Chapter 57: Twist in Fate

Of course, even though deep within Lily's heart, Rachel did not want to reconcile with Lily and wanted to show Lily that what she did was very wrong. She just had to pretend and keep calm about it as she smiled and nodded.

“Fine, you don't want me to stay with you, can I at least drop my luggage and go to class? When I’m back? I will take it back because walking all the way back with these luggages to the class is going to be very troublesome.”

Lily said. Rachel said to Lily, who nodded and paved the way for her.

“You can drop it for as long as you want, but I will not be living in the same house with you, and I will check your bags if there are any cameras or anything. You're trying to spy on me because I also have my life, and I don't feel like letting you spread it for me.”

Lily said, and the way she said it, even the tone she used to say it, seemed so free, like she didn't really care about anything and was just doing what she wanted to do. As she pushed past Rachel, she walked ahead as Rachel followed behind her after dropping her luggage, unable to say anything.

Of course, Rachel had already planned that she would follow Lily to the dining ceremony and ruin things, but now she felt hesitant and felt like anything she did with Lily would backfire at her. Now she had already seen that Lily was not the kind of person she could trust. Yes, at first, when she first knew Lily, Lily looked like a trustworthy person, someone who she could confide in and tell everything.

But now that she had gotten to know Lily, she was definitely nothing like that, and that scared her a lot as she faked a smile before departing from Lily. Meanwhile, Lily was so excited as she had dressed to her peak and was just squealing in excitement, jumping towards her car. She started it, immediately set the address, and drove off directly, leaving Rachel, who was still looking from her class.

She was so surprised. But yet, as she entered, everywhere looked boring. Despite the fact that the lecture room was filled with people and it was so exciting, it still looked so dull and boring to her because she had lost Tricia, Isabella, and even the one person she had done all those things for, Lily.

She had also lost her. It made everything so boring for her. She sat down quietly as she opened her book and was about to start preparing everything before the lecturer walked in. She could hear people whispering. Normally, if they whispered like that, she would just wave it off or talk to her friends.

But now she was so idle that she had to listen, only for her to hear her name multiple times. She turned around quickly and heard one of them giggle, and she covered her mouth, embarrassed that Lily had actually heard her.

“Did you just call me?” Rachel questioned as the girl who giggled scoffed.

“I did not call you. Okay, stop eavesdropping and face your front. We are not here to do the same thing. Do not get into my business. Do you understand me?”

The girl said very rudely as Rachel held in all her words. Of course, this was not the time for her to get angry, and she was not. She was not in any position to dare to get angry, so all she could do was pretend and keep silent as she was not going to get on any of their nerves.

“Please do not gossip about me, I beg you. I don't need you gossiping about me. It doesn't even make sense. Okay? Don't mutter my name.”

She said to them as they started laughing.

“Mutter your name? Do you really think we care about you? We don't care about you, okay? We just are having fun. From what we heard from your neighbor, Ye, who said you already lost your friends and you lost your apartment and even Lily doesn't want to be friends with you.”

The girl who giggled said. Rachel felt angry as she stood up and picked up her book, about to storm out when the lecturer walked in with a crooked brow.

“Where are you going? The class just began, and you're already about to step out.”

He said to her as she looked back at her mates, who were smiling. She had no choice but to go back to her seat and just silently hold whatever they were going to do to her.

After all, it wouldn't last longer. Very soon they would get tired and stop, she thought, but they continued. She decided to leave it off. Meanwhile, Lily was already getting so exhausted that she had already driven for over an hour, and yet she had not gotten to the place.

She decided to call Rachel to confirm if really the address was correct but Rachel was not picking. It made her so angry as she parked her car at the side and came out, trying to get fresh air. Despite the fact that the AC had been blowing steadily inside the car, she still did not feel comfortable and came out, blowing herself, feeling so exhausted.

Just then, a car swung past her, and she was surprised, but even the car had stopped because clearly, the person had recognized Lily. Lily rushed towards the car, and she was surprised to see that it was Professor James.

He seemed to be in a hurry.

“What are you doing here? Are you lost, or are you going somewhere? Did your car crash?”

He asked in a concerned tone as Lily immediately saw that as an opportunity.

“Yes, my car crashed, and I can't fix it, and I really have to go. You know what? Isabella invited me to this family dining, and I have to go.”

Lily lied. Even though Professor James saw that something was off, he was in a hurry to even think about any of the things that she said and just pointed to the passenger seat.

“Enter. Let me drive you. I am already late, and I need to be there now.”

He said to her as Lily entered, squealing in excitement.

She was so happy because finally, she had gotten the opportunity she wanted so badly. As she entered and slammed the door, he immediately sped off. Lily tried her best to hold in her excitement, but she couldn't.

Professor James also noticed that she was squealing from time to time in excitement.

“Is anything the problem?”

He asked as Lily quickly came back to reality.

“Nothing. I am just so happy that you finally saw me. Like, that place was so deserted I did not even know that someone would save me. I was just hoping that any of my friends or even Isabella would pass by and would actually want to pick me up. Can you actually believe that? But I said no and thought I could go on my own, and now see, my car broke down and disgraced me that way. Thank God you helped me.”

Lily lied right through her teeth as Professor James smiled.

“It is a good thing I saw you on time. Anyway, we’ll get there soon, okay? Then you can reconcile. You can connect with Isabella and explain to her. Meanwhile, do not leave your car there. It's a very dangerous route. Maybe when the dining is about to start or after the dining, please go straight to your car and get it fixed. Get a mechanic now or anything.”

He said to Lily, who nodded, brought out her phone, and acted like she was texting someone.

A few minutes later, after she had continued to type nonsense on her phone, she looked back at Professor James.

“I have already texted my mechanic and told him where my car crashed, sir. He would come and get it immediately. Thank you so much for helping me.”

Lily lied. Meanwhile, she immediately sent a message to Rachel with her address, telling Rachel to go and pick up the car immediately and not to waste time before she kept her phone.

“Oh my God, this is going to be so exciting.”

She muttered to herself in her mind as she looked straight through the road, waiting for them to get to this dining. She couldn't wait to see all the things that would unravel. And now that she was going to step into that hall with Professor James, someone she had been dreaming of all her life.