Chapter 243 Chapter 243
She looked into those cold eyes, which were now overflowing with dangerous impatience, and panicked. Fearing she would lose her only chance to destroy her rival, she pointed her finger at Caroline and fired her venom all at once:
"Sir, I just want to open your eyes! I don't know if you saw our college's online forum this morning. Many people from her past have revealed the truth about Caroline! She's not the pure girl you think she is! She dated countless rich guys in high school, and her life was so dirty that she even had to have a secret abortion!"
Silence. A deadly, absolute silence fell over that part of the campus.
As soon as the word “abortion” came out of Olivia's mouth, the temperature around the Lamborghini seemed to plummet to nineteen degrees below zero. It was as if an invisible snowstorm had engulfed the entire courtyard.
Olivia was physically startled. When she raised her head, she came face to face with the dark, predatory eyes of the man in front of her.
If looks could kill, she would already be cut into a thousand pieces on the ground.
The murderous, dark, and overwhelming aura that emanated from Nicholas Wolf in that millisecond was so terrifying that Olivia felt the blood freeze in her veins. Her knees buckled, her breath caught in her throat, and a shiver of pure, primal terror ran up her spine. She felt as if she had just awakened an ancient monster.
Feeling a primal panic rise within her, Olivia couldn't help but take a few stumbling steps backward. She struggled to speak, her voice shaking uncontrollably. "S-Sir... everything I said is the absolute truth. You can check our college forum if you don't believe me. There are thousands of views there, from people who studied with her in high school! She... she's not the simple, innocent girl you think she is.
“Please, don't be fooled by that pretty face...” Olivia's voice rose, desperate. “I... I just wanted to open your eyes to her true face.”
Ianca, who was a step behind, remained completely silent, terrified by the lethal aura emanating from Nicholas. She grabbed Olivia's arm tightly, her fingers digging into her friend's skin, and whispered desperately, “Olivia, shut up. Don't say anything else. Let's get out of here now.”
But blind envy prevented Olivia from backing down.
As she looked at Nicholas' absurdly perfect face and aristocratic bearing, a sickening indignation corroded her chest. How was it possible that a “dirty” and manipulative woman like Caroline could win the devotion of a man of that caliber? While she, who had always followed the rules, was treated as invisible.
She might not be as dazzling as Caroline, but she felt she was infinitely “cleaner” and more dignified. At least she would never be cold enough to abort a baby in high school to continue hunting for heirs.
Olivia knew, deep in her bitter soul, that this extraordinary man in front of her would never stoop to looking at her.
But so what? If she couldn't have him, she would make sure to destroy her rival's fairy tale. She couldn't bear to see Caroline emerge victorious once again. “Sir, I swear I'm not lying!” Olivia shot a venomous, jealous glance at Caroline.
She violently broke free from Ianca's grip and took a step toward Nicholas, hysterically pointing at the students around her. “Everyone on campus already knows the story! If you don't trust me, ask any of them! They read it too!”
The same girls who, seconds before, had been whispering the worst insults about Caroline, froze.
As soon as Olivia's finger and Nicholas's deadly gaze turned to them, the crowd recoiled in panic, as if the ground were on fire. Some shook their heads frantically, feigning insanity. “Hey, don't get us involved in this! We don't know anything! What you read on the internet is your problem, crazy lady!”
They may have been jealous of Caroline, but they were definitely not suicidal idiots.
This was the same untouchable tycoon who had sent the police to arrest Claire and Kate at the hotel the night before. Anyone with half a brain realized that provoking this man was asking to have their life and academic future completely destroyed. None of them wanted to risk their degree for some forum gossip.
The group quickly dispersed, fleeing the scene like frightened rats.
Ianca, terrified at the possibility of being left behind, desperately tried to save her own skin. “Olivia, for God's sake, stop barking that nonsense! That post was anonymous, there's no proof! We have to go to class now, come on!”
Ianca took a step forward to drag her friend away by force.
But the humiliation of being abandoned by the audience, coupled with Nicholas' look of disgust and utter contempt, caused Olivia's last drop of rationality to evaporate. Completely hysterical and out of control, Olivia screamed at the top of her lungs in the middle of the parking lot:
"Sir, Caroline is a disgusting bitch! A gold digger who spreads her legs for any rich guy! She's not the saint you...
SMACK!
The sharp sound of the impact was so loud that it cut through the air before Olivia could even finish her insult.
The slap hit Olivia's cheek with such brutal violence that her face was whipped to the side. The thud was followed by the sound of her feet stumbling to avoid falling on the asphalt. A red handprint, shaped like a burning ember, instantly sprouted on her pale skin.
Ianca gasped, covering her mouth with both hands in absolute shock.
“C-Caroline... you...”
Caroline slowly lowered her right hand. The palm of her hand tingled and was a deep red from the violent impact, evidencing the frightening force she had put into that blow.
Caroline's gaze was calm, but her eyes burned with the coldness of an executioner.