Who is this guy?
Why did he interfere?
She isn't acquainted, much less being friends with this guy!
What's his reason?
Alia can't figure it out.
Even the students started asking one another. Their whispers sounded like bees buzzing in Alia's ears.
"Why is Jasper here?"
"Did he intend to help the girl?"
"Tss. Why would he help that envious girl? Do you think Prince Jasper would lower himself because of that kind of girl?"
"You have a point. I never saw him with a girl, so why would he start now? And with a shameless girl at that!"
"Well, I guess, the two of you are correct."
"Hmph! What kind of a friend are you, if you attack such a nice friend? And she's calling our sweet Kara her best friend!"
"Whatta joke of a best friend! I'll definitely not forgive that kind of person!"
"Me neither. Too bad, Kara had always been a nice person ever since!"
"That's why that Alia girl should be thankful!"
Those girls pretended to whisper, but their voices were loud enough to be heard by many. Especially by Alia herself.
Kara has really deceived many students here.
Kara secretly smirked. Humiliating herself was really worth it! Sooner or later, Alia will fall into her control!
Upon seeing Kara's smug expression, Alia scoffed.
Did Kara really think that she would fall into this trap?
She's just making things easier for Alia to break their friendship.
Alia was pulled out of her thoughts when Alex replied to the question asked by the guy.
"I am not accusing her. I'm just merely asking."
"Brother Alex, do you really think that I will bully my best friend?"
Alia's voice was soft when she said those words, but loud enough to be heard. Her face even contained a sad and aggrieved expression.
"Do you think Alia would really bully Kara?" Amiel and Azra asked simultaneously, with just the words best friend and Kara as the difference between their sentences.
Alex looked at them with a serious expression and said, "If she can pay someone to be her accomplice to humiliate her best friend, then of course, she can bully her."
Gasp filled their surroundings.
"So, she's not the only one who uploaded the video, but she's still the mastermind?"
"It seems like it." The student beside her answered the girl while shaking her head in disbelief.
"See? This girl is really despicable!" Celine, the girl who scolded Alia earlier, shouted at the crowd while pointing at Alia.
Kara's classmates, friends, and fans also started to scold Alia. Many of them started calling her unpleasant names.
Haah…
Alia wanted to pull the hairs on her head.
She stared at those students and sighed inside. These people really believed that Kara was a white lotus that needed people's protection. She had only read a few novels in her previous life, but she still remembers their plots, and this made her feel like she was in a novel.
But there's one thing that she was sure….
She won't allow herself to be a cannon fodder!
In the midst of all of this, Alex, Celine and the others were now comforting Kara, while Amiel and Azra were both deep in thought like Alia. So no one noticed that someone gave a signal to Jasper.
He nodded her head, then Jasper called the others' attention, " Do you have any evidence?"
Everyone looked at him as he got their attention.
Part of the reason was his identity as one of the princes of their school, and another was because they can't believe that he really wanted to help and shield Alia.
They can't grasp what was his reason for doing this.
What's his relation with that girl?
Jasper's fans have different opinions and feelings. Others were neutral, some were just plainly curious, and of course, there were some that were mad. Even Alex's and Kara's friends and supporters were also having mixed feelings.
Alex let go of Kara, them turned to look at Jasper, "Kian and I already caught the accomplice and he showed us their chain of conversation."
Jasper smiled a little and continued to inquire,
"Really? Can you tell us the accomplice's name?"
The surrounding crowd all nodded in approval. They also wanted to know the identity of one of the culprit.
Alex nodded and agreed. He was about to tell a name, but he was interrupted.
Three people arrived at the scene. Two boys and a girl.
The crowd gathered started to talk with each other again.
Is this a gathering for their school princes?
Why are these two guys here?
And who's that girl?
Why is she with them?
They were all confused, even Alia and her two friends were no different. Aside from the people who arrived, only Jasper knew the reason of their arrival.
One of the two newly arrived guys turned to Alex and asked, " Is she the one that you're talking about?" while he pointed at the girl beside him.
Alex's brows knitted, but he still answered 'yes'.
They all looked at the girl again. But before someone can start talking, Blu talked to Alex again.
"So…. She can confirm who was her accomplice in uploading that video and inserted a humiliating caption?"
"Yes."
Blu smiled and turned to the girl, "Hey, can you tell us who instructed you to upload the video?"
The girl shivered upon seeing Blu's smiling face. She also started to sweat profusely.
"Y-yes!"
Everyone noticed the girl's nervousness. Some of the crowd thought that it was quite a normal reaction since it was Blu who was talking to her, whilst some of them believed that it was because of guilt for what she did.
"Who is it then?"
The girl quickly answered the question, " Her name is Alia."
Kara secretly snickered. Now, there's no use for Alia to deny. Even those who wanted to help her can't help her now!
"See? She's really a shameless girl!" Celine mocked again. She was about to continue, when she saw Blu was looking at her, so she stopped.
Out of all the school princes and other famous guys at their school, Blu was like a time bomb that would explode at any moment. Not many students of the Northern Star High School knew of this, mainly because Blu doesn't interact much with other people other than his friends.
And she belonged to those who knew that fact, so no matter how much she wants to continue, she still shut her mouth.
Seeing that the noisy girl shut her mouth already, Blu continued to interrogate Alia's 'accomplice' to the crime.
"Are you sure one hundred percent sure?"
The girl named Hannah hesitated a bit, but she answered a 'yes' after a few seconds.
"How did you know that it's her?"
Hannah answered confidently, "Because that's what she said when she messaged me."
"Have you met her?"
Hannah trembled a bit, but she still answered Blu's question, "Yes!"
"So…. Is she here?" Blu asked yet again.
This time, the girl paused for a while before she answered.
"Y...yes."
"Then point out that person to us." Blu commanded with a smile.
That smile made the girl Hannah shiver to the point that she stayed still for a long time.
"Why is she not doing anything?"
"Maybe she's afraid?"
"Ah! So she's threatened?"
"Apparently. Why would she became afraid if she isn't threatened?"
"Tsk. When she helped someone to humiliate other people, she's not afraid. Now that she's caught, she's frightened?"
"Well… at least she knows how to be afraid. Unlike someone!"
"You're definitely right! That person is really shameless and ungrateful!"
"I wanna slap that girl, you know."
The student listening to them started talking and chiding the girl and Alia. Some were mocking Alia again. Azra almost punched someone from those students, while Amiel almost slapped another. Alia just held the both of them back.
There's no use in denying their accusations now because no matter what she says, they wouldn't believe her. It's just wasting their energy.
Just let them enjoy their victory for now. She's going to show them her 'gratitude' next time.
Just after she finished thinking these things, Hannah, who had been silent and unmoving until now, spoke up and pointed her finger.
"It's her."
The students were about to start another round of chiding and accusations, but they were interrupted by Blu's laughter.
Everyone looked at him. Even his two friends were showing an expression of an anime-like sweatdrop.
Alia and her two friends' brows were all furrowed. They don't know if they should be thankful that his laughter stopped the students, or be annoyed that he can still laugh in this kind of situation. Alia admits that she was calm, but she can't still laugh like this fellow.
She rubbed her temple.
Alia felt like her hairs were going to turn white nor gray earlier than her parents and brother.
Blu stopped laughing by now, but he was still holding his stomach while he seems to be catching his breath.
"IIIIKKKK"
They all looked at the direction of the sound.
'Gasp'
Why did these people here?!?