âIf Ellinor canât play the violin then hurry up and get off the stage Just let Yvette do the show!â
âYeah, come on, get off! Weâve all been waiting, donât waste our time anymore!â
This time, Yvette finally felt sheâd outdone Ellinor, and was pretty chuffed However she didnât forget to show her understanding and sympathy. She gently said to Ellinor: âEllinor, since itâs like this, I wonât give you a hard time anymore. You can go down first Let me take over!â
âAlright Ellinor nodded, and agreed. Anyway, she didnât want to play anymore!
Just as she put down the violin and got off the stage, she heard Yvetteâs friends in the front row talking loudly.
âHumph! She canât even play the violin. Ellinor isnât that great!â
âShe has such a good family background, is her academic performance really as good as the rumours say? If youâre rich, creating an image of an allârounder genius isnât a big deal!â
âWhat good family background When I was assigned to organize the archives, I saw Ellinorâs student file! Sheâs just a student from the countryside. Before college, she was poor relying on grants to study!â
âWhat? Is she poor? Then how come her family has so much money to donate a building to the school today?â
âDo you really think thatâs her family? I bet she met some rich bloke in Greenhaven because sheâs pretty! Some poor girls would always give up their morals for money!â
âThat guy? You mean the handsome guy today is Ellinorâs sugar daddy?â
âCan such a young man be her biological dad? Hmph! Nothing looks wrong on the surface, but who knows whatâs going on behind the scenes!â
âBy the wayâ I heard rumors that Ellinor was often called into the principalâs office and stayed there for at least an hour! Now I suspect she might have something with the principal! Otherwise, why would he favour her so much, even letting her be the finale at the graduation ceremony!â
âNo way? Our principal could be her grandpaâ
âWhatâs impossible! The principal is also a man.â
Their comments got more and more outrageous. Ellinorâs eyes grew cold. She stopped, turned around and walked towards those gossiping girls.
âWhat did you just say about the principal?â
Seeing Ellinor come over, the girls looked a bit guilty and panicked âEh, since youâve heard it, why ask us?â
Ellinor coldly stared at them and said: âThe principal has been educating people all his life. Heâs highly respected. Do you have the right to spread rumours about him?â
One of the girls snorted, âHuh! Our mouths are on our bodies. We have the freedom to say whatever we want!â
âExactlyâ Exactlyâ
âWhy are you so nervous when we mention the principal? Did we hit a nerve?â
Ellinor frowned, and grabbed one of the girlâs collars, âDare to say one more word?â
The girl was startled, struggling but unable to free herself from Ellinorâs grip, but she didnât back down, âEllinor, are you trying to hit someone? Ha, doing this will only make us think youâre angry because youâre embarrassedââ
Ellinor slightly narrowed her eyes, and released her hand, âI wonât hit you, but you need to apologize to Mr Principal in front of all the students for the untrue words you just saidâ
The girl casually straightened her collar and said, âWant us to apologise? Unless you prove, youâre a real genius, not a product of the principalâs overpraise!â
Ellinor lightly said, âHow do you want me to prove it?â
The girl laughed, âIf you can play the violin, weâll believe thereâs nothing inappropriate between you and the principal, that youâre truly a genius!â
She accurately judged that Ellinor definitely couldnât play the violin. Otherwise, why would she have given up the opportunity to show off and left the stage earlier?