His face was pale with humiliation.
It wasn't just him who looked stunned.
A thick, uneasy silence settled over the lecture hall. One by one, heads dropped and gazes shifted awkwardly to the floor or to their desks. A few students were still scrolling, their mouths slightly open in disbelief.
Some looked mortified. Others embarrassed. And some just confused, like their entire understanding of what had happened had been ripped out from under them.
Emily folded her arms and raised her brows, clearly satisfied.
Nnenna, meanwhile, stared at the glowing screen on her own phone, her expression distant. She hadn't known this either.
So Carl must have kept digging after the academy stopped their investigation.
Her fingers curled lightly around her skirt.
But why… Why would Jana go so far?
It was just too extreme. Too hateful.
