Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared)

Chapter 743

Sometimes, destiny could be so ruthless. It could bestow upon you the most brilliant and beautiful

things. But at last, it would shatter it all itself.

Watching a sincere and perfect friendship crumble, mutual suspicion setting in, and ultimately mutual

hatred, this process was enough to change the life trajectory of two individuals.

When did things start to change between them? Alyssa tried to recall.

It was a Sunday, two months into the school year.

Julia was beautiful and gentle. She was well-liked by the boys at school. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Among them, a privileged rich kid fell for Julia at the freshman performance.

He pursued her relentlessly for two months. He tried every trick in the book, but Julia always

proclaimed that she already had a boyfriend.

No one had ever seen this boyfriend, assuming it was just an excuse to reject the rich kid.

This rich kid was not of good character. Seeing his pursuit of Julia fruitless, he began to tarnish her

reputation. He claimed that he'd already slept with her and even using technology to create explicit

photos, which he posted on the school bulletin board.

Julia’s reputation was damaged overnight. But Julia never defended herself. She always said, "The

innocent need not explain."

Alyssa always thought Julia was a woman with a soft exterior but a firm heart. She even had her father

discretely intervene to handle the matter. But one time, she saw Julia using a payphone. It was a

snowy night, and no one was around, and Julia was crying on the other end.

Alyssa stood behind her for a long time, assuming she was calling her family.

But at last, Julia said, "Michael, I miss you."

Who was Michael? Could it be her rumored boyfriend?

The next day, Alyssa found out who this Michael was.

He had done something that shook the entire film school.

He stripped the rich kid who had been bullying Julia, dragged him to the rooftop, and forced him to

admit his wrongdoings. He even managed to get hold of film equipment and projected the whole thing

onto the large TV screen that had been set up for the film school's anniversary celebration and hadn't

been taken down yet.

The incident had a massive impact, and the police were all called to the scene.

Alyssa had Tim exert influence to get to the truth of the matter.

It was the rich kid who had first slandered and ruined someone else's reputation.

He was ultimately expelled from the school.

But that time, Julia truly got her revenge, and the truth finally came out.

Because of this incident, everyone knew Julia had a boyfriend who loved her and was willing to risk

everything for her.

At first, Alyssa didn't like Michael Albert that much. She thought he was a reckless dumb boy who

almost landed himself in jail for Julia.

But he didn't seem to care.

After the incident, he frequented the film school without regard for his reputation.

Everyone at the film school knew him. And although Michael was a bit rough around the edges, he was

extremely good-looking. Just one smile, and you couldn't stay mad at him.

Even the head of the acting department took a liking to him, intending to sponsor his tuition for him to

study at the film school and act in films in the future.

At that time, the film school was the only school that charged tuition, and the fee was exorbitant. Only

those with backgrounds or wealthy families could afford it.

But Michael rejected it without hesitation, "I don't want to study. I want to make money for my girl to

become a star."

This sentence spread like wildfire among the students.