Liar and Liar - Chapter 16

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Chapter 16

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When lunchtime came, Danielle had planned to quietly hide somewhere deserted, regardless of whether Frederick had asked her to eat lunch together or not.

However, there was no way for Danielle to escape from her idle boyfriend who made it questionable whether he even attended classes in the first place.

“Hey, sweetie.”

Ugh. Danielle unconsciously scrunched up her face slightly.

“Class must have been really boring. I was so bored too because I couldn’t see you.”

You, you. I hate it because I have to see you.

Being this shameless is also a talent, really. Danielle gave up on responding.

Frederick, who had linked arms with her, brought his head close to Danielle.

“I heard what happened. Did Matty happen to help you to the infirmary?”

“No. I told him we should each go our separate ways.”

“I see.”

When Frederick smiled with an affectionate expression, Danielle’s expression turned sour in contrast. Did I somehow end up looking like I was loyal to Frederick?

“Mia principessa (my princess).”

Lost in thought, Danielle suddenly found herself swept up in Frederick’s arms, dangling in the air, and for a moment lost touch with reality about what was happening to her.

Her eye level became higher, and the students in the hallway seemed smaller. Danielle was now being carried like a princess in Frederick’s arms.

“What, what are you doing?! Put me down!”

“At our darling’s pace, lunch break will be over before we get to the cafeteria.”

“Then just say it with words! What is this…!”

Even hitting his shoulder with her fists didn’t budge him. His body really seemed like stone, and instead her fists felt sore.

Realizing that Frederick had no intention of putting her down, Danielle finally shut her mouth. She realized that her own screaming was actually drawing the students’ attention.

‘Frederick, this damn idiot…’

Really trying to embarrass me…

Whether he knew what was in her mind or not, Frederick easily brushed off Danielle’s words and continued speaking in a calm, gentle tone.

“You must have been really surprised. Of course our darling must have had her reasons for getting involved, but while Jeremy Marquez is one thing, it’s better not to get involved with Bay Blanton’s affairs if possible.”

“…I know.”

“I was surprised when I heard the story. Don’t worry me so much. I’m starting to think it would be better if I just carried you around all the time – you wouldn’t hate that, would you?”

Danielle struggled in horror, trying to escape from Frederick’s arms.

“Don’t say such horrible things.”

However, Frederick’s arms tightened with more force, making it impossible for Danielle to move.

“I’ll talk to Bay Blanton separately. No matter how lacking in judgment he is, he should at least recognize my Danipop.”

Danipop or whatever, there seemed to be some nonsense in the middle, but Danielle threw it into the mental trash can and ignored it.

“He’ll listen if you tell him? Even his parents probably couldn’t stop him.”

There was a reason Danielle made this particular comparison.

“Yeah, I can make him listen.”

He can do it?

‘But why is Cove Blanton…’

Danielle stopped thinking beyond that. She considered it a useless endeavor.

It had already been happening in the hallway, but as soon as they entered the cafeteria, all the students’ gazes focused on them at once. Danielle felt like her face had become a target. There wasn’t even room for more arrows to be stuck in it.

Joshua, who was already sitting at the center table, raised one hand and greeted them brightly.

The students automatically made way, and Danielle ended up seated in the very center of the ‘Center Table’ that she had so despised.

“What should I get you to eat?”

“Iced americano.”

“I’ll bring something appropriate.”

Even in this situation, Frederick, wearing a smile, went to get food, and Danielle made eye contact with Joshua sitting across from her.

“Hi, Niel.”

‘He’s calling me by a nickname like that without permission, what a mess.’

But she couldn’t say that. She couldn’t even frown.

“Hi, Josh.”

When she made the big decision to call him by his first name, even a short name rather than his surname, Joshua’s eyes, who had been leaning his elbow crookedly on the table, widened. The bewildered expression was a rare one that was hard to see on Joshua’s face, if it were anyone else.

“I was shocked when I heard about what happened in the hallway. I heard you hurt your leg, are you okay?”

“I just twisted it slightly, but Frederick overreacted.”

“Bay Blanton is originally a bit… What does Rick say?”

“That it’s better not to get involved. That’s what he said. He said he’d handle talking to Bay Blanton himself.”

Feeling a gaze, Danielle turned her head as if drawn. Cove was looking at Danielle with an unpleasant expression. His lips were twisted. As if he had something to say but couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Even before Frederick returned with the food, Cove finally stood up abruptly from his seat.

“I’m leaving first. I have something to do.”

Before anyone could add a word, Cove disappeared into the crowd.

What exactly had stirred him up? It seemed like she might find an answer if she thought about it, but Danielle decided to just focus on her food the moment Frederick set down a cube steak plate in front of her.

“Cove said he had something to do and left.”

“Really?”

While listening to Joshua and Frederick’s conversation, Danielle picked up a piece of steak with her fork as Frederick slid an unidentifiable drink glass toward her.

‘Coffee?’

It looked like an iced latte.

‘Do Italian people drink iced lattes?’

Danielle brought the drink to her lips with a dubious expression.

‘He threw a fit saying iced americano was absolutely not allowed, but lattes are okay?’

She had only lightly touched her lips to it, but through the straw came surprisingly delicious coffee. The right coffee aroma, the right refreshing feeling, the right sweetness. Everything was perfectly harmonious.

Danielle was a little surprised and unconsciously turned her head toward Frederick. Frederick was already looking at her, so their gazes naturally met.

He smiled gently. And whispered quietly enough for only Danielle to hear.

Delicious, isn’t it.

Danielle sharply cut off his attempt at couple-like conversation by turning away.

“We should have another game. When are we going to get together?”

When Joshua brought it up, all eyes turned to him.

In fact, this center table had been formed when they started doing simple recreational sports together, not their main sports. Now they also did things like golf and beach volleyball, but the main one was decided.

‘Men, really…’

Danielle also knew from rumors. The sport they meant when they said “let’s have a game” was MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).

The building that was constructed with Frederick’s donation was a mixed martial arts gymnasium, and through that, Frederick gained the full support of all the male students.

‘Is hitting and beating each other fun?’

Since only the strong people were selected in a king-of-kings tournament style, what remained were the current sports team captains.

For this reason, the male students called this gathering the ‘Fight Club.’ While there were many female students who wanted to see what the Fight Club was actually like, women never actually joined.

“Well, next week?”

“Daniel, want to come watch?”

At Joshua’s statement, even Mateo and Chris, who had been eating quietly, looked up simultaneously.

“What? Me?”

“Yeah. Is there anyone you don’t like?”

Whether she liked or disliked anyone, Danielle had no interest in the Fight Club. But Joshua’s next words perfectly captured Danielle’s interest.

“Well, it might be painful to watch your boyfriend get beaten up.”

“Me? Hahaha. Just how hard are you planning to hit him.”

Frederick getting beaten up?

Her heart responded with a ‘thump’ before her head did. It could almost be called excitement. It was the first excitement she had felt since starting to date Frederick. Finally it felt somewhat like dating.

“I’ll go. If that’s okay.”

Finally, Danielle lifted her gaze from just looking at her steak and swept her eyes across the people at the table.

‘Who would beat up Frederick the most thoroughly?’

That was the question in Danielle’s gaze. Conversely, the male students who received her gaze met it with their own different expressions and looks.

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