Mr. Charles's Hidden Wife novel Chapter 189

While heading out for lunch in the afternoon, Wendy and Linda 

walked past a few students outside the office building. She could hear them whispering behind her back. 

Linda turned to look at her in concern. "What say we don't go to the cafeteria anymore? How does takeout in the office sound?" she suggested.

Wendy pursed her lips in reply. "I'm fine, Linda. I didn't do anything wrong." she said firmly.

"But don't you feel annoyed? It feels like I'm being tailed by a pesky fly," Linda said.

"It's fine, it's just lunch. Plus, people would deem me even more suspicious if I hid in the shadows," Wendy said while remaining a calm demeanor.

Linda fell silent after seeing how insistent she was.

The restaurant was originally bustling with life, but after Wendy showed up, many heads turned around to stare at her with judgmental eyes.

She thought the saying, 'good news stays hidden, while bad news always spreads far and wide' couldn't be more true now. 

She queued up to get her food as usual, but before she could dig in, she noticed a counselor from the English Department walking up to her.

While standing at the table's edge, the man stared at her with a stern look on his face. "Miss Evans, Jason Bell here. Do you mind if I talk to you about the matter regarding Avril?" he asked.

"You must be Avril's counselor," she said while gazing at him with a calm expression on her face.

"That's right," he said.

"Sure, take a seat," she said with a nod.

He then sat opposite her and started, "I read the posts from a few assistant professors from your faculty in the forum clarifying the incident with Avril earlier today. Do you have any evidence to back up their claims of you being unrelated to the incident?"  

He'd said it pretty loudly too. It was clear that he was here to stand up for his student.

She felt speechless. Why was she the one who had to bear the brunt of his anger while he fought for justice for his student? 

She put down her cutlery and stared at him with eyes full of determination. "Tell me then, Mr. Bell, why should I be the one to present the evidence when I've clearly done nothing wrong? I don't see YOU going to all the people who accused me for proof, so why should I take the blame for this for no reason at all?" she argued.

"I went to Avril and she told me that only the four of you were present with her when she confessed to Master Henson. So, even if it wasn't you who did it, it's definitely got to be one of the others,"  he snapped.

Linda became upset after hearing that and slammed both her hands on the table. "Mr. Bell, even the police need evidence to solve their cases, so what makes you think you can just accuse us willy-nilly? If you insist on pinning the blame on us, I suggest you show us your proof," 

she said loud and clear, which made

him even bolder. "Is there even any need for it to come to this? Only the four of you were present at the time, so if none of you spilled the beans, no one would be the wiser, no? Avril's still young, so was it wrong of her to develop feelings for someone and eventually confess to them?

Can you all even wrap your head around how much pain she had to endure because of that? Her bravery had cost her her dignity, and now she's the laughing stock of the entire campus.