Chapter 19
supportive voices surged like a tide, gradually drowning out the malicious speculation ||
Her roommate walked with Jordan across campus, actively explaining the situation to familiar classmates, even showing fontan’s schedule for the past few months–every time slot clearly marked with study and work activities, leaving no time for supposeilly seducing professors.
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even more direct approach.]
Daring his public lecture, in front of all department students, he held up one of the original puuters, systematically analyzing its logical flows. “As Jordan Hape professor, I can responully state that all our interactions have been limited to scademic and normal teacher–shadent relationships. These slanders not only harm Jordan but insult educational professionals, “||
His voice carried through the speakers, each word rating with conviction. The school has reported this matter to the police, who will investigate those response.”
But the following days, the harassment intensified, Jordan’s dormitory door lock was stuffed with glue, her textbooks torn apart, and someone even put dead eats in her locker.
The most dangerous incident occurred when she was returning in her dormitory one night and was cornered in an alley by two masked men.]
“Little miss genius, someone paid us to teach you a lesson…“]
One man leered, advancing with an iron rod gleaming in the darkness, Jordan backed away, feeling the cold wall against her hack
Just in the rod was about to strike, a figure rushed forward.
THUME
Emmett fist connected with the lead assailants face. His glasses fell during the struggle, and the normally mild–mannered professor now resembled an enraged
Seeing the tables turn, the two thugs find in panic]]
Chur?” met anked leathlessly, his hands trembling as he checked jordan for injuries.]
Are you in
In the moonlight, Jorrian saw the blood seeping from his knucklei. Unable to contain herself any longer, she threw herself into his arms, finally breaking down
Emmen beld her tightly. To be afraid I won’t let anyone harm you.”
Vanessa,” Jordan whispered, her fists denched white. “No one else hates me this macht
Emmett didnt speak only gently patting her back: “Don’t worry with me here, with the school behind you she won’t succeed”
was resolute, as if in that moment, he had positioned himself between her and all the darkness in the world
When her roommate learned what happened, the hugged jordan and cried. “That’s so vicious! How can anyone be so cruel? Jordan, don’t worry. I’ll stay with – yuu every day from now on 1
| Let’s see who dares touch your““||
True to her word, her coommate remained by Jordan’s side constantly in the following dgs, even standing guard outside bathroom
Emthell arranged to stay in rungous housing, patrolling routes jordan tight take every evening,||
Some students formed a “protection squad.” volunteering to accompany jordan whenever she went to the libeary or newspaper artice:[]
is plot faded again ||
Whori podice finally tracked down the two assailants, they quickly revested their employer–it was Yamesta, desperate and using money Maxwell hail given her ||
When this news reached Jordan, she stood by her dormitory windows, watching students walking together below, her eyes growing moist.
Dover the had thought she was fighting the world idonie, never imagining that in hier darkest hour, so many would stand firmly beside her ||
