Chapter 300: The rumours 2

The conversations only got louder.

“Kaden looks as though he’d insult you before saving your life.” Yuki’s lips twitched because that sure was the personality of the Young Ravencourt.

“That makes him even more attractive!” Yuki nearly stumbled. What is wrong with you people?

How did that make someone attractive?!!

“And now Xavier is getting engaged!” one complained dramatically, throwing her hands up. “How are we supposed to survive this?”

“Well, whoever she is, I hope she’s prepared to deal with the entire female population hating her.” Someone laughed replying to the previous comment.

Yuki lowered her head and quickened her pace. If only they knew…

Marie, however, seemed fascinated by the gossip. “People really are curious about Xavier’s engagement,” she murmured, glancing towards Yuki with a suspicious look. “I wonder who the girl is.”

Yuki forced a small laugh. “Who knows?” she said lightly.

They entered the gym together. Xavier’s class was already there, and Yuki spotted him almost immediately near the front. He stood near the front, talking to another student. His posture was relaxed, and he seemed entirely unaware of the commotion his name had caused.

Then his gaze shifted.

The moment he saw Yuki, his face brightened.

He smiled at her.

It was an easy, genuine smile, the kind that came naturally to him.

Unfortunately, Xavier seemed to have forgotten that nearly every girl in the gym was already discussing his engagement.

The entire room went silent.

One by one, heads turned towards him.

Then, following the direction of his gaze, they turned towards Yuki.

Yuki felt the shift in attention before she fully understood what had happened.

Her smile faltered.

Why is everyone looking at me?

Nobody approached her. Nobody dared to ask Xavier directly who she was, but the sudden silence was more unnerving than the earlier gossip.

Then a girl standing close to Yuki leaned towards her friend.

“Wait a minute,” she whispered loudly enough for nearby ears to catch. “Isn’t she the girl who was with Xavier from that trending post at the Ajax frat party last month? Could she be the fiancée?”

The girl asking was Celeste, Gareth’s girlfriend and the sixth-ranked student. Before anyone could answer, Marie spoke from beside Celeste, her voice low yet carrying across the sharp werewolf senses in the room.

“I saw her getting out of Xavier’s car this morning,” Marie whispered to her friends. “I was running late for class when I noticed them outside the medical school.”

Several heads snapped towards them. “She came in Xavier’s car?” Celeste’s gasped holding onto her boyfriend’s arm as her eyes went wide.

Gareth’s brows furrowed like he was remembering something before he blurted, “Wait, I remember him showing her the way around campus on her first day!” Then it registered in his head as he gasped. “Wasn’t he the one who helped her when she first arrived?”

“And this isn’t even the first time he’s driven her somewhere!” Celeste gasped.

The whispers grew louder, spreading across the gym as students connected the details. Yuki’s face heated with every new speculation. She wanted to disappear. She glanced towards Xavier, hoping he would realise what was happening, but he simply stood there, looking far too pleased with the situation.

A girl gasped, clasping her hands together..”Wait. Are the campus heartthrob and our campus goddess actually getting together?”

“It must be an arranged engagement,” another girl replied quickly.

Yuki hurried towards an empty seat in the back corner, mentally screaming the entire way.

Why is Kaden late? And why did Xavier have to smile at me like he wanted the entire university to know?

Then Celeste, who had been watching the commotion with a knowing smile, let out a small chuckle..”Well, arranged engagement or not, I guess her face works the same way her sister’s does.”

Yuki’s hands stilled in her lap.

Celeste tilted her head, her eyes travelling over Yuki with a look of thinly veiled disdain.

“One sister became the Luna,” she continued, voice light and cutting, “and the other is going to become the future Gamma’s wife. That’s impressive for a pair of orphans who aren’t even originally from Ravencourt.”

A few girls snickered. Others exchanged glances, waiting to see how Yuki would react. Yuki’s fingers curled into tight fists in her lap as she forced herself not to respond. It wasn’t worth making a scene.

Across the gym, Xavier’s smile disappeared. His jaw clenched as he turned towards Celeste, pushing away from his group to step forward. Yuki’s heart began to race.

Is he going to defend me?

Before Xavier could take another step towards the back of the gym, however, a calm, deep voice spoke from behind Yuki.

“You do have a lot to say.”

The words weren’t loud, yet they carried across the room with startling clarity. The whispers stopped dead.

Yuki turned towards the back entrance. Kaden was standing there, dressed in the same casual outfit from breakfast—a dark cashmere turtleneck and tailored trousers. His hands rested loosely at his sides, and a faint smile curved his lips. There was nothing openly threatening about his posture, which somehow made it ten times worse.

The entire gym held its breath. Kaden’s golden-blue eyes settled on Celeste. “Do you mind sharing your thoughts with the class?” he asked pleasantly.

Celeste’s face changed. For a moment, she appeared uncertain, but she quickly recovered and glanced around as though she had no idea who he was addressing. “Sorry?” she asked, feigning confusion. “Are you talking to me?”

Kaden’s smile remained in place. He began walking towards the back of the gym, his steps unhurried as he passed Yuki. Yuki watched him approach, her shoulders tightening.

He stopped beside the next row, directly in front of Celeste. “Don’t play dumb with me,” he said smoothly.

His voice remained level, almost conversational, but the temperature in the room seemed to plummet.

Celeste swallowed hard. Kaden tilted his head slightly, his sharp eyes fixed on her face. “You seem to have a lot to say about a daughter of the Ravencourt house.”

He hadn’t raised his voice. He hadn’t uttered an explicit threat. Yet every word landed with enough heavy, suffocating weight to reduce the entire gymnasium to absolute silence.