"Grace Walker, you know very well whether I’m talking nonsense or not, and I believe Little Lily knows too. But since you have such thick skin, Little Lily can’t really say anything." Daniel King spoke up again, his tone sharp—he had always despised this kind of petty behavior.

"Little Lily, I didn’t." Grace Walker shifted her gaze, looking at Lily Morgan.

"Little Grace, I know everything. You don’t need to say anything." Lily Morgan's tone was calm, but there was a coldness that kept people at a distance. After all, they were classmates, and she had always pretended not to know, but today Grace Walker had gone a bit too far. Perhaps the trigger for all this was the presence of William Parker.

Grace Walker was momentarily stunned, a trace of shame flickering in her eyes. Then, with a cold look at William Parker and Daniel King, she headed toward a corner.

"I don’t think I’ve offended her, have I?" William Parker felt Grace Walker’s cold glare and shook his head with a wry smile.

At that moment, the theory class teacher entered the classroom, ending the farce. The students of Economics Class 1 absentmindedly finished three periods. After class, a piece of news spread rapidly across the Jinghua University campus: the handsome transfer student William Parker from Economics Class 1 had actually caught the eye of the fifth-ranked campus belle, Lily Morgan, and they were having lunch together. Some rumors were even more exaggerated, claiming that Lily Morgan and William Parker had always had a mutual crush, and now that they were together, sparks were flying.

As these rumors spread, the first thought in many students’ minds was: "Someone’s in trouble—beauty brings disaster!"

Of course, at this moment, William Parker and his group, who had just arrived at the Jinghua Club, knew nothing about this. The Jinghua Club was the only hotel on the Jinghua University campus, and it was quite expensive. Those who dined here were all rich kids.

As soon as they entered the hotel, a good-looking waitress greeted them with a smile.

"William Parker, should we go upstairs or just eat here?" Lily Morgan asked William Parker.

"Let’s just eat here." William Parker casually pointed to a spot, and the group sat down. They had just finished ordering when a few more people entered the hotel. The one in the lead had flowing hair and a sunny, captivating smile.

Many people’s eyes instantly fell on her, and someone exclaimed, "It’s Emily Carter!"

"It’s Emily Carter, the second-ranked campus belle—no wonder she’s so beautiful." Someone whispered in the hotel, and the murmurs rose and fell, making the whole place lively.

Chapter 11: The Lackey

"Emily Carter!" Lily Morgan was momentarily stunned, glancing at William Parker beside her, a complex look flashing in her eyes.

Emily Carter also saw Lily Morgan and smiled slightly. But when she saw William Parker next to Lily Morgan, her expression changed a little, though she quickly returned to normal, directly ignoring William Parker and saying to Lily Morgan, "Little Lily, you’re here too!"

"Huh?" Lily Morgan opened her mouth, a trace of embarrassment in her eyes. Was she supposed to tell Emily Carter she was here to welcome her fiancé?

"Emily Carter, are you here to eat too? Join us." Without directly answering Emily Carter, Lily Morgan smiled and invited her, sneaking a glance at William Parker. She saw that he was completely ignoring Emily Carter, his gaze wandering as if he wasn’t looking at anything in particular. Meanwhile, the three guys with him were staring straight at Emily Carter, practically drooling—especially Matthew Ward, whose squinting eyes looked downright lecherous!

Emily Carter had originally planned to go upstairs, but seeing William Parker ignore her and sit with Lily Morgan, and thinking of how he’d left her behind last night, she felt a wave of annoyance. She said to the girls beside her, "Sophia White, Olivia Evans, Helen Wright, let’s just eat on the first floor."

"Since someone’s treating, I don’t mind!" Sophia White said with a carefree smile, and the other two girls agreed as well.

"Alright then, Sophia White, I’ll leave notifying George Baker and the others to you." Emily Carter chuckled, then turned to Lily Morgan and said, "Little Lily, since we’re having a little get-together today, we won’t join you." With that, she sat at a nearby table, leaving Daniel King and the other two guys looking instantly disappointed.

Lily Morgan was a bit puzzled about the real relationship between Emily Carter and William Parker, but she just smiled and looked over at Emily Carter at the next table, saying, "Emily Carter, are you getting ready for the college’s welcome party? You’d better give it your best shot."

As Lily Morgan spoke, a few figures came down from upstairs. The girl called Sophia White immediately stood up and waved them over.

"Edward Hamilton, George Baker, Andrew Hill—the three stars of the dance club!" The crowd recognized the three coming down and thought to themselves, no wonder Emily Carter and the others were joining them—everyone knew Emily Carter was also a member of the dance club.

The three saw Sophia White waving and smiled as they walked over. But then they noticed Lily Morgan sitting at the table next to Emily Carter, surrounded by a group of guys, and all stopped in their tracks.

"Miss Dongfang!" The three nodded in greeting to Lily Morgan, who glanced at them coolly but didn’t respond.