126 Deletion 2 (1/2)

Jules instantly grabbed the attention of Alex who was content of ignoring me for the duration of the cleanup. He showed his usual smile that brought him swarms of fangirls just yesterday. Yulee, Jules' partner listened into our conversation with great interest while pretending she was busy with her nicely decorated nails filled with flashy gems and glitter.

She lightly smirked like she couldn't hold it in as other upperclassmen pretended they weren't listening in as well. I spotted some eyes momentarily glance in my direction as they waited for my response. I planned to stay ignorant to buy me some time since the others didn't seem to know the whole story.

”What do you mean?” I pretended I was falsely accused.

I acted as if I was greatly saddened by his sudden announcement. Fake tears instantly glistened my eyes as I wobbled with every step. I fiddled with his hand, pretending we were close to make it seem like the betrayal was even bigger. I pulled out Luke's family card that was never useful until today.

”How could you accuse your to-be-cousin?” I whimpered, trying to act as pitiful as possible.

”Don't be like this Rika,” He calmly patted my head.

The crowd around us quickly increased as more students began to finish their tasks of cleaning up the area. Everyone seemed to want to watch the discord among the most prestigious families to gossip in social week later on. They pretended to help more of the students who struggled with the deletion in this area when no help was needed.

”You can prove your innocence by showing your inventory in front of us here,” Jules pretended to care about me.

”How can I show my entire inventory to all these people?” I told the people around us that I knew they were listening to our exchange.

”Of course, we can go to a private place,” Jules teleported Alex and I to the empty park.

The next time I blinked my eyes, I found myself swallowed up in a sea of trees. The familiar park bench I sat in when the deletion started instantly told me where I was. I was a few miles away from the roadway I was previously in before.

”Can you let this go?” I immediately asked Jules, knowing he already knew I had the album in my possession.

”Don't be like this Rika, you know I can't.” He demanded me to pass over the last remaining item that transferred from my former life into this world.