Stronger Every Time I Die
What they said seemed so natural, as if it was just how things were meant to be. Taylor chuckled, "Arthur, one of the best qualities we share is unity, the most important thing the professor taught us!" Unity, what a beautiful concept. Arthur smiled. He nodded vigorously, "Then from now on, I'll count on you all to be accommodating!" "That's more like it!" The room filled with laughter, and Arthur felt a warm glow in his heart. It was great to have so many friends around. Amid the laughter, Sage suddenly became serious, "From now on, keep your distance from that Finley." "Why?" Arthur asked instinctively. After a moment of thought, Sage replied, "He's not a good person." Mia also turned serious when Finley was mentioned. She nodded, "Finley has always wanted to be Mr. Hugo's student. Since Mr. Hugo took Taylor in, Finley has started all sorts of underhanded maneuvers. He's not someone with good intentions." She paused, then continued, "Moreover, he's very cunning and good at winning people over. Many students at the school have received his favors and are willing to do his bidding." Arthur became intrigued, "Today, Kent and Henry said their tuition was funded by Finley? Is that true?" Kent and Henry's expressions at the time seemed sincere, not like a lie. If it was true, then Finley was doing good deeds and should be a person worthy of respect. However, from his few encounters, Arthur found it hard to like Finley. Despite Finley's seemingly harmless demeanor, his words always made Arthur uncomfortable. Especially today. It was clear that Finley had intentionally made them uncomfortable. Loving beauty is natural to everyone; which teenage boy doesn't look at female classmates? It's just human nature. But Arthur had Ashley, so he wasn't interested in other girls. Yet being singled out by Finley like that felt all wrong. If he hadn't spoken up today, who knows what unimaginable consequences would have followed!Mia nodded, "Yes, Finley's father is one of the wealthiest businessmen in Evergrand City. This amount of money is nothing to him." "He has not only sponsored Kent and Henry but also several other students in need at Governance University. He's always been known as a saint." "The saint," Arthur muttered the nickname. If he was genuinely helping needy students, then that kindness was indeed commendable. But probably, his motives weren't that simple. "Anyway, it's better to keep your distance from him and minimize contact." Turning to Taylor, Mia continued, "And you, Taylor, spend more time on your studies and stop dragging Arthur around for no reason! Don't think I don't know. This whole mess started because you dragged Arthur to check out the girls and got caught red-handed! If Arthur hadn't taken the initiative, you'd both be in trouble now." Taylor, who had been listening intently, suddenly deflated when singled out. He quickly bowed his head like a child who had done something wrong and nodded obediently, "I understand." Mia and Sage both gave him a sharp look. As they were talking, Taylor and Arthur's phones suddenly began to vibrate frantically. The two exchanged puzzled glances and checked their phones. It was a group message from the school. They were being bombarded with mentions in the group, where almost everyone was cursing. The two scrolled through and saw that Finley had posted a line of text on his personal account. "I always thought my efforts were right, but today, I started to doubt." Below the text was a photo of his desolate silhouette. This text and picture were screenshotted into the group, with a flood of messages comforting Finley and scolding both Arthur and Taylor! Their affair was once again the subject of heated debate. "Finley, don't be sad. I heard about today's incident. It's those freshmen who don't understand Finley's character and misunderstood him." "That Arthur, it was just a misunderstanding. He should have just cleared it up instead of demanding an apology from Finley. How excessive!" "Taylor! Arthur! How could you hurt Finley when he's such a good person!""They're just taking advantage! Finley was only trying to look out for the girls, and they dared to demand an apology!" "I bet that Arthur is no good, making Finley doubt his life." "Finley is such a good person, how could they bear to hurt him!" Most of the participants in the discussion were those who had received Finley's help. Learning that Finley had been publicly forced to apologize to Arthur, they couldn't sit still any longer.
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