Chapter 25

I bit my lower lip. "And you said I dragged you in this mess. Should I ask Rogie to protect you too?"

She waved her hand. "No need. Lisa can't touch me."

My brow raised. "Why?"

"Because honey..." Isa grinned from ear to ear. "I am a princess."

I laughed at her joke. But even though she's grinning like a madman, I saw the seriousness in her eyes. Princess or not, I did not want her to be bullied because she accompanied me in the hallway.

"You should be careful too when you walk outside," I said.

She nodded and we both turned our heads to the front when a teacher enter the classroom.

My heart was beating hard against my chest when I walked towards him. He was staring at me, scrutinizing me under his gaze. I, too, was staring at him. I did not know if I should stalk to him or to walk outside the classroom. But I found myself holding his gaze like how he was holding mine.

My feet stopped in front of him. He was still sitting on his chair like a king, legs spread apart and arms cros