His Wife Calls The Shots
Chapter 19: Dare to Act and Take Responsibility

Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Dare to Act and Take Responsibility

"Chapter 19

Layla Lowell painfully rose to her feet, her knee torn open and her body coated in a thin layer of dust. She was a pitiful sight, but the look in her eyes remained defiant.

She snorted disdainfully, "Ruined your desk? I was just returning the favor! You’re the one who got rid of all my books first!"

She ground her teeth, "I was careless just now. Why don’t you try it again after school, I’ll make sure even your parents wouldn’t recognize you!"

Chloe Collins looked at her impassively, "I got rid of your books? Do you have proof?"

Before Layla could reply, another student interjected: "Not only did you throw Layla’s books away, you also dumped crap in her desk drawer. Compared to that, what she did to you was nothing."

The girl who spoke was dressed similarly to Layla. Her tone was indignant, making it clear she was angry on her friend’s behalf.

Chloe Collins’s expression didn’t change, "Accusations without proof are pointless. Either provide evidence, or apologize."

Layla sneered, "Evidence, is it? I’ll give it to you today!"

She walked a few steps, grabbing a girl who had been hanging her head, "Tell her what you saw that day!"

The girl kept her head lowered, trembling all over.

"I...I..."

"Speak!"

Chloe Collins watched the scene impassively.

The girl was visibly terrified, "Last, last Friday, I was on duty. There was only me and Chloe Collins in the class when I went to take out the trash. When I came back, she was gone, and I forgot to lock the classroom because I was in a rush to go home... I, I only said it could be her, I didn’t say it was definitely her."

But before she could finish, Layla Lowell had already launched her retaliation at Chloe Collins.

Layla’s face changed color at these words. "Damn it! Why didn’t you say this sooner!"

Slowly, she let go of the girl’s collar, her eyes shifting left and right, indicating she was deep in thought.

"Is this your so-called proof?" Chloe Collins said.

Layla didn’t respond, but her expression was one of immense anger.

This was the first time a revenge plot had misfired!

At this point, the Teacher carefully spoke up, "Both of you, there are security cameras in the classroom. We can check the footage to see what really happened."

The two followed the teacher to the security room.

The footage from last Friday was still there, showing Chloe Collins had only stayed around her own desk and hadn’t gone anywhere near Layla’s.

It was now clear as day, Chloe Collins was not the culprit.

Layla was anxious, "What about the later footage? I want to see who the real culprit is!"

The security guard switched to the later footage and his expression changed, "What... how can it be gone? The latest footage is from this morning. How can last week’s footage be missing?"

Chloe Collins lifted her gaze and glanced at the screen. She had a hunch about the situation, but she wasn’t interested in meddling, so she said, "Am I free to leave now?"

She turned to go.

"Wait!"

Layla stepped in front of her, looking serious. "I, Layla Lowell, am not afraid to take responsibility for my actions. It was my fault for wrongly accusing you. I was the one who destroyed your textbooks with this hand."

Having said that, she quickly grabbed a metal rod from the security room and, without a second thought, swung it at her own hand.

"Layla Lowell, stop!" The teacher cried in shock.

But it was too late. She didn’t hold back and sweat began to bead on her forehead from the pain.

Despite this, she didn’t scream out in pain. Holding her arm, she glared at Chloe Collins, "I will sort out the situation with your desk and textbooks."

Chloe Collins was somewhat surprised by her behavior, but she said nothing and left the room.

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(End of the second update, good night.)"

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