk!"
• "Oh, this is so funny, Alvin... yesterday you slept with my girlfriend and kicked me out, you already feel like you've won over me. I'm sorry for always making you feel insecure, Alvin. I know you did all that just because you’re jealous of me for having a beautiful girlfriend and a smart brain. You… only have money, right? But look at yourself now, getting out of that beat-up car—ugh, can that even be called a car? Maybe you picked it up from the scrapyard.”
• Alvin clenched his fists, holding back his anger that could explode at any moment.
• “So it turns out Nita slept with Alvin while she was still dating Zayne?”
• “I think it’s weird that Nita suddenly changed boyfriends, especially since her new boyfriend is the best friend of her ex-boyfriend.”
• “I didn’t expect Nita to be that low.”
• Unpleasant whispers began to circulate, making Nita and Alvin feel panicked and embarrassed.
• Alvin, angry and embarrassed, suddenly approached Zayne and punched him.
• But unexpectedly, Zayne easily caught his fist.
• “I thought you were telling others to bully me, but it turns out you’re this weak, Alvin? No wonder you’ve been pretending to be nice to me all this time. I was even shocked when I was accused of stealing that thing—it was your doing, wasn’t it? Is it because you’re this weak that you’re trying so hard to bring me down?” Zayne said, his tone sounding as though he pitied Alvin.
• This made Alvin even angrier.
• Zayne was grateful that he had learned how to block any punches from Andrew.
• It came in handy at the right moment.
• “Damn it! Don’t accuse me of things I didn’t do! Just because you’re now driving a luxury car, you’ve become so arrogant!”
• Zayne stepped back and laughed, then pulled out his smartphone.
• “You say I’m just accusing you? What if I have proof, Alvin?”
• Alvin snorted softly, “What proof? I’ll kneel before you if you really have proof!”
• Even the audience there doubted Zayne’s words when he accused Alvin of being the one who framed him for theft three months ago.
• Everyone at school remembered that incident, where the poor Zayne was actually the one who stole. Zayne was also beaten up by his classmates.
• That was a moment they would always remember.
• If Alvin, who had always been known as kind and friends with Zayne, was the culprit, then Alvin’s good reputation would be ruined.
• “Where’s the proof! Give it to me now! You don’t have it, do you? You’re just pretending to have it on your phone to scare me, right?”
• Zayne looked up from his smartphone, still smiling casually.
• “Proof? I’ve already sent it to the school group. Feel free to watch it at your leisure. Oh, the student council president?”
• Zayne’s attention shifted to Xeon, the student council president who was about to step down because he was about to graduate. The only kind person who usually helped him, but he was hard to approach. So, Zayne wasn’t close to Xeon.
• Xeon was always seen as very prestigious by the other students at school, as he was the youngest son of one of the most successful businessmen in the country. Even his family name was among the top twenty wealthiest families in the country.
• While the other kids were buzzing about the video evidence in Nita’s apartment, Xeon suddenly bowed his head in respect to Zayne.
• Zayne himself didn’t expect Xeon to do that.
• “Young Master Veldro! I’m sorry I didn’t realize it was you all this time. I was told by Young Master Zeno to protect you at school,” said Xeon.
• Zayne smiled broadly, “Hahaha, you’ve been watching over me all this time, haven’t you, Xeon?”
• “But I’ve been so busy with my own matter that—”
• “It’s okay… but, take a look at the video I sent to the school group. What do you think I should do with that video recording?”
• Xeon quickly reached into his pocket to pull out his smartphone.
• Zayne was grateful that before he entered Nita's room, he had secretly placed his old phone in a safe spot so he could record them.
• At the time, Zayne didn't realize how useful that recording would be.
• Even though his mind kept denying it, he still had the sense to record it as evidence for later.
• With Zeno’s help, the recording, which was initially a bit blurry, became HD and clear.
• “Damn you, Zayne! Why did you send it to the group? Do you want to die?” Alvin, furious, approached Zayne again, intending to grab his collar and punch him.
• But Xeon moved faster, grabbing Alvin’s hand and pulling it behind Alvin’s back.
• “What are you going to do to young master Zayne?”
• “Hey, student council president! Let me beat that poor bastard! Ow! It hurts!”
• “If you dare to touch young master Zayne, then face me first!”
• “Damn it! What did that bastard do to make you want to be his slave? He has nothing and is poor!” Alvin shouted, already in great pain because Xeon refused to let go of his hand.
• “Poor? You call the young master of the Veldro family poor?”
• The Veldro family? Is that the richest family in the country? The family that’s said to be very secretive… Is Zayne part of it?
• “Impossible! He’s Zayne Creze! Not Veldro!”
• Suddenly, Nita came and knelt before Zayne.
• “Zayne, please! Delete that recording, you still love me, right? Actually, I was forced by Alvin. I didn’t want to do it. I still love you so much, my cute bread!”
• Zayne gave a disgusted expression as Nita looked up while still kneeling before him.
• No, why isn’t it working? Zayne always acted like a cute little boy in front of Nita! He was so sweet and always smiled.
• “Don’t look at me like that, Zayne… I—”
• “I refuse to be called that silly name. I’m not your cute little bread anymore. I’m disgusted to hearing it. Let go of my leg!”
• “Zayne! At least delete that video recording. I’m so embarrassed because—”
• Zayne smirked, “You’re embarrassed now? You said you were forced? But when the door closed, you did it again with Alvin. You weren’t embarrassed or forced then, so why are you saying something different now? Do you think I’m deaf?”
• Nita’s grip weakened as she heard the hurtful whispers from the people around her.
• “I knew from the start she was just pretending to be nice. Turns out she’s just a shameless slut.”
• “Sleeping with his boyfriend’s friend before they even broke up is so embarrassing.”
• “What a slut!”
• No… where were their compliments for successfully becoming the girlfriend of one of the richest students in school?
• They were jealous of her!
• “Zayne, I’m sorry—”
• “Get out of my way!”
• Nita bit her lower lip, holding back tears that could burst out at any moment. If her parents found out what happened, she might be kicked out of the house immediately.