Heartstrings on Fire

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.
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