This Time, I’m the Fool Chapter 09 Chapter 9 Toward the Light Maisie looked even more panicked than I did, desperately denying everything–until I played the surveillance footage. The video laid it all bare. It clearly recorded how she had screamed and smashed things in the dorm, how she had slipped sleeping pills into my cup when no one was around, and how, this time, she tried to kill me using toxic bacteria. In an instant, the room erupted. Everyone was stunned by what they saw. “My god, Maisie–we’re all classmates. How could you be this vicious?” “You’re like a demon. That’s terrifying.” […]
This Time, I’m the Fool Chapter 08 Chapter 8 When the Mask Finally Slipped When I returned to the dorm, Maisie was, as expected, in the middle of a meltdown. She was screaming like she’d lost her mind, smashing and throwing things everywhere. The moment she saw me, she went berserk, shrieking at the top of her lungs, “Naomi Forest! You stole my persona, and now you’ve stolen my man! Just you
This Time, I’m the Fool Chapter 07 Chapter 7 The Truth, Spoken Aloud I tracked Maisie down and confronted her in anger. But she brushed it off lightly, saying, “Oh, I always mix my words up. Besides, if you’re innocent, you’ve got nothing to fear–why are you reacting so strongly? Could … actually have hit the nail on the head?” After that, she even stuck her tongue out at me playfully. This time, I didn’t swallow it. Instead, I sent the screenshots straight into the group chat and addressed it head–on. Maisie, what you’re doing is defamation.‘ She fired back without a shred of guilt. ‘And how is this defamation? I heard you say it on the phone with my own ears! Do you dare swear to the heavens that you never said those words?!” I let out a cold laugh and threw her own words from my previous life right back at her. “How can you slander me like this? I clearly said “jogging buddy” and “jogging meetup.” I just have bad pronunciation, that’s all. Why are you so determined to wrong me? The group chat stayed silent. But not long after, a third person finally spoke–it was Vincent.
This Time, I’m the Fool Chapter 06 Chapter 6 The Card That Gave Her Away I smiled and still didn’t take it to heart. That was, until Maisie passed behind me and let out a deliberately dramatic gasp. “Oh my god, look at me–I accidentally grabbed Naomi’s student card and paid with it!” I turned around and met Maisie’s gaze coldly for a few seconds. She didn’t back down either, hostility flickering in her eyes. The next moment, I calmly pulled open my drawer. “Is that so? But my card… is right here.” Her eyes flew wide open as she dropped her gaze to the card in her hand–the one sitting in a card sleeve identical to mine. “Oh.” I looked as though I’d just remembered something. “The one you’re holding… I think it’s the dorm’s shared utilities card. I happened to buy an extra card sleeve at the time, so I just slipped it on.” In that instant, Maisie turned grave, and so did our two other roommates. “Maisie, so you used the dorm’s shared funds to treat us to dinner?!” Maisie’s lips moved, but no sound came out. “But…” I scratched my head, looking genuinely puzzled. “That sleeve is obviously different from your card. How did you even grab the wrong one?”
This Time, I’m the Fool Chapter 05 Chapter 5 The Trap She Set for Herself The next second, the cursor landed right on it. My eyes widened in shock as I shouted, “Not that one! You can’t click that!” But it was already too late. Maisie’s eyes lit up as she eagerly opened the folder, and then she even put on an innocent face. “Oh, sorry. My hand slipped.” Three seconds later, though, she froze when she saw what appeared on the screen. A video popped up- the surveillance footage from the night her exam admission slip had been ruined. Every frame was crystal clear, showing that she herself had “accidentally” spilled the coffee, then immediately turned around and blamed me for it, accusing me of being the one who did it. Maisie’s face drained of color as she scrambled to close the video, fingers flying in panic, but the damage was already done. The looks directed at her had shifted–from shock, to uproar, to open disgust–finally settling into pure contempt.
This Time, I’m the Fool Chapter 04 Chapter 4 A Trap on the Podium “What?!” Maisie’s expression instantly turned a multitude of colors. She stomped her foot, spat out a curse, and bolted out the door at full speed. I figured she was rushing to fix things. After all, she was the only one who wouldn’t be able to sit for the exam if this wasn’t resolved. Once the truth came out, the class chat finally relaxed. The anger died down almost immediately. Maisie, however, wasn’t so lucky. After scrambling all night, she still failed to replace her admission slip. Naturally, she missed the national professional exam the next day and could only wait an entire year to
