A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Principal Albert’s gaze turned cold and his expression became increasingly serious. His brow furrowed in a frown. His gaze fell on Alice’s face, then on Lyana.

Ines, who was standing not far away, breathed a sigh of relief. This was great. She didn’t have to tell anyone about Lyana anymore. She wouldn’t be involved in this mess anymore.

What made Ines happiest was that Lyana would definitely be expelled by the principal. Lyana would never be able to study at this school again.

However, she still had to put on a front. She pretended to look at Lyana with concern.

Alice could also feel the principal’s dissatisfaction. Her lips curled involuntarily. She looked at Lyana with a smug expression. She could already imagine Lyana leaving the campus dejectedly.

– Principal, we’ve already thought of that. We’ll just chase Lyana Dubois…

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Principal Albert cut off. He said expressionlessly,

– I heard everything you said.

– Principal, please speak!

Alice looked at Albert impatiently, her lips slightly curled.

– Very well.

The principal looked at Alice with disappointment written all over his face. In the end, he said,

– Alice Duval, after tomorrow, pack up your things and leave this place. From now on, you must never set foot in this university again!

The smile on Alice’s face gradually disappeared. She looked at the principal in disbelief. Her lips trembled slightly.

– Wh-what?

Everyone present was stunned.

Who was Alice Duval?

The precious daughter of the Duval family.

The Duval family and An University were deeply affiliated.

No one expected that the principal would choose to disregard the dignity and status of Matriarch Duval.

Ines was also stunned. Standing in the middle of the chaos, she looked at the principal in disbelief. She had never expected the principal to expel Alice!

Seeing that the principal had nothing more to say, Alice said shakily,

– Um, Principal, did I say something wrong?

Alice’s gaze fell on Lyana’s face, and she instantly overcame her fear of speaking.

– Lyana Dubois has taken your place. I speak for you. Why are you expelling me?

Albert looked at Alice with a dark expression. Only then did he say:

– That seat was his to begin with.

The moment his words fell, everyone watching the show was stunned.

Lyana was sitting in the middle of the front row.

Lyana’s seat was even better than the principal’s!

Alice looked at the principal in shock, then at Lyana.

– Lyana Dubois? How is that even possible? She’s just a student who dropped out in the middle of her studies!

– Lyana Dubois is our principal!

Albert said expressionlessly.

In an instant, everyone seemed to have been struck by lightning.

Alice’s teeth chattered and her mind went blank.

How could this be?

This could not be happening!

Lyana could not be the principal!

Alice looked at Lyana in a daze.

Ines’ heart was racing. Her voice trembled as she spoke.

– Principal, my sister has just been released from the psychiatric hospital. She…

When everyone heard Ines’ words, they looked at Albert carefully. They wanted to know what was going on.

Albert stood there with a gentlemanly air. He told everyone,

– Three quarters of the trophies in the collection room on the seventh floor were won by Lyana Dubois.

– How can a crazy woman be so exceptional?

Alice remained unclear.

Everyone gradually turned to Alice, frowning. They all thought Alice shouldn’t have said that.

As for the man of the matter, Lyana, she sat quietly, as if everything that was happening had nothing to do with her.

– Alice Duval, you may leave now.

Albert looked at Alice expressionlessly.

She looked at Albert before pulling back. Her gaze landed on Lyana’s face not far away.

– Lyana, it was Lyana Dubois who set the school building on fire. You…

– She’s not the one who burned down the school building.

Albert said coldly, his hands behind his back.

– Someone else was responsible for the fire in the school building. Without Principal Dubois’ funding of the reconstruction, An University would not be what it is now.

When Albert said this, he looked at Lyana with gratitude.

– Principal Dubois, thank you!

At this point, everyone was stunned. They must have been hallucinating. How else could they have heard such fantastic words?

– They couldn’t have. Lyana was still young at the time. How could she have won so many awards?

Alice exclaimed.

Ines also thought there was something wrong with what the director said. Now she finally understood where the problem lay. She nodded her head in agreement.

– Principal, there is something wrong with my sister’s brain. How can she be so capable?

– Don’t you know Weibo?

Albert frowned, his whole face darkened.

– Take a close look. The names of the people who won these awards are all on the Internet.

Albert’s casual words stunned everyone.

You had to know that in the hearts of everyone at this university, Albert was a god. He was their last hope to save this university. They had never thought of Lyana Dubois.

Alice couldn’t believe her ears. If she were to be expelled from the university, it would be too humiliating. She couldn’t help but say

– Aren’t you the principal of our school?

When Albert heard this, he couldn’t help but frown.

– I’ve been telling everyone for a long time that I’m the vice principal!

Only then did everyone remember what Albert had said in the past.

It was true.

He had always said he was the assistant director, but in everyone’s eyes, he was the director himself.

No one could accept that Lyana, a student who had almost ruined the school, was in fact the principal who had saved the school.

This realization was unacceptable to everyone.

– Incidentally, at the graduation banquet, I told everyone that I would introduce the principal to you all.

When Albert thought about how the surprise he had prepared for Lyana had been ruined by Alice and the others, he felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that Lyana had suffered.

Ines felt a little smothered. She looked at Lyana. All these years she had arrogantly trampled on Lyana, forcing her to be admitted to the psychiatric hospital. She hadn’t expected her to stand over her instead.

How could a wild girl from the country outshine her?

Ines’ eyes were filled with rage as she looked at Lyana, but she quickly lowered her gaze, pretending she wasn’t ignorant and innocent.

Soon, onlookers began to stand on Lyana’s side.

– Every time I’ve seen Lyana Dubois in the past, I’ve felt that she was very approachable. I didn’t expect her to be a top student, let alone the principal of our school.

– It is the honor of our school to have her as our principal.

– What a joke. Collin even said that the principal let Lyana into the school because of him. The funny thing is that Ines, Lyana’s younger sister, doesn’t even know that her older sister is so exceptional.

– By the way, do you think that Ines chased Lyana away at the time because of Collin?

– It’s possible. I’ve heard from others that Ines is easily jealous. She is a very hypocritical person!

– Oh my God, Lyana is a big deal. I want to get closer to her!

…

Ines and Collin heard every word of the conversation around them.

Collin felt like he had been slapped in the face. His face burned with embarrassment and he felt like his entire world had fallen apart.

At that moment, Lyana slowly stood up.

The spectators all looked at her. For a moment, no one dared to speak.

She approached Albert and gave a small smile.

That smile stunned all the students.