Chapter 96: James Rage

As Lily stared at James from upstairs, she could tell that something was wrong, and she knew that James was angry. He looked up instantly at her, and he had a very deep frown on his face. It felt like he could strangle her at that moment. Beatrice also noticed the vibes that were coming from James and the fact that Lily seemed a bit shaken at the way he stared at her as she muttered into Lily's ear.

“Are you sure he's not here to cause a problem? I have never seen him look this way before. Did something happen? Did he find out the truth?” Beatrice muttered as Lily turned to her angrily, raising her hand up like she was about to attack her. But she held in her anger and instead slowly brought down her hand.

“Do not ever utter those kinds of words again to me. Do not ever say something like that. He would not die. He won't even die. Do you understand? How dare he know the truth? Who wants to tell him the truth? It is between the both of us alone. And nobody must hear about this. It stays within the three of us. Do you understand?” Lily warned.

But before she could even finish her words, James stormed up the stairs as others ran off to their rooms. Clearly, because James was their professor and not someone they could just see easily. But seeing him come here, they thought that something academically wrong had happened for Lily to be visited by the professor. Someone who was very strict. And of course, James had made a huge, huge mistake because at this moment, rumors would spread around campus and around this hostel that James had something to do with Lily. So everyone ran into their room, leaving only Lily as Beatrice gently tapped Lily on the shoulder before walking away with Rachel.

“Why are you here? I don't want to see you anymore, okay? I told you, let's cut ties together. I don't want to be involved with you anymore. You just make things complicated. I liked you. Does not mean I am so obsessed with you,” Lily immediately started to mouth, trying her best to claim a position quickly before he pours out his anger at her. Because she knew that of course, James was coming to attack her because of something. She just could not pinpoint what exactly it was.

James did not even waste any minutes as he held her tightly at the neck, about to strangle her as Lily tried her best to escape from his grasp. She could not do it. She started choking, and of course, her eyes began to bulge out red like they were about to explode.

“Please let me go,” she pleaded. But James did not still let go.

“How dare you? How dare you do something as unspeakable, despicable as that? I don't take such mistakes from people like you, and you should know when to stop. You should know your limits. I do not joke with Isabella, James muttered”

The name Isabella angered Lily even more, and she could not hold in her furiosity and tried to push James away. Still, he did not let go. Just then, James' brain brought him back to reality. He now realized he was actually on campus, a place where students could easily spread rumors, and he should have known when to stop and when to know his limits. So he quickly let go of her as Lily staggered backward, trying her best to hold on to herself and not fall to the ground.

“You know what I am talking about. Stop acting like you don't know,” he said to her threateningly as she laughed, clapping her hands.

“You are just so funny. You are just so funny. You came here after all the insulting words you said to me earlier. You came here, and you are telling me that how dare I do something to Isabella. Don't you get it? Isabella does not want to be with you anymore. She doesn't want to be seen around you. She loves her boyfriend more than she loves you. So you should know when to stop. Do you understand?” Lily yelled, feeling angry even though she was scared that James could attack her again.

She now knew that James would not dare to do something like that, or else the students would quickly spread the rumors about what he was doing. So she was brave and stood there watching him.

“You cannot do me anything. Walk away while you can,” she threatened as James laughed.

“I don't even understand where your madness gets you to. I don't know what you gain from all this rubbish you do, but I want you to do one thing. You will not be able to escape the result of everything you are doing. How dare you not only manipulate everyone but do something as stupid as that? I tried my best to support you. I was literally going to the very edge of my limits just to make you come out of your jail term as a free person only for me to know that you actually did it. You actually were the one who attacked Isabella,” James yelled, unable to hold in his rage as Lily quickly rushed to cover his mouth.

But James did not even give her a second thought as he threw her hand away.

“Do not come near me,” he warned. “Don't you say words like that. Don't you lie. Don't you lie to me this way. I did nothing to her. I did not even touch her.”

Lily lied as James immediately started laughing.

“You are just one heck of a witch. And here I was thinking that you would change, thinking that you were a different person, but you are not. I thought maybe you were this kind of person who would stand up for others, who would want the good for their fellow person. But you were even much worse.”

He started to accuse her as Lily began to get emotional, unable to hold in all the feelings she had been grasping in all this time.

“Don't you ever talk about innocence. Don't you ever talk about things like that, okay? I was good. I was very good, and I wanted the best for everyone. You were the cause. You were the reason why I had to change,” she yelled.