Stronger Every Time I Die

Chapter 342

He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could speak, Arthur cut in, quickly adding, "But what about you, Finley? Why are you here? Did you see us pulling weeds and decide to come help?" Finley was taken aback by the question. He looked around. Everyone's gaze had shifted from Arthur and Taylor to him! And their looks were somewhat strange, as if he was doing something disgraceful. Some even started whispering among themselves. Taylor looked at Arthur puzzledly. Why give Finley a way out? At this moment, we should be capitalizing on his slip-up! If he admitted it, not only would this issue be smoothed over, but he would also gain a reputation for being helpful. Finley, who was usually admired and flattered by everyone, had never been treated with such gazes before. He felt a bit panicked. Following Arthur's remark, Finley unconsciously nodded and said awkwardly, "Yes, I also came to see if the freshmen needed any help. I didn't expect to find you here too." Before he could finish, Arthur interrupted him, "Since Finley knew we were weeding, why did he keep insisting we were watching the girls?" At that, the crowd burst into murmurs again! Finley's face turned pale! Arthur continued, "And you shouted so loudly just now, it didn’t seem like you were asking us something but rather like you were trying to draw attention from the freshmen?" With this statement, the crowd stirred once more, this time their discussions were loudly unconstrained. "Yeah! We only looked over here because of his shouting." "Normally, his voice shouldn’t be that loud. That shout was much louder than how he talks now." "And he kept emphasizing that they were watching us, but now he says he saw them weeding and wanted to help?" "It looks like he was trying to frame these two?" "This guy looks so handsome and elegant, how can his intentions be so off?""Are all the students at Governance University this cunning?" Most of the new students didn’t know Finley was the student council president and spoke without any reservations. Finley’s face went completely white! By then, he realized he had fallen into Arthur’s trap! Before this, in his view, Arthur had always been somewhat naive. During their last incident, it was mostly Taylor handling things while Arthur just followed quietly behind him, only intervening physically at the end. Because of that last incident, Finley hadn't guarded against Arthur! He never expected that Arthur would use his words against him! To think he, a proud member of the Tremo family, would be humiliated like this! Those damn scoundrels! How dare they look at him and talk about him like that! At this moment, Finley really wanted to reveal his identity to make them back off. But if he did, it might look like he was trying to bully them with his power. Standing nearby, Everest's expression changed again and again, now as dark as the bottom of a pot! Between Finley, Taylor and Arthur, of course, he trusted Finley more! This had to be a defense from Arthur and Taylor. Suddenly, Everest noticed something about Taylor’s hands. It was as if he had discovered a new continent. He quickly stepped forward to Taylor and before Taylor could react, grabbed his hand and raised it high! Everest loudly questioned, "Taylor! You say you were pulling weeds, then why are your hands so clean! There’s not a speck of dirt or grass on them!" At this, the crowd erupted again! Looking at those clean hands, they began whispering uncertainly once more. Finley’s eyes lit up! He looked at Everest approvingly. It was too late for Taylor to pull his hand back; Everest was holding it too tightly! At that moment, Kent and Henry, having heard the news, also arrived at the scene. From a distance, after hearing Everest’s words, the two immediately exclaimed loudly."We think you were using weeding as a pretext to watch the girls!" "Right! You got caught red-handed by Finley, and now you’re just making excuses!" "Finley has always been the most helpful person I've ever known, the kindest person! How could he possibly frame anyone?" "Right!" Kent squeezed out a tear, "To be honest, my family is poor, and it's Finley who has been supporting us unconditionally, allowing me to afford school."

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