Chapter 3She Framed Me to Steal My Boyfriend Not Knowing I Could See the Plot

【Lila is so clever! She realized Liam is just using her to make the villainess jealous. So, she’s decided to completely destroy the villainess’s reputation during tomorrow’s midterms!】

【Ruin her image in Liam’s eyes completely!】

A cold dread washed over me. What was she planning?

The day the midterm results were posted arrived far too quickly.

Our teacher, Ms. Albright, stood at the front of the class, beaming. “I’m thrilled to announce that the top score in our grade belongs to one of our own, Paige Miller! Congratulations, Paige!”

A stunned silence fell over the room, followed by a ripple of whispers. Ms. Albright continued, “And in second place, our new student, Lila Jensen, with an impressive score herself! Come on up, you two, and get your academic awards!”

Lila stood up, but she hesitated, her eyes downcast. “Ms. Albright,” she said, her voice just loud enough to carry. “I… I can’t accept this.”

I felt a familiar knot of dread tighten in my stomach. The teacher paused, her smile faltering. “What’s wrong, Lila?”

Lila glanced at me, her expression a mess of inner turmoil, before finally speaking. “I saw Paige with a cheat sheet during the exam. This test wasn’t fair. I want to give my award to the next person on the list.”

The room exploded. In seconds, someone had posted the accusation on the school’s unofficial gossip blog.

Ms. Albright’s face grew stern. “Lila, that’s a very serious accusation. You need proof to say something like that.”

Lila burst into tears. “But I saw her! If you want to protect her, there’s nothing I can do, but it’s wrong! It’s not fair to the other students, and it’s not fair to herself!”

The tide of opinion turned against me in an instant.

“I knew her grades were too good to be true. She probably cheated her way through high school!”

“Lila is a goddess! So brave for speaking up!”

Even Liam was looking at me, his face a complicated mask of doubt and disappointment.

Ms. Albright called for quiet, then turned to me. “Paige? Do you have anything to say?”

I stood up, my gaze locked on Lila. “You’re saying you saw me cheat?”

Lila, with the air of a martyr facing down a tyrant, nodded defiantly.

A small smile played on my lips. Thank God for the subtitles. I had come prepared.

“Okay,” I continued. “Which subject was I cheating in? And at what point during the exam?”

“All of them!” she declared. “You were cheating the entire time!”

“Funny,” I said, pulling a small USB drive from my pocket. “Because I have evidence that someone else was the cheater.”

The triumphant look on Lila’s face froze, replaced by a flicker of panic. “What… what do you mean?”

I handed the drive to Ms. Albright. “This is the security footage from the exam hall. I got a copy from the office this morning. It’s the full, unedited, high-definition recording.”

As Ms. Albright walked to her computer to plug it in, Lila suddenly cried out, her eyes pleading with me. “Wait! Maybe… maybe I was mistaken!”

I smiled sweetly. “Seeing is believing, right? And the camera doesn’t lie. Besides, I don’t particularly enjoy being framed. What are you so afraid of, Lila?”

Her face went ashen. The subtitles, ever loyal to their heroine, were in full-blown meltdown.

【When is this bitch finally going to get what she deserves? Why isn’t the plot working?】

【Lila was just a little stressed from chasing Liam, that’s why her test scores were a bit off and she felt the need to cheat. Why does the villainess have to be so petty and expose her?】

【Why isn't she falling for it? If she’d just let herself be framed, Liam would be completely won over by Lila's righteousness! Lila has worked so hard these past few days, he’s already falling for her! Our Lila is so adorable!】