Perfect Mysterious Husband (Maddox and Kimberly)

Hearing her accusation, Lena and Hailey would have denied it if it was in the past.

However, now the truth was out in the open, and Masahuva had taken her gloves off, they didn't mind letting the situation escalate.

Therefore, Lena admitted to it right away.

""'So what if we were? She took it all in like an obedient puppy. Don't tell me you want to settle old scores."

It had only been a wild guess, but Mashauva couldn't believe it was really their doing.

She had only had hatred toward them, but now, she was truly enraged.

Lena went on to say, "It's her fault for clinging to you. She should've looked at herself in the mirror and see if she's worthy of your friendship. She even dared badmouth us to you, so we had to put her in her place. Ah, but she's sure is obedient. She's much well-behaved after a good beating."

"You guys have crossed the line!" Mashauva balled her fists up and rushed forward to slap Lena. It was her first time assaulting someone.

Never would Lena have thought the usually well-manned girl would suddenly attack her, so she took the full blow.

With that, the entire space fell into silence.

Mashauva's attack was also beyond Hailey's imagination, and knowing Lena, she would stop fussing about it the whole night as she was a headstrong and bitter person.

However, to her surprise, Lena laughed instead.

Lena marched forward and shoved Mashauva onto the bed. Harshly, she spat out, "How dare you throw a tantrum? We're telling you all this so that you can see her true colors. Best friends my, a*s. Will a best friend scurry away and not tell you anything after being threatened?"

Mashauva didn't answer.

Lena continued, "Haven't you realized she has been avoiding you lately? That's your so-called good friend. And you're still going to help her? Has she ever helped you out?"

"Of course," Mashauva said firmly. "You guys were the ones who threatened Frida first. She never breathed a word of your doing, enduring it in silence so I wouldn't be troubled!"

The memory of Frida fainting in their dormitory was still as clear as day in her mind. The doctor even had an awful look on his face when he talked about Frida's injuries. It was all Lena's and Hailey's doing. However, Frida chose to keep quiet and stay away from her.

So what? Mashauva could understand why she did that!

"Aw, you sure paint her so nicely. Then what if I tell you she was the one who told us you and Bruno are not related by blood, and that you actually have a crush on him? Would you continue being so generous about it?"

Mashauva was completely taken aback by what Lena said.

"Shocking, isn't it? Your so-called best friend has been feeding us your information."

Mashauva recalled she had the case of butterflies when she told Frida about it and that she even made her promise not to tell anyone; it was their secret.

Frida had promised her at that time.

Who would've thought...

No, Frida wasn't that kind of person.

"You guys threatened her again, didn't you? Did you back her into a corner and force her to say it?"

"Naturally. A person in despair will do things they've never done before, let alone speak to save their lives."

Mashauva was quiet.

"People can't change who they are. I'll remember today's slap. If you've thought things through, we can still be roommates and be more open about things. If you can't, then continue living with that phony friend of yours."

Mashauva ignored Lena.

She glanced at the door to their dormitory and wondered why Frida hadn't returned from the library. Could it be that something had happened to her?

With that thought in mind, Mashauva decided to go and have a look.

After she left the dormitory, Hailey shot a glance at the slap mark on Lena's face, asking, "Are you not upset that she slapped you on the face?"

"Of course tam." Lena gnashed her teeth in fury as she said, "But what can we do? Does our family have anything on hers? If she gets angry after retaliate, who knows what will happen to us."

"That probably won't happen," said Hailey. "Actually, if you want to get on her good side, there's only one option."

"What is it?"

"We have to approach Frida and use her to get close to Mashauva."

Lena couldn't tell where Hailey was going with it.

"Can't you tell? She trusts Frida completely. She'd still be on Frida's side no matter what she said. She'd even find excuses for her actions." Now that Hailey had brought it up, Lena thought it seemed to be the case.

Hailey continued, "So we just need to befriend Frida again."

"Befriend? Would she still after all that we've done to her?"

"That's why we have to admit our wrongdoings and promise to repent; apologize to her. But we might need to harm ourselves to gain her trust."

When the word 'harm' left Hailey's lips, she inadvertently swallowed.

Then, she went on, "Maybe well have to suffer just as she had."

Right away, Lena choked with anger.

Frida was climbing the stairs just as Mashauva was about to head down. Delight washed over Masahuva. "Frida, you're back."

"Mashauva?"

"I got worried when I noticed you hadn't returned after a long time, so I wanted to come and look for you."

Worried?

Recalling the conversation she had heard, Frida couldn't help but sneer in her heart, "Worried, my a*s. You don't care at all."

It was just a show.

With that thought in mind, Frida unwittingly avoided Mashauva's touch. With a wan smile, she said, "I'm fine. What could possibly happen on campus? Let's go upstairs." Mashauva keenly felt that Frida was putting a distance between them, but she could only follow behind Frida, her tone of voice dampened.

"I confronted Lena and Hailey just now. I also found out they were the ones behind your injuries." Hearing that, Frida stopped in her tracks.

"I'm so sorry, Frida, you got dragged into this because of me. But you should've told me; you can't just go around bearing it all on your own in silence." Frida's smile was icy.

"For what reason should I not bear it myself and tell you about it? To trouble you?"

"Aren't we best friends? How can you call this troubling me? I'm the one who got you into this; I should bear the responsibility." "No need Frida shook her head. "That's all in the past. You should get along with them so that they won't threaten you."

"But I'm not afraid of their threats."

Mashauva took Frida's arm and said, "I'm just worried you'll get hurt. How about this? We'll do everything together from now on. I won't fet them lay a finger on you eve again, Frida."

"Do everything together?"

Frida stared at Mashauva. "You're dropping your weight loss plan?"

Mashauva paused for a split second at that. Before she could get a word in, Frida said, "Alright, I know you're worried about me, but don't. They won't do anything to me anymore."