Clayton also knew them too well
This damn girl
She did it on purpose, right, you damn little schemer? I knew she was not cute and innocent at all; I knew she was running an angle, but this, this. Stumbling into main characters on the first day never ends well. I was trying to be low-key for this week, making plans and figuring things out, but she plunged me right into the middle of the mess. I need to control it quickly.
Clayton's mind was racing with thoughts, and then he finally started observing the girl Lily stumbled into. Red hair, red eyes, stereotypical witchy character in novels. 'Cynthia Hallmark' She was the daughter of the chairman of the 'Cardweaver Association.' One of the most powerful men in the whole world and the most brutal killer as well. She is a sadistic girl who just loves to toy with people. I never thought I would run into her on the first day.
The boy beside her was watching others with cold eyes, like he was calculating their worth. His eyes finally settled on me as a hidden grin appeared on his face. He was ' Eric Ashford,' the son of the president of ' Warwick Union.' He was Asher's rival cum friend; he outwitted him sometimes, but his screen time was much less. He completed many storylines without anyone knowing. Among all the main characters, he is the most mysterious to me. He was always calculating everything, always wearing a mask like a perfect politician.
"What the hell, are you blind?" shouted Cynthia as she pulled all the attention towards us. "You really hurt me. Why are you doing this to me, Antigonus?" She quickly changed the tone from anger to sympathy as she pulled the crowd. Classic Cynthia, she blamed it all on me; she knows she would stand to gain nothing from a commoner. She can put me in place, earn some stones, and have fun. This is a golden opportunity for her. She is putting it all on me so she can either extort me now or in the future. If I mess this up, not only my name but also the House of Antigonus's name will be dragged, and then there will be 10 more problems. This was probably the intention of Lily from the start; she wanted me in this mess. I have to get out of this mess.
Clayton's mind buzzed as he started thinking of all possible outcomes. He needs to get out of this mess without damaging his house's reputation. Everyone started recording the mess. Some idiot even went live and was giving commentary from behind. After seeing that, the idiot Clayton had an idea. He put on an apologetic face and said,
"I am sorry, Lady Cynthia I forgot to teach my friend manners, but I am sure, as kind as you are, you won't take it out on some commoner who worked day and night to get into Vyrtih." Clayton stepped aside as he put all blame on Lily, and due to the recording, Cynthia can't do anything outrageous. "Oh, it's my fault I put this all on you without knowing everything." Cynthia stated she was showing how generous and kind she was.
Eric was watching all of this from sidelines he had no intentions of interfering and he was enjoying the show, but even he did not expect this kind of performance from Clayton
Not only Eric, but many people were shocked because if it were the old Clayton, he would have started apologizing again and again or would have taken out a bag of arcane stones for compensation. Lily watched all of this silently and a smirk appeared on her face How fascinating! There is definitely a change in him; I can use him.
Afterwards Clayton headed to the buffet and did a bit of socializing and then finally returned back to his dorm. Exhausted, he finally collapsed onto the bed, hoping for peace, but suddenly a message popped up for him, and it was from his father.