Chapter 101

After a few days, they finally got to enjoy a hot cup of coffee at the local police station.

Since a missing person alert had already been issued, Kelvin was notified immediately to come and pick them up.

When Kelvin arrived, the situation had already blown up, and they had to give the public an explanation, so he brought along a lot of reporters.

Kaitlyn, feeling like she had narrowly escaped a disaster, threw herself into Kelvin's arms. "Grandpa, I promise I won't be reckless anymore. It's all my fault for insisting on going on that trip and getting kidnapped."

Kelvin asked urgently, "Who were the kidnappers?"

Kaitlyn wiped away her tears. "I don't know where we escaped from. We wandered in the mountains for a whole day and night before a kind person helped us out. If Christina hadn't been with me, I might never have seen you again, Grandpa."

She burst into tears, finally releasing all the pent-up frustration and fear from the past few days.

Christina watched them with envy.

At least Kaitlyn had someone to lean on, while she had no one.

But fortunately, the misunderstanding about Christina being a suspect had been cleared up. Now, she was being praised online for her bravery in leading her friend out of the mountains.

Kelvin was furious and kept asking Kaitlyn for details, vowing to find the village and bring the kidnappers to justice.

However, the mountainous area was vast and uncharted, and finding the place or the people involved was uncertain. They could only cooperate with the local police and do their best.

Christina returned to school.

With finals approaching, she needed to study and prepare for her last exam.

While waiting for her results, rumors started spreading around the school.

People were saying that Christina had seduced the dean to get good grades and graduate smoothly.

Christina was speechless when she heard these rumors.

Suddenly, a student came to her. "Someone wants to see you in the principal's office."

Christina walked over, surprised to see the dean there. The moment he saw her, he frowned.

"She did try to seduce me to pass her finals, but I'm a man of integrity. How could I agree to that? I sternly warned her not to have such thoughts."

Christina couldn't believe he was saying this, clearly trying to frame her.

She smiled faintly. "Principal, I can't believe what I'm hearing. Does he have any evidence?"

"People saw it. Don't deny it. With all these rumors, I can't protect you anymore," the dean said coldly, frowning.

Christina found it laughable. "Where did these rumors come from? Could it be from you? Look at yourself-bald, overweight. Do you really think I'd seduce you?"

Since he was already slandering her, she didn't hold back.

The dean was furious, his face turning red. "You!"

Christina pressed on. "Alright, tell me exactly where I supposedly seduced you. What did you do? How did you 'educate' me? Explain it all!"

The dean snorted. "Fine, if you want to be shameless, I won't hold back."

He then described an exaggerated and false scenario.

"Who saw it? Who spread it? There must be a witness," Christina sneered. "Right now, it's just your word against mine. Who can be trusted?"

The dean was prepared. "Principal, let him in. He didn't mean to spread it; he just didn't know what to do. Don't blame him."

The principal nodded. "At this point, what else can we do? Let him in."

A boy with glasses walked in, adjusting his frames.

He briefly described what he supposedly saw.

Christina caught a flaw. "You said I threw myself at the seated dean, begging him to help me pass. You saw this from outside the door, but the dean was facing the door. How did you see my face?"

The boy panicked. "The dean yelled at you, and I saw your face when you turned to leave."

Christina laughed. "Your story doesn't add up. You said the dean got up and yelled at me while I was on the ground. How did you see my face with the desk in the way?"

The boy became more flustered under her questioning.

Christina pressed on. "Tell me, what did you get for framing me?"

The boy's face turned red. "I didn't. You're lying."

The dean couldn't stand it anymore. "Don't intimidate him."

Christina sneered at the dean. "I'm just pointing out the inconsistencies. How is that intimidation? Am I wrong to defend myself?"

"If I remember correctly, the grades should be out by now," Christina continued.

The principal nodded. "I'll make a call."

"Ask about my ranking. I may not be first, but I should be in the top ten. With that confidence, why would I need to cheat?"

Christina lifted her chin confidently.

The principal made a call, and after checking Christina's grades, he narrowed his eyes.

"I knew it. You're an excellent student. How could you do such a thing? You got first place this time. Congratulations."

Christina turned to the dean with a cold smile. "If you change your story now, saying I got first place because of you, maybe you can still frame me."

The dean's face grew darker.

Would changing his story help now?

The principal stood up. "You don't need to come in tomorrow. As a teacher, you have no integrity. I'm afraid you'll corrupt the students."

The dean chased after him. "Let me explain, Principal. I was forced!"

Christina looked at the boy. "You lied. If you don't want to be expelled, you'd better tell me who put you up to this."

The boy, terrified, stammered, "It was Jennifer."

Of course, it was her!

Jennifer had tampered with the online reports before Christina returned, and now this!

Jennifer was truly a persistent and disgusting pest!