Class Villainess

Chapter 171 – A Sudden Turn Of Event

__Phone call__Third Person POV__

"You think you guys will get the last laugh after taking me down? Haha! I already know the risk, and I don't care whether I'll be in jail or not. My parents will come soon, so I don't have time for you guys," Thomas said with his smug face as if he really had no guilt over what he had done to so many people.

However, judging from his smug face, it might seem that Thomas truly had no guilt or conscience at all. Which infuriated Elise and the rest because what they wanted was at least an apology, and that was already a bare minimum.

"You guys are clown, just leave now," Thomas said. 

Jorge and Jackson looked at each other. They were unsure of how to react. They either had to apologize or laugh with Thomas. 

But if they apologized, that meant that they were admitting to all the accusations that Elise and the rest of the victims brought. Thomas already said that he didn't care even if he had to be jailed because they were still juvenile, and there would be an attorney for them. Their family might not be rich, but if their family combined their saving and hired a prolific attorney, that would lighten their sentence.

So they didn't need to worry much.

Thus, in the end, Jorge and Jackson decided to just keep their mouth shut and ignore Elise and the rest of the victims in order to save themselves. 

Elise was angry, infuriated and humiliated at the same time. But she couldn't do anything because whether Thomas would apologize or not, that wouldn't change the verdict later on.

"Fine, if you don't want to apologize for the monstrous deed that you do to all of us, then I hope you will rot in jail for it, and that includes you two; Jorge, Jackson."

"Let's see whether you can lighten your sentence when there are so many of the victims that will come forward," Elise threatened, hoping that Thomas would at least show a bit of fear. If he couldn't show remorse, then at least fear would suffice for Elise. 

But the ever stubborn and arrogant Thomas Scottfield just shrugged with a small chuckle, "Why do I need to apologize for something that I didn't do? I don't remember ever beating you guys. The only thing I remember is beating Miss Alba, and that's it."

"You!"

Elise got up from the chair. She clenched her fist and was about to send one good punch to Thomas. But the police held her off and said, "Okay, we got what we need. We will invite all of you to the court, later on, please hold your anger."

In the end, the police separated them, and Elise was left with the rest of the victims, "There is no turning back from this. We can do this, guys," Elise tried to encourage the other victims, and they agreed in unison. 

Then, Elise hung up the long call with Emmy after she left the police station.

__Phone call end__Third person POV end__

I heard everything between Elise and her group vs Thomas and his gang. I wouldn't lie that I got angry at Thomas as well, but it's somehow expected.

From Noah's story about their friends with benefits relationship, and also how he was afraid to get discovered, so he bullied Noah to hell and back, it was apparent that Thomas was a narcissist. 

He cared so much about what people thought of him that he didn't want to be seen as gay, even though he probably was one, just like Noah.

Thus, he wanted Noah to suffer so much that he couldn't even think of having any relationship with Thomas… and anyone else. 

Now, he refused to apologize, and he didn't even falter when the other victims tried to pressure him. 

"What a monster…." I mumbled.

I wanted to know whether Elise was alright now, so I texted her.

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Emmy: Are you alright now? You're so intense when confronting him, at least from what I heard on the phone.

Elise: I'm alright now. Even better, in fact, because I can feel the burden in my heart has been lifted partially. 

Elise: The battle is yet to be over because we still have to take him down on the court. 

Emmy: Indeed, this is nothing compared to the court later on. 

Emmy: Also, I commend your courage, Elise. You're a brave girl.

Elise: It's all thanks to you, and I don't think I will be able to get out of this hell hole without your help, Em. Thank you for giving me the courage that I need. I owe you a lot.

—

I sighed as I read the last text from Elise. I didn't know why she would think of me as her saviour. All I did was do something for my own interest because I wanted to ruin those bastards' lives.

Noah also thanked me for this. I felt guilty because I wasn't really trying to save them or anything. 

But oh well, there was no use of denying thing this anyway. Might as well accept the praise and move on. 

**

I spent the whole day helping Mom to clean the house and take care of Grandma. We couldn't afford a housekeeping service, obviously, so we had to clean everything every weekend. 

And after the whole day of cleaning, I returned to my room to check on my phone, then I got a text from Noah. 

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Noah: Em, I am such an idiot. 

—

I stopped breathing for a second. I didn't know what Noah had been doing the whole day. But from this text, I had a very bad feeling about it. 

So I texted him back.

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Emmy: What happened? Are you alright?

Noah: I'm not alright, let me call you.

—

After he sent that text, I got a call from him.

__Phone call__

"Good evening, Em…."

"Noah, what happened? Why did you say that you're an idiot? Did something go wrong?" I asked worriedly. I was afraid that he might do something crazy that would harm him, like outing his sexuality to the public. 

"So, I went to the police station today because I want to meet Thomas," Noah said.

My eyes widened instantly, "What? Why?! I told you to lay low for a while, right? It's dangerous for you to go out alone. Who knows if Thomas might have another subordinate outside. But you came to him with your own free will?!" I chided at him because what he did was absolutely stupid. 

"I… I was curious. At least my heart was curious," Noah said. "I went there and asked whether I could meet Thomas. And I did. We were allowed to have a talk through that prison phone glass."

"I really thought that he would curse the hell out of me, probably with threats too. But then, his reaction was far from what I expected. His first question was about the bruise that he made on my cheek yesterday when he beat me."

"He said that he shouldn't have gone out of control, and he shouldn't be beating me. But he was truly scared and panicked when I yelled about him being a faggot."

"He said, now that Jackson and Jorge already know about it, they didn't seem to be disgusted with it and decided to stay as three."

"Now the burden in his heart has been lifted, and he has no reason to bully me again. He said he beat me because of his own fear that he'd be ostracized as a gay."

"Now everything is clear for him, and he keeps thinking about everything that he did wrong, including bullying the hell out of me. Em, he didn't ask for me to defend him in the court, but he hoped that I could forgive him."

"He also hoped that we could still be friends after he got released, though he wasn't sure when would he get released. Maybe a year, maybe plenty of years."

"And he said…" Noah paused for a while, and I had a bad feeling about this. "He said that he loved me. After thinking for a long time, he realized that he had been in love with me since our first kiss. And he wished that he could fix everything once he has been released."

…

"Noah, you're not thinking to get with him, right? I know you like him, but remember what he did to you! He is a monster, and you will suffer because of him!" I continued chiding. I was afraid that Noah would eventually fall because of his love for Thomas.

"I… I will not do it, Em. I know he is a bad man…" Noah said, but from what I heard, he sounded hesitant when he said that.

It gave me this idea that Noah was actually thinking about getting together with Thomas after being released.

"Remember what he did to you, Noah," I warned. He replied with a hum and hung up the call.

__Phone call end__

I sighed as I realized the possibility of Noah getting back together with Thomas was really high. 

But I couldn't do anything. Love was a difficult thing that we couldn't control. I couldn't control whether Noah would be in a relationship with Thomas after this or not.

"That love thing… is so stupid…."