Class Villainess

Chapter 184 – Darthmorth Gossip Girls’ Instagram Page (2)

"I think we need to research more about this. Because if our suspicion is true, we can definitely use this as a weapon," I said. 

My suspicion about this was quite strong because there was no way that Barbara and Natasha didn't have any single rumor in the school that didn't get covered on that Instagram page. 

"And I suspect that there are hundreds of students already searching for the real person behind this Instagram page, right?" I asked Elise. Since she knew better about the sophomore.

"Yes, there is a reason why the comment has been deactivated, so there is nobody that could comment or put the post in their story. There are already hundreds of angry mobs searching for the admin behind this Instagram page. Even when my rumor was released as a post, I got so angry that I wished to find them and kill them," Elise confirmed my prediction. 

"Then, our next step is obvious. We need to find a way to find out about the real admin of that gossip page," I instructed. "You shouldn't be too obvious when asking around, though. You know, it's really risky if Natasha or Barbara knows that we're coming after them."

"I know, Em. We should be careful about this one."

Elise and I had decided to part ways for now and tried to collect some lead or evidence to find the person behind that account.

I returned to my class and finished when the bell rang. Honestly, I had zero clue right now. Thus, I had no idea where to go next for this mission. If this was a video game, I was in that situation where I didn't really know where the next quest started, so I had to call for help.

Now, I had two choices, whether I should call Logan for his help, probably in exchange for another disgustingly cute cat maid act, or my homemade food. 

Either way, those exchanges were better than the other one because I didn't know what the red rose man wanted in exchange for some information. 

Besides, I've asked the red rose man's help for way too much. It would be a bit too risky if he started demanding some dangerously dirty stuff… like my panties, for example. 

Thus, I returned home with one thing in mind, call Logan Walker.

**

I returned home quite early today, and I still found my Grandma sitting on her rocking chair on the terrace, listening to a radio while rocking her chair slowly.

She stared dazedly at the empty road, and when I approached her, I asked first, "Grandma, why are you staring at the road? Are you waiting for someone?"

"Ah, Em, I'm just waiting for your future husband to come. He told me yesterday that he will come with a gift for me," Grandma said lightly as if my fate to marry that creepy red rose man was already sealed. 

I didn't want my future to be dictated, especially when I hadn't agreed on that, "Grandma, please stop calling him my future husband. He might be a good man, but I haven't decided it for myself."

"Hm? But I thought you two have been in love for a while," Grandma asked. "Is it wrong?"

"Grandma, I never said yes to him. Besides, I… I have a boyfriend," I stated. Of course, it was a total lie. To begin with, I never had a boyfriend, but if that would be enough for Grandma to stop assisting that creepy guy in coming here, then it would be perfect. 

But contrary to my belief, Grandma didn't look surprised at all. She just smiled at me and nodded, "I know that, Em. Your boyfriend told me that you two have been a couple in school. I'm glad that he shows seriousness towards you…."

My eyes widened instantly. I thought I heard it wrong, so I asked, "Grandma, what did you say just now?"

"Ah, I know that you and he have been a couple in school. Oh-ho, what a cute couple. Back when I was your age, I also had a boyfriend in high school, but we broke up after prom, and I met your late grandpa in college."

Grandma started chattering, but I only felt dizzy due to nervousness right now. It shocked me that the red rose man suddenly told Grandma that we were already a couple in school all along.

Of course, I couldn't tell Grandma that I had lied before. I never had a boyfriend in the first place.

I could only nod defeatedly and helped Grandma go inside the house, "How about the gift from him?" Grandma asked. 

"I… I will tell him to give it to me instead. Don't worry about it…."

"Okay, don't forget to tell me once you've received it," Grandma warned me again. 

I cooked for dinner a family of three, and my mind just wasn't there for the whole time. Because I kept thinking about the red rose man. It still shocked me that he could come and go to visit my Grandma often without ever meeting me in the process. 

That meant he truly knew my schedule and had been watching me from start to finish. 

I returned to my room after taking care of Grandma and saving dinner for my mom. I checked the clock and found myself hesitating whether I should text Logan or not. 

"That creepy guy always found a way to watch over me. What would happen if I kept having a relationship with Logan? Would he start targeting Logan?" I raised the question to myself. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the answer because there was no definite answer. 

Whether I called Logan or not, that guy would still know about me in anyways. So might as well go full bravado on his ass and contact Logan.

I didn't want to play or be played by his rules. I wanted to set the rules by myself!

Thus, I reached my phone inside my bag and was ready to call Logan.

But to my surprise, the red rose man suddenly called me. I took a deep breath to brace myself and picked up his call.

__Phone call with the red rose man__

"Hello?"

"Aha, my beloved, good evening~."

"… What do you want?" I asked.

"Eh? Why do you sound so mad here? I thought you'd be happy once I gave you a hint already," the red rose man sounded whiny as if he wanted to act a little bit spoiled around me. 

But that wasn't what caught me off guard. I was shocked when he suddenly said that he had given me a hint already.

I had zero ideas of what he meant by that because the only hint that I got was from Mason—

My eyes widened instantly when I suddenly suspected something.

Maybe it was Mason all along. As crazy as it sounded, the red rose man might be Mason Hall!

But I couldn't be hasty, I wanted to trap the red rose man into spilling his own secret, so I asked, "What kind of hint that you gave me?"

"You don't know?"

"Nope, you can tell me instead," I replied, carefully urging him to spill the crap out of his secret. Though, honestly, I didn't know what to do if Mason was actually the red rose man.

Should I act all-natural, confront him, or avoid him instead?

"Ah, I am the one who told Anita about her boyfriend cheating on her. And I am also the one who secretly told her that she should start harassing Jordan in the American Football Club in the name of petty revenge."

"Isn't that a perfect setup? I've been pulling the strings around, and everything finally pushed Mason hall to give you Anita's number. That's why, based on my prediction, you must've been searching for the one behind that Instagram account, right?" The red rose man explained everything, and I got cold feet instantly.

Because I really thought that I was so close to the truth about him, but he just flipped it so casually. I really suspected that Mason Hall was the red rose man, as outrageous as it sounded.

But turned out even Mason Hall was part of his puppet. He pulled all the strings perfectly. He was definitely the puppet master in this world. 

And I… I felt minuscule compared to him. I thought I had been doing something grand this whole time, but I might be his puppet as well.

"So you… have predicted that I will call Anita?"

"I've known you long enough to read your movement, my love. But worry not, it's just because I've been watching you for so long. Rest assured, my love, I never try to use you. I just want you to know that I will be doing everything as long as you can do your mission.. My goal in life is to mend all my mistakes in the previous life, make you happy, and marry you in the future."