"If you’re not satisfied with my apology, I’ll go run three laps around the field right now, no, five laps!"
Joanna Lawrence slowly recovered from her stupefaction.
Looking at the counselor’s extremely nervous expression, a guess suddenly crossed her mind.
She remembered the phone call she received from Ashton Heath.
The counselor’s attitude had suddenly become so respectful. Could it be something Ashton Heath did?
On reflection, that was the only possibility.
After the counselor finished speaking, he was about to head for the track.
Joanna Lawrence quickly stopped him, "Counselor, wait. Aria and I don’t blame you, you don’t need to apologize to us, let alone run laps around the field."
In actuality, the counselor didn’t do anything wrong from his position.
If there’s a fight within a dormitory, it’s certain that not just one person will be dealt with.
Having to write self-criticism papers and run a few laps isn’t too severe a punishment anyway.
"Really?" The counselor at first was stunned before expressing joy and excitement on his face. He quickly seized Joanna Lawrence’s hand, "Joanna, so does this mean you forgive me?"
"Uh..." Joanna Lawrence quietly withdrew her hand, "Counselor, as I said, you didn’t do anything wrong. It was indeed our fault for fighting in the dorm."
Listening to her words, the counselor’s face solemn again, "Joanna, does this mean you haven’t forgiven me?"
Joanna Lawrence: "...No."
"Why would you say that, then?"
Joanna Lawrence twitched at the corner of her mouth, "...Fine, I forgive you."
It seemed that unless she verbally stated her forgiveness, he would continue to feel ill at ease.
Who knows what Ashton Heath said to scare the counselor into such a state.
"Really? Joanna, you truly forgive me?"
"...Yes, I forgive you."
Aria Rowlett twitched at the corner of her mouth and nodded, "Mhm, I forgive you too."
The counselor looked like he had a narrow escape from death. He placed a hand to his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
He was almost moved to tears, "Thank you both for your graciousness."
Joanna Lawrence: "..."
"Both of you please wait here for a moment." The counselor obtained their forgiveness, finally relaxed, and turned to walk into the dorm.
Joanna Lawrence heard him saying to Lillian White and others, "What are you all just standing there for? Hurry up and apologize to Joanna and Aria."
"Why should we apologize." Lillian White’s furious and grievance voice came through, "Counselor, this is not fair! You clearly said before that Aria Rowlett was the chief culprit, now why is it not their fault but ours?"
Gretchen Skerit laughed coldly, "Even the counselor has to apologize to them, some people really are powerful. Relying on a man to show off their might, bullying classmates is one thing, even teachers have to be bullied by them, truly domineering."
"Yeah, counselor, are you being threatened by someone?! What are you scared of, just expose whoever is threatening you. We don’t believe that person can be so powerful that they can cover the sky with one hand!"
"Both of you shut up!" The counselor said angrily, "Nobody threatened me, stop talking nonsense! If I tell you to apologize, then apologize."
"I won’t!" Lillian White gnashed her teeth, "I’m not scared at all, let her threaten me if she dares!"
"I’d really like to know, what can she do to us if we don’t apologize?" Gretchen Skerit coldly said, "If she has the guts, let the school expel us too. After all, it’s not like she hasn’t done something before."