Female Novel
Chapter 275: Don'T Waste Your Time On Scumbags
Chapter 275: Don't Waste Your Time on Scumbags
The scream sent shockwaves through the surrounding area, causing leaves to fall from the trees. Itwas summer, and making leaves fall without external force was quite challenging. Cheyenne,however, remained calm, inspecting her nails with disinterest.
It took a while for Peyton's cries to subside. Graeme quickly handed her a handkerchief from his suitpocket and gently held her head to stop the bleeding. He turned his stern gaze towards Kate andremarked, "You're too arrogant. Why do you think it's acceptable to attack someone withoutreason?"
In the end, Graeme cast his sinister gaze upon Kate and sneered, "No wonder you're not doing wellin your studies. You have such a ruthless friend by your side. It's truly sickening."
Kate had thought she was beyond caring, but hearing Graeme's words still hurt. She clenched herteeth and angrily retorted, "Just come after me. Why insult my friend?"
It was the first time Cheyenne had seen Kate cry. Tears rolled incessantly from her eyes. Her eyesshould have shone brightly, but they dimmed because of this man.
Watching the tension between the two, Kate was trembling with anger, while Graeme remainedcalm, not even deigning to meet her gaze.
Cheyenne stepped forward with a mocking smile, pulling her friend close and offering words ofcomfort. "Kate, you don't need to argue with him. Remember what I told you: we shouldn't findboyfriends in the trash can. He's not worthy!"
As the heated exchange continued, Peyton was about to speak, but her words were interrupted byfootsteps approaching the office door. A young man in a white coat, sweating and with bloodstains
on his lower garment, appeared, as did an elderly man in a similar white coat. The elderly man hada kind demeanor.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Shepard quickly rose to his feet and greeted Mr. Owen with anobsequious smile, acting respectful.
"Mr. Owen? What has brought you here?"
Mr. Owen coldly avoided Shepard's outstretched hand and responded with a wry smile, "I can'taccept such a grand greeting, Principal Shepard. After all, I'm just a small board member of thisschool."
His humility was quite understated. Although Akloit College had a prestigious history as a century-old institution, it had been acquired by a private corporation for the sake of modernizing educationtwenty years ago. It had transformed from a humble public college into an elite institution for theoffspring of the affluent. It ranked in the top ten of the national university rankings.
There was only one way to achieve this: spend money lavishly. Most of the students' families werereasonably well-off and didn't lack funds. They came to Akloit College to compare themselves withtheir fellow rich kids.
Wealthy individuals needed to cultivate their connections, making it easier to accomplish things. Asthe cake grew bigger, the people dividing the cake transitioned from a small private enterprise into agroup of wealthy tycoons.
The majority shareholder in the school was the Foley family, followed by the Chambers family, theWheeler family, the Owen family, and a few scattered minor shareholders. Akloit College was justone of the projects owned by the Foley family. Kelvin, although the largest shareholder, rarely madean appearance, only showing up for year-end reports.
The second-largest shareholder was the Chambers family, but old Mr. Chambers himself held onlythirteen percent of the shares, which he later transferred to his son, Jovany Chambers. Jovanyoccasionally appeared but was a businessman who didn't understand education. He would inquireabout the school's financial status from time to time.
The Wheeler family were the original owners of the school. The current board director, RogelioWheeler, was Principal Shepard's younger brother-in-law. This was why Principal Shepard hadmanaged to secure his position, thanks to family connections.
Among the shareholders, the Owen family and the Chambers family held nearly equal shares. Mr.Owen even held a professorship in Akloit College's medical department. Every year, he selectedseveral outstanding students from the medical department, granting them direct admission to thegraduate program. Within five years, they would obtain a Ph. D. So, every year during the graduatestudent selection exams, countless students hoped to be chosen by him.
Mr. Owen was a renowned but elusive professor, and his reputation exceeded that of the principal.He had held the position of professor for so long that many freshmen only knew him as someonethey should curry favor with for guaranteed graduate school admission, totally unware that Mr.Owen was one of the school's board members.
The sensational news quickly spread throughout the campus, with many people discussing on thecampus forum.novelbin
[#Akloit College: Things You Must Know: I actually saw the legendary Professor Owen!]
[#I saw him early on! He's here! He's wearing a white coat and has a cute guy with him, and theyjust rushed in from the school gate!]
[#Lots of talk, silly! What cute guy? Didn't you see the portrait on the third-floor corridor of theexperimental building? It's the first winner of the Lasco Clinical Medicine Award!]
As members of Akloit College's medical department, everyone had to be aware of two individuals:one was Mr. Owen, the golden admissions ticket holder, and the other was the medicaldepartment's number one student, Eddie Zamora.
The Zamora family was a prominent family in Akloit. Their parents had met a sudden disaster at theheight of their careers, leaving behind only their two children. Initially, it seemed that the Zamorafamily would fall into decline, but no one expected that the fifteen-year-old boy would growovernight. The Zamora family, under his management, didn't weaken but instead became stronger.
At fifteen, the prodigious Eddie entered Akloit College, skipping a grade. At sixteen, he caught theeye of Mr. Owen and became his direct disciple. He completed his bachelor's and master's degreesin just three years. At nineteen, he graduated, and that year, he also won the first Lasco ClinicalMedicine Award in the country.
He was Akloit College's pride and a rising star in the medical field.