It's Not Exactly Rumor (Part 1)

Amalia halted and turned around, saying, "Your friend is right. Don't come near me from now on."

"But I can't do that!" Isabella Xiao blurted out, "Amalia, you're my friend too. How can I watch you being isolated just for my sake?"

"Oh, what do you suggest then?" Amalia asked.

Isabella Xiao felt a pang of suffocation, not expecting Amalia to turn the question back on her.

She looked conflicted, and said, "I don't know either."

Amalia didn't feel disappointed; she always believed there was no unfounded kindness, "Then follow your friend's advice. Goodbye."

With that, she briskly walked away.

Isabella Xiao couldn't catch up and stood there, stomping her foot in frustration before sending a message to someone on her communicator.

After a moment, the two met at their usual spot.

"I told you, unless it's something important happend, don't come to me directly. Why not just send me a message?" Grace Rodriguez said impatiently.