Chapter 49: Time To End It All

Hearing those words from Isabella, James could not help but feel a pang of excitement. He could already imagine all the things he would do to Isabella by the time they got to see each other. He felt thrilled at the thought of her looking at him while trying to keep his aura and stance in position as he smirked. 

“It’s fine, see me in my office by 8 tonight,” he said to her very casually as he walked away. 

Just as Isabella had finished saying those words to Professor James, her gaze went back to Tricia, who looked at her, signaling for her not to mess up or do anything wrong. Isabella nodded, trying to reassure her friend. 

“Trust me.” 

They soon continued the exam, and of course, Isabella helped Tricia just as she wanted, even though Rachel was also in the same exam. Rachel had kept herself far away from the both of them, as if she was already keeping a malice with them. And even though she wasn't really at odds with Tricia, since Tricia did not do anything bad to her, she was still keeping her distance from everybody as she wrote her exam. 

They soon came out, and as Tricia and Isabella were going through all the questions they had answered, making sure to confirm if they had gotten it right or wrong, Lily walked toward them with a frown on her face. 

“You just don’t listen, right? What do you think I should do to you? What do you expect me to do to you now? I warned you, and you did not listen. Now you just have to face the wrath of my powers. You're going to see what I'm going to do to you, and you would be surprised that I’m able to do something as stupid as that because I know you would want to know why exactly I would place you in that position. But just wait, because you know everything, and you will be amazed by all the things I can do to you.” 

Lily warned as she walked away. But Isabella was confused because she could not even point out anything, and she did not understand what exactly was going on or why Lily was moaning about her in this way. She could not even grasp anything that Lily had said; she just knew that mourning was part of everything that she said and nothing else. 

She scoffed and turned to Tricia, who smiled. 

“Lily really did change. In short, she changed more than you can even expect. Like, I am not even expecting her to be in such a position to do something like this. I thought she wanted to protect people. Why is she doing this?” Tricia questioned. 

Just then, Beatrice, who was Lily's roommate, walked toward them with a sad expression. 

“I’m sorry you guys have to see this side of Lily. She is not like this. She's just obsessed with Professor James, and I don't know how else to get her to stop this rubbish. I thought she wanted to protect every other female. She was there to fight for everyone, but only for me to realize now that she did not want any of that and instead she just wants him for herself and me. And you know she cannot get Professor James because she's going to put Isabella in so much trouble, and I don't want problems in this school. I don't want to harm anybody. So I am going to tell you the truth, and I'm going to tell you everything I heard. But please be very, very careful, and please try your very best to stop her. Because at this moment, it is only you two who can stop her.” 

Beatrice said as Isabella was confused but also more intrigued than she was confused. 

“So what exactly are we going to do about this? Because I can't watch her treating me like this. Besides, I'm already letting go of Professor James. I have nothing to do with him anymore, and because of her, it is spreading all over the school that I’m sleeping with him, which has to stop.” 

Isabella said to Beatrice, who nodded, looking around to be sure that Lily was not anywhere around them or even Rachel, since Beatrice already knew about Rachel's entanglement with Lily. 

She pulled Isabella by her hand as Tricia followed behind, and they rushed to a corner in the school where people always sat quietly to read. As she sat down, Isabella stood for a while, hoping that this would end quickly before joining them. 

“So what exactly are you trying to tell us? What did you find out about, and what is the problem? Why is Lily acting like this? I have so many questions that I can't even ask all at once,” Isabella said eagerly as Beatrice tried her best to calm her nerves, hoping that by doing so, she would be able to share the details of everything. 

She looked at Isabella and then at Tricia, mostly at Tricia, who was so interested to know why exactly Lily was doing something like this. She knew Lily was not the kind of person who would just do something like this unless something was involved. And Lily was a very gentle and quiet soul. 

“Lily is in love with Professor James. I would say she has always been in love with him. She was never able to get his attention because she was always that naive and nerdy girl. Everybody knew her as someone who stood up for everybody, but no one actually stood up for her feelings. She always told me about her little fantasy love for Professor James, which I always tried my best to tell her to stop or at least let him know. Only for her to find out that Professor James was in love with you, Isabella. And that made her furious. She tried her best. She became like a maniac trying to find out what exactly made you so special that he loved you so much and loved all your flaws. Even when you commanded him, even when you pushed him away, he still loved you. All those things placed her in a tight spot. But she only got to understand one thing: Professor James loved you because of your rugged style. Because of your “I don’t care” kind of character. And that is what she is picking up. She's just doing it too excessively,” Beatrice explained. 

Isabella laughed loudly. 

“Wow, she's really trying to copy my style. Thinking maybe I am that vocal. I am not. Forget it; I am only trying to live a fun life and I am changing. I keep telling her that I am changing, but she doesn't understand. I don't even know why she's warning me. In short, I think you should tell her this: that Isabella plans on ending everything with Professor James tonight. It ends tonight at 8 PM. After 8 PM, she can go to Professor James and even give her own body and soul to him just for him to love her. It is none of my business because I am out of this.” 

Isabella said to Beatrice, who nodded, but that would be good. 

“I think she'll be happier that way. Instead of her trying to force herself into your life by force, she would get him for herself if he even wants her,” Beatrice added as she hugged Isabella, which was a weird kind of expression to Isabella, who just hugged her back. 

She quickly stood up and raced off as Isabella sat there in frustration. Tricia understood what was going on. Isabella was finding it quite difficult to still end things with Professor James. 

Even though she had said it to him and made up her mind, her soul still wanted him more than anything. 

“You don’t want to let go of him, right? You have to do it, and you have to do it tonight. You have so many enemies already. So many people want to see your downfall, and I think they want to use Professor James. And you know that would affect you academically. I don’t even want to imagine what your mom would say if she found out about everything you are doing. Quit before it's too late,” Tricia warned before walking away.