Chapter 51 Rachel Exposed (3)
Everyone in the hallway was stunned.
The students of Prestige High School were shocked because Rachel's mask had been pulled off, revealing several large and small red patches on her face. It looked both ugly and frightening, and no one knew what was going on.
Lila was equally stunned but for a different reason. The Rachel in front of her was not the same person as Amelia, the girl who had saved Rex yesterday and told her to keep an eye on him.
Rachel's eyes widened instantly, and she instinctively covered her face with her hands.
She hurriedly picked up the mask from the floor, panic-stricken as she tried to put it back on, but it was too late.
The cameras were still rolling, and her unmasked face had already been seen by everyone watching the live stream.
"Whoa! What happened to Rachel’s face? Is this an allergic reaction?"
"No wonder she was wearing a mask. It wasn’t because she had a cold; her face was just messed up."
"Isn’t this normal? What girl who cares about her looks would want to show her face like that on camera?"
"It doesn’t look like an allergy to me. It looks more like red blotches from red lychee pollen. I’ve seen it online before."
As the viewers continued to discuss, Lila's expression changed, and she suddenly said to Rachel, "You’re not the girl who saved Rex yesterday."
Lila took a deep breath. "I spoke to that girl face-to-face yesterday. That person was definitely not you."
The live stream audience exploded with chatter after hearing Lila’s words.
What did Lila just say?
Rachel wasn’t the girl who saved Rex yesterday?
Then what were those videos she posted and her actions just now? Was she deliberately impersonating someone else?
"I, I..."
Rachel’s shoulders trembled, and for a moment, she couldn’t say a word. After a long pause, she stammered, "I said on TikTok yesterday that I wasn’t the girl who saved him."
What a joke.
If you weren’t the one who saved him, why did you pretend to have met Lila and Rex just now?
Aria praised you for your bravery and positive energy, but that honor wasn’t yours to claim, and yet you accepted it without batting an eye.
It was clear that Rachel was trying to impersonate someone else.
How strong must Rachel’s psychological endurance be, or how shameless must she be, to do something like this?
If Rex hadn’t suddenly pulled off her mask and if Lila hadn’t recognized her, wouldn’t she have gotten away with it?
Even Orval, standing behind Lila, was taken aback by this turn of events.
Chris, who had always been expressionless and wasn’t very familiar with Rachel, also frowned as he looked at her.
What was going on?
Rachel was on the verge of tears.
In an instant, all the skeptical, disdainful, and mocking gazes were like knives piercing her.
She didn’t even dare to think about what the viewers in the live stream would say, what Jenny and Kismet watching on TV would think, or what Lila, Elton, Quentin, and Chris would think.
It was all over. Her good reputation in River City’s high society, built over the years, was completely ruined!
Just then, Amelia finished her phone call and came down from the rooftop.
She glanced down the hallway and saw a crowd gathered ahead, but she didn’t care about what was happening.
She was about to head to Class A’s classroom when she suddenly heard Rex’s innocent and anxious voice behind her, "Hey! Hey!"
Was he calling her?
Amelia frowned and instinctively turned around, only to see Rex pushing through the crowd and running toward her.
When she saw Rex’s face, Amelia was a bit surprised.
It was the same little boy she had saved yesterday. Wasn’t his name Rex?
"Hey," Rex ran up to Amelia, tugging at her clothes anxiously, "I just wanted to thank you..."
Rex’s round little head and cute, delicate features were endearing. His big, clear eyes looked at Amelia with a sense of urgency.
Everyone around, including the live stream viewers, hadn’t yet recovered from the shock of Rachel being exposed, and now they were plunged into a new shock.
What was going on now?
Who was this girl? Rex ran straight to her and started talking to her.
So, was she the one who actually saved Rex?
The next moment, Lila’s actions confirmed everyone’s suspicions. She walked over to Amelia, excitedly saying, "Hey! Are you also a student at Prestige High School?"
"Whoa!" Orval looked at Amelia and gasped, "Chris, if I’m not mistaken, isn’t this the girl you brought to my place to sleep yesterday?"
"So, she’s the one who saved Rex. Which means, the person I was searching for online with my mom all night was actually sleeping on my couch?"
It was indeed surreal.
Chris’s pupils also contracted slightly.
Thinking back to how he first met Amelia yesterday, she had bumped into him and then immediately fallen asleep. Was it because she had hit her head while saving Rex and passed out?
Rachel stood frozen in place.
What was happening? Why were Lila and Rex going to Amelia?
Did they say Amelia was the one who saved Rex? How could that be?
This was turning into the plot twist of the year.
More interesting than any movie or TV show.
The live stream became lively again, the number of viewers surpassing one million, and the comments were flooding in.
Some students from Prestige High School explained in the live stream that Amelia was an illegitimate daughter of the Martinez family, recently brought to River City from the countryside. She was Rachel’s sister.
"Impossible!" Rachel shouted as everyone looked at Amelia. "At the time of the rescue yesterday, Amelia should have been taking an exam. How could she have been at that intersection?"
"And the school badge, how could she have an A-Class badge..." Rachel stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing something.
Amelia did indeed qualify for A-Class; she could have received the badge early.
Quentin, who had been standing proudly next to Rachel, was now feeling extremely uncomfortable, as if sitting on pins and needles.
Hearing Rachel’s words, he couldn’t hold back anymore and said, "What are you talking about? Haven’t you seen the video on the forum?"
Rachel was stunned. She rarely looked at the forum: "What video?"
Quentin, now feeling embarrassed to even talk to Rachel, tried to keep his composure and said, "Amelia handed in her test at 10:40 yesterday and left the school before noon."
"What did you say?"
Rachel couldn’t believe it. "That test takes at least six hours to complete. How could she finish it in forty minutes? Forty minutes isn’t even enough to write the essay!"
"Because she didn’t write the essay!" Quentin said. "She finished all the other questions in forty minutes and handed in her paper. Every question she answered was correct. If you don’t believe me, go see for yourself."
Quentin looked at Rachel with a face that said, "You’d better stop talking. The more you say, the worse it gets."