My Dreamy Old Husband

Chapter 307

It turned out that earlier in the day, Sophia had handed a bunch of documents to the vice chancellor, who eventually learned that the post slandering Bayside University was done by Richard’s company. It had also been done by his team, who deliberately spread the rumor.

Richard knew that everything had been exposed the moment he received a phone call from the vice chancellor. Even if he tried to explain that Xyla was the one who posted it, there was no use to do so. He had to take the fall for everything.

Everything is ruined!

Everything that I’ve done is ruined!

After hanging up the phone, he lay on the couch in exhaustion and felt like he had aged by several years.

Why is this happening?

I’ve already tried my best to do everything well, but why did it backfire in the end?

After he messed up on many consecutive incidents, the Harper Family’s opinion of him had grown more negatively. In the end, he would most likely be expelled from managing the Harper Family.

On the other hand, Kayla was still in prison.

Because he had been busy with the company-related matters, he did not prepare for his mid-term exams, so he had failed three subjects out of four.

While monitoring the company affairs, he had no time to revise for his studies whatsoever. When he had some free time to do so, Xyla would pester him to accompany her instead.

Richard did not have the time to even complain. He rushed to the university and was lectured by the vice chancellor without having the courage to retaliate.

The vice chancellor had ordered him to quickly clear the university’s name; otherwise, he would be expelled like his sister.

Kayla was too courageous—she even had the nerve to maintain contact with the people from an international terrorist group. When the vice chancellor heard that news, he was shocked beyond belief and immediately expelled her when she was imprisoned.

The following day, there was a penalty notice listed on the bulletin board of Bayside University, criticizing Richard’s behavior. His hair had almost turned gray overnight—the blame from his company and disappointment from his family caused his position as a privileged kid to fall rock bottom.

To him, such a mild criticism no longer mattered.

He saw many studies crowding in front of the bulletin board, criticizing him as they pointed at the notice. Standing behind him, Xyla felt wronged for him as tears flowed down her cheeks. “Richard, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have been impulsive and listened to Faye’s advice. It’s all my fault!”

However, he did not want to speak to him anymore.

Useless woman! Apart from crying and apologizing, what does she know? She only knows how to drag me down with her.

If she’s not the daughter of the Huff Family, I would have given a few nice kicks!

Suddenly, a series of laughter entered his ears.

“Sophia, your ex is on the notice board. Come and have a look! Come on!”

“Oh my, look at this! Tsk, tsk, how embarrassing!”

Since it was already May, it signaled the change of weather. Wearing a set of light clothes, Sophia had joined the crowd and glanced at a picture of her ex-boyfriend on the bulletin board.

During the current semester, Richard had failed three subjects—all of which heavily contributed to his degree. At that point, it would be rather difficult for him to receive his graduation certificate as well as his degree certificate. It would be even more arduous for him to study for his postgraduate entrance exam in the future. With the penalty notice being issued, he was almost past the point of no return.

Those brought massive impacts to him. In the event that he was unable to graduate from Bayside University, it meant that as the managing director of the Harper Group, he would be a high school graduate with any university degree. She wondered what he could do with his privileged position.

But what could he do?

After taking a sip of her bubble milk tea, her red lips curved slightly upward as she seemed to be in a good mood.

“But he wrote malicious rumors about you. Now, everyone is saying that you have paid for some of the guys in university to spend time with you!” Sarah said worriedly.

After Sophia finished her bubble milk tea, she threw the cup into a trash bin in a curved trajectory. “I’ve already proven my innocence to the vice chancellor. As to how this will be clarified to the public, it’s no longer my business.” That’s Richard’s business.

The students also pointed at the bulletin board as they gossiped around.

“Tsk, Richard Harper has decided to bully his ex until the end. I wonder what grudge he holds against her! In the beginning, he spread some rumor, saying that she had an abortion after falling pregnant. Now, he slanders her by insisting that she paid some guys in the university to spend time with her. How disgusting!”

“Perhaps his ex broke into his mom’s grave!”

“Haha! Haha! Perhaps it’s because his ex has found another man, who is richer than him, so he can’t get over it.”

Unable to hold himself back any longer, Richard pushed the crowd aside before patting Sophia’s shoulder, saying her name through gritted teeth. It was a name that he would never forget. “Sophia Edwards!”

She turned and looked at him with a pair of innocent eyes before she smiled. “Yes, Richard? What’s up?”

He couldn’t wait to tear her face into pieces. No longer caring about his reputation, he roared, “Sophia, you’ve personally promised me that you will not pursue the matter about the malicious posts! What the hell have you done?”

Sophia tilted her head. “Yes, I’ve promised you that. I didn’t pursue the matter any further and even withdrew my report from the police station. I’m not going to sue you as well!” NôvelDrama.Org is the owner.

“You—” Richard was suddenly at a loss of words to deal with her feigned innocence.

Yes, she has stopped pursuing the matter indeed!

But this doesn’t mean that the vice chancellor will let it slide!

Looks like I’m being pranked by her!

After hearing his loud roar, the rest of the students immediately knew what went on.

Not only did he create malicious rumors about her, leading to her calling the police, but he also threatened her not to pursue this matter. Tsk, tsk, this ex-boyfriend is really something!

“Haha! Haha!”

He suddenly laughed like a madman before he looked at her with a cruel and desolate look on his face. “Sophia, I didn’t expect you to become such an evil woman! I really regret being with you!”

Looking at his eyes with dark circles around them, she had no idea on what to reply, so she merely shook her head and smiled.

However, Stanley did not like that. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and deliberately told the surrounding students, “This guy posted malicious rumors about Sophia, saying that she paid some gigolos to spend time with her. When she reports it to police, he immediately weakens his stance and threatens her in private to withdraw the case from the police station. Now, he even says that Sophia is an evil woman. You know what? You are right! Yes, everyone else in this world is evil and the Harper Family is the most innocent! You guys are the purest and the most innocent cutiepies around, but are being by the entire world. Fine, we are all wrong here. We should kneel before you and ask for your forgiveness!”

When it came to quarreling with someone, he was a professional. He had even picked up the skill of insulting while arguing with them online. At the recent International E-sports Tournament, he had cursed all of the international players.

“You—” Richard almost fainted in anger, viciously glaring at him and pointing at both Sophia and Stanley. “You scums! Both of you are so intimate in broad daylight—”

Stanley rushed forward in two steps. “Who are you calling scums? Let me tell you that Sophia is also now my investor! She is also my uncle’s wife, which makes her my aunt! If you bully my aunt, it’s equivalent to bullying me!”

Sophia nodded. “That’s right. You’re an obedient nephew. I’ll ask your uncle to send you another 2 million worth of investments.”

It was only in that moment that Richard finally understood that she had been tricking him. He quietly clenched his fists as he looked at her with a reddened face.

Thinking that he was about to punch her, Stanley rolled his sleeves up and showed his biceps. “What, are you going to whack her?”

However, Richard merely roared at her again. “Sophia, if you can’t be with me, are you going to ruin me? No matter what, I don’t love you anymore! Please give up! Just leave me alone!”