Chapter 54: Dara’s Confession

Dara let out a long breath. “Actually, all of your questions are connected, Frel. I changed seats because….”

Her words trailed off. She suddenly stopped right then and there.

“Why did you stop? Come on, continue.”

Dara looked at me, her body suddenly stiff. Then she let out a small chuckle, as if hesitant to continue.

“Why are you laughing?” I asked. “Dara, don’t joke around. Answer all of my questions,” I said irritably.

“Actually, it’s because…,” Dara scratched the back of her neck, “I’m embarrassed in front of Kenn, Frel.”

“What?” A few seconds later, I burst out laughing at her answer. “That’s rare. You actually feel embarrassed. Usually, whenever you mess up, you never care.”

“Don’t laugh. It’s normal for me to feel embarrassed. Instead of kissing Kenn, I ended up doing it to Uncle Agus, who already has two kids. Oh my God. I don’t want to remember it again.”

My laughter burst out even more. “How did it feel? Wasn’t it amazing? You should be happy because Uncle Agus is far more experienced.”

“Stop laughing. Besides, I know that Uncle Agus is actually not at fault, Frel,” Dara said, which instantly made me fall silent.

I immediately went quiet and frowned in confusion. How could Dara know?

“Did you forget who I am? I have the same ability as Tomi. I know that Uncle Agus was only carrying out someone else’s orders. I already paid people to investigate everything. My main reason for changing seats was also because of this plan.”

“Can you explain it in more detail?”

“Like this, after Rian’s plan completely failed, I decided to find out on my own. I told people to gather all the information about Kenn. For the plan to run smoothly, I was forced to change seats. If my people suddenly called me, there’s no way I could answer right in front of Kenn, who was sitting behind me. That would expose everything.”

Dara fell silent for a moment, then lowered her hand. I almost laughed again seeing how enthusiastically her hands moved, matching her tone of voice and facial expressions. She looked like someone giving a speech in front of an audience.

“And do you know what I found from this investigation, Frel? The result was truly shocking.”

“What did you find?” I asked while lifting my chin.

“Turns out that all this time, Kenn has been in full control of all his family’s companies. He even holds the largest share, including the company owned by Tomi’s mother. Isn’t he amazing?”

That information was old news. I had known it for a long time.

“Then what else?”

“Wait a second. Why aren’t you surprised, Frel? This is huge, shocking news. Ah, Prince Kenn really is a genius,” Dara said, smiling to herself.

“I already found out about that from Tomi. Why didn’t you just ask him directly instead of going through all this trouble?”

“Tomi is Kenn’s cousin. I thought he wouldn’t tell everything openly.” Dara turned to me with a challenging look. “Go on, tell me—what exactly have you known from Tomi all this time?”

I bit my lip hesitantly. “Just that.”

Dara snapped her fingers in the air. “Exactly. That’s why I chose to find out on my own rather than relying on Tomi.”

I had to admit that this time, Dara’s reasoning made sense.

“I’m sure that for this piece of information, you’ll be completely shocked, Frel.”

I scoffed softly. “Maybe you’re the only one who’s shocked.”

“Oh, don’t be mistaken, Frel. I guarantee that once you hear it yourself, I’m absolutely certain your eyes will widen, you’ll do somersaults, and explode like a huge boom.”

Good Lord, her dramatic nature was acting up again.

“Enough already. Stop rambling. Break time is almost over.”

“Don’t be shocked, okay? You need to prepare yourself mentally first,” she said as a warning.

“So, are you going to tell me or not?” I asked impatiently. I felt like kicking this kid for deliberately keeping me in suspense.

“Alright, I’ll continue. After days of investigating and examining things more deeply, aside from confirming that Kenn is the genius son of an extremely wealthy businessman, it turns out he’s also...,” Dara deliberately let her words hang, smiling mysteriously, “the son of the owner of this school!”

Hearing that, my heart felt as if it exploded. Like a volcanic eruption crashing down with bursts of fire, rocks, and sand, my body instantly went limp. My tongue went numb and all my muscles tensed up. A loud pounding throbbed in my chest.

This is the end for me.

No wonder not a single teacher dared to break up the fight earlier.

“See? Wasn’t I right? You’re definitely shocked and almost feel like you’re dying after hearing my information.”

Another fact was revealed, making me realize that this was the reason behind Kenn’s arrogant and conceited attitude.

I cleared my throat, trying to keep my facial expression calm.

“Is there any other information?”

“No. That’s all I got. And you know, Frel, after thinking about it thousands of times, I finally decided to give up. I won’t chase after Kenn anymore.”

“Why give up? Didn’t you say yourself that you wanted to find a handsome, rich, tall guy with a knightly spirit? Doesn’t Kenn fit all those criteria?”

“Of course he does, but not someone like Kenn. His level of handsomeness and everything about him has already gone beyond perfect, so I feel inferior. On top of that, his arrogance and cruelty when he tortured those three men earlier. I give up. It’s better for me to back off than become the target of his fists. I’m scared.”

My laughter burst out instantly upon hearing Dara’s ridiculous reason. Back then, her enthusiasm in chasing Kenn was unbelievable, she even went all out dressing up, nearly sought help from a shaman, and devised schemes that ended in total failure. Instead of getting a kiss from Kenn, she ended up kissing a man with two kids.

“Besides, I already have a new target,” Dara continued casually. “He’s sweet and still innocent.”

My laughter stopped abruptly. As a result, I choked on my own saliva and started coughing.

“Who? Don’t tell me you’re targeting an underage kid. Are you crazy, Dara!”

“Watch what you say. Innocent doesn’t mean underage. As for this one,” she stopped mid-sentence and gave a flirtatious smile while playing with her hair, “he’s a guy who’s still very inexperienced when it comes to romance.”

I was stunned in disbelief and could only smack my own forehead.

Putting all that aside, I was actually very happy to see Dara back to her old self. She had returned to being Dara the drama queen, my outspoken best friend with no secrets, and the person who was always ready to drag me into doing crazy things.

Speaking of Kenn, there was one thing Dara still didn’t know. I was the only person who knew the cause of Kenn’s fight earlier.

I curved my lips into a faint, meaningful smile.

I won’t be afraid of you, Kenn. I won’t back down that easily to face you.

This is just the beginning.

...........................................