I Am the Ruler of All

The next morning, Kingsley received a message from Elaine around 9.00AM. 'Why haven't you come to school, Kingsley? My
dad is already in the office." Staring at the message, Kingsley found himself in a dilemma with no idea how to reply to the
innocent girl, for he couldn't forgive her father for having gotten his parents killed. After all, not only was Elaine Courtney's best
friend, but she had also stood up for Kingsley once in the past.
Hesitant and confused, Kingsley struggled to figure out how he should respond to Elaine. He then rubbed his temples, wishing
Elaine was his enemy—just like how Caleb, Nicholas, and William were. That way, he wouldn't have much to worry about when
dealing with Vincent. Upon knitting his eyebrows for a while, Kingsley replied to Elaine, 'I was planning to meet Professor Albright
tomorrow during his new book launch."
'Yeah, that seems like a better idea. For a second, I was worried that you'd show up at my dad's office all of a sudden and end up
getting chased out of there.' Elaine responded not long after that, whereas Kingsley put his phone down and started planning for
his retaliation the next day.
Meanwhile, Courtney was sitting in her bedroom at Block Jasmine, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses while rapidly typing
on her keyboard. Soon, Queenie opened the bedroom door and walked in with a smile. "Have you heard about the dance
competition that the dance club is holding at the stadium, Court? Do you want to go there and watch it with me?"
"Nah, I'll pass." Courtney didn't even bother to turn around. "I'm not interested."
Queenie leaned in closer, trying to change Courtney's mind by tempting her. "Court, are you sure you don't want to come along?
There are plenty of hot guys in the dance club. Are you sure you don't want to see them for yourself?"
"Hot guys?" Courtney was stunned for a while just as Kingsley's silhouette flashed across her mind. "Haha! Kingsley is the most
handsome man there is in the world. I won't lay my eyes on anyone else besides him."
"Come on, Court. Come with me, won't you?" Queenie seized Courtney's arm and shook it, begging the latter. "Where is the fun
in sitting in front of your computer all day? Come with me to the dance competition. We're just going to take a glimpse of it! We
have class at 1.00PM anyway, so we could swing by the stadium and take a peek at what's going on before heading over to E.E.
Block."

Tired of Queenie's begging, Courtney sighed and gave in. "Fine. Should we wait for Elaine to come back before going?"
"She has her class in the morning, so we should go first." Queenie was excited after hearing Courtney's agreement. "That's not a
bad idea, though. I suppose she could get us something to eat after her class when she meets us at the stadium."
"You have a point." Courtney nodded her head and turned off her laptop, whereupon she left the bedroom with Queenie.
When the two ladies arrived at the stadium, they were greeted by the sight of hundreds of students who were enjoying the
thrilling dance performance on stage. While most of the audience were female students, they were seen cheering for the guys
they had crushes on while blushing heavily.
On the other hand, more than a dozen guys were wearing fashionable outfits on the stage. As they stood with their teammates
on opposite ends of the stage, it appeared that the two teams were ready to compete with each other.
In the meantime, Courtney and Queenie quickly found a place for themselves to sit as soon as they got to the stadium. Then,
Queenie pointed at a guy with long hair in excitement, her cheeks turning red. "Look, Court. That guy is my crush! I hope he is
going to be the champion!"
Courtney reluctantly glanced at the guy Queenie was referring to and calmly said, "Nah, he needs to man up a little more. After
all, that's what makes a man look charming." At the same time, she was once again reminded of Kingsley's handsome look and
buff figure.