Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 293

Chapter 293: Chapter 293

Rosemary spotted someone trying to chat her up. She glanced over and saw a fellow freshman in uniform, looking a bit nervous.

"Sorry, I can’t help ya."

Upon hearing Rosemary’s response, the guy’s cheeks turned even redder. He muttered, "My bad," and scurried off, leaving his buddies in stitches.

A while later, another guy came up to her and asked Rosemary for her contact info. Instead of handing it over, she told him to hit the books. This had the three girls around her cracking up.

On their way back to the dorm, a steady stream of guys tried to pick them up, with Rosemary getting the most attention.

During the break time, Joyce slipped away for a bit. When she came back, her eyes were red-rimmed.

"What’s up?" Mya was the first to notice her condition, draping an arm over Joyce’s shoulder and asking, "Weren’t you just going to the loo? Why are you crying?"

Mya’s question only made Joyce’s eyes redder, and she was too choked up to speak.

Rosemary looked at Joyce and offered to help, "Need a hand?"

Joyce shook her head.

"Alright, everyone up!"

Just then, Jerome blew his whistle, signaling the end of the break time.

Mya whispered to Joyce, "You alright? Do you need to take a sick leave?"

Joyce shook her head again.

The after-school activities resumed as usual. By sunset, everyone was too exhausted to move properly. Rosemary, Kelly, and Mya occasionally checked on Joyce, noticing that she seemed distracted and down, as if she had taken a big hit.

The instructor Roger from the next class couldn’t help but laugh because his class was training better than theirs.

Roger blew a whistle and shouted, "Noreen, step out and teach the class next door how it is done. Give Instructor Jerome a break."

"Yes, sir!" Noreen stood up, looking pretty and determined, her gaze full of fierce competitiveness.

Jerome’s face fell. He was supposed to let a freshman teach his class? How much did they underestimate them?

Back in the day, he and Roger never really got along. Jerome retorted, "Who needs your newbie?"

"Oh, my newbie is performing quite well. Is there anyone in your class who can match up to her? Anyone up for a challenge?"

Jerome looked back at his freshmen, "Anyone wants to give it a shot?"

The class fell silent.

They all saw Noreen’s demonstration in the previous class. She was really good. If they stepped up, they were destined to lose.

"Her."

To everyone’s surprise, Noreen ignored the two instructors, slightly lifted her chin, and pointed at Joyce in the crowd because Joyce seemed like an easy target.

Jerome looked at Joyce, "You up for it?"

Joyce stood up, "I’m willing to give it a shot."

Noreen looked satisfied, then smirked, "Don’t cry if I accidentally hit you later."

The students from both classes started making a racket, cheering for their own classmates.

Joyce had barely stepped up on stage when Noreen landed a punch to her head, followed by a kick.

From the audience, Kelly watched Noreen’s swift, precise, and fierce moves, leaving no room for Joyce to get back in the fight. She couldn’t help saying, "This is a bit much, isn’t it? We’re just having a friendly match. Does it need to be this intense?"

"There should be some limits, Noreen! You’re going too far!" Mya defended Joyce.

"Ever heard of ’no mercy in a fight’?" Noreen kicked Joyce to the ground again.

Despite the excruciating pain, Joyce pushed herself to stand up.

Jerome watched her, feeling a bit heartbroken. He whistled and said, "Back to the line."

"Jerome, getting soft already? The class isn’t even over yet!" Roger was all laughs, playfully slapping Jerome on the shoulder, "Don’t blame my students later if yours aren’t up to snuff. We’re all about peace and love here, right?"

Jerome shrugged off his hand, clearly peeved.

’Peace and love’ was just a saying to them. This was clearly a private vendetta, making a mockery of his students!

Roger, acting like nothing happened, turned to his students with a smile, "See that, guys? Not only does this class toughen you up, it also teaches you how to protect yourself. So work hard, or you’ll end up being the cautionary tale."

Finishing his sentence, he pointed at Joyce, who was at that point struggling to stand up to save face for her class.

"Seriously?" A few guys from Rosemary’s class started grumbling. Joyce was knocked down to this state and yet was used as a warning example.

"Joyce, are you alright?" After the match, Mya and Kelly hurriedly rushed to assist Joyce.

Rosemary noticed that Joyce’s injuries were pretty serious. Noreen must have done it on purpose.

"Noreen, back to the line," Roger was about to whistle when he heard a voice.

"Excuse me," Rosemary stood up, looking lazily at Noreen, "I’d like to test Noreen’s strength."

Taken aback, Roger turned to Rosemary, "Oh, we’ve got another brave one?"

"Well, a tough teacher breeds competitive students, right? And you think you’ve got the chops for it? Looking so frail, can you even stand a chance?"

Upon seeing Rosemary standing, Jerome was somewhat speechless.

While standing up for her classmate was commendable, he remembered her boxing skills from their practice, which were obviously not up to par.

Was she just asking for a beating?

Jerome cleared his throat and whispered to Rosemary, "Better to compete when you’re well-prepared. No need to rush."

"I can handle it," Confidence filled Rosemary’s eyes; she was clearly a fighter.

Roger couldn’t help but tease, "Jerome, are you teaching your students to dodge a fight? That doesn’t sound like you."

Male students from Rosemary’s class chimed in.

"You guys, this is our straight-A’s Rosemary, you’ll see!"

"Rosemary, kick her ass, teach her a lesson!"

"Rosemary, don’t hold back, beat her down!"

Cheers and encouragement spread among the classmates.

Roger and Jerome were surprised to learn that the elegant and proud girl in front of them was the rumored straight-A student.

A top student and so gorgeous?

If she got hit and hurt her face, that wouldn’t be great.

Upon hearing "straight-A’s", Noreen realized she was the one Serena had mentioned previously.

"Looks so full of herself! I’ll give her a warm welcome with my fists!"

Watching Rosemary stepping towards Noreen, Jerome could only whisper a reminder, "Don’t push yourself too hard, I’ll call it off if necessary."

Call it off? Not a chance.

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