Ella was painting her nails, and she asked the two, "So, we don't have class this afternoon. Do you have plans?"

"Maybe we should sleep. The whole morning class got me so tired," said Sophia, rolling on her bed. "What about you Fiona?"

"Me?" Fiona gave it a thought. "I'm going to the library."

Sophia turned to Fiona and demanded, "What are you going to do in the library?"

"I'm going to read." The corners of her lips curled up into a gentle smile. "Our school actually has a communication program with Royal Art School in I Country. Well, I thought I'd apply for it and then hopefully go to I Country when I'm a junior. So now I'm learning their language."

Ella was shocked when she heard this. Her eyes became very wide. "It's an exchange program with limited quota. I know there was only one chosen student last year, and their language is really difficult to learn. Fiona, you're amazing!"

"Work hard Fiona! You can do this!" Sophia's eyes lit up. "I heard that there's a student in our school who ranked second among S City students in the college entrance exam. You have to compete with her!"

"I..." Fiona was about to say something but Ella interrupted her.

"Really? The second best in S City? I wonder how many points she has got. I'm just saying Fiona, you have to work hard because she is the second best in S City!"

Fiona was still smiling widely, and she joked, "Do you think she's really that great to be the second best in S City?"

"Of course!"

"Of course!"

The both of them answered her at the same time.

"Okay, then what would you do if I'm the one you are talking about?" Her eyes were teasing as she continued to smile at Sophia and Ella.

"Oh my god, Fiona! What?" Sophia's mouth was wide open. "Are you kidding me, Fiona?

Please don't scare me!" Ella blinked and looked at her in anticipation for the truth.

"I'm really not kidding or trying to frighten you, girls. It really is me," said Fiona, as the smile on her face widened.

"Fi

n too! She's a two-timer!"

Fiona's lips were trembling, and she murmured, "Leona, I can't believe this. I could never imagine you saying such words to me! Mr. Cheng and I are acquaintances. What's wrong with that?"

"So you really know Mr. Cheng in person, Fiona?" Ella didn't know what to say. Surprise was written all over her face.

Fiona sighed, "Yes."

"So then why did you...?" Sophia looked utterly confused.

"I've been pretending not to know him because I don't want to be privileged," Fiona said coldly, her face like stone. But deep inside, her mind was such a mess. At first she thought that she could get a chance to live in peace after military training, but now she had no choice but to admit her relationship with Spencer.

"There must be something between you and Mr. Cheng. Otherwise, you wouldn't have refused Ryan." Leona still couldn't let it go. Her face was twisted in anger. "You just want to hook up with Mr. Cheng. He has power and money, while Ryan is just a student. So you want to dump Ryan to be with Mr. Cheng!"

With knitted brows, Fiona could have never expected that Leona, who was usually so quiet and gentle, could say that to her. Frowning, she asked, "Leona, what's wrong with you? You don't have any basis on this situation. All you have are assumptions taken from your imagination."