Some boys were beating Marco badly when Kevin grabbed one of their hands.
"Stop, Henry," Kevin said, glaring at him.
"Not stopping, what will you do?" Henry threatened, glaring back.
"I'll ruin you," Kevin threatened, shaking off his hand in anger.
"Try me." Henry clenched his fist, about to strike Kevin.
But before he could, Kevin landed a powerful punch to his stomach, and in an instant, the university ground turned into a battlefield. On one side, Eric was fighting some boys, while Kevin was on the other. Marco, injured, sat in one place.
"Eric… Kevin, stop! Are you both out of your minds?" Emilia, Mira, and Liana rushed outside to stop Eric and Kevin, while Luna and Kai moved toward Marco.
Just then, some university staff from the administration arrived and stopped them. They took Eric, Kevin, and the other boys with them.
"Mr. Mark and Mr. Steven, what was all that about?" the Head of the Department, Mr. Mike, asked both of them, looking serious.
"Sir, those boys started it," Eric said, trying to control himself.
"Any evidence?" Mr. Mike asked, eyeing them.
"You can check the CCTV footage. The evidence will be right there," Kevin said, glaring at Mr. Mike, who then played the CCTV recording.
"You could have informed the faculty," Mr. Mike said, still serious.
"If they had given us a chance, we would've told them," Kevin retorted, emphasizing every word.
"Young man, control your anger," Mr. Mike said, offering Kevin a glass of water.
"Alright, both of you are getting your first and last warning. As for the rest of them, we'll deal with them separately," Mr. Mike concluded and asked them to leave.
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"Man, I've been beaten so badly, my bones still hurt," Marco kept repeating as he moved from sitting to standing.
"I think you're exaggerating. It wasn't that bad," Kevin laughed, looking at him, while Liana just kept watching Kevin, who looked hot in his blue shots and sleeveless shirte.
"What's going on?" Mira asked teasingly.
"He looks hot," Liana said, taking a sip from her bottle, her gaze fixed on Kevin, who was teasing Emilia.
And for some reason, Liana felt a little jealous.
"Emilia!" Kevin called out to her, who was standing in front of him.
"Yeah?" Emilia tossed a playful glance his way.
"I need to talk to you," Kevin said, staring at her.
"About what?" Emilia asked, confused.
"Not here, somewhere else," Kevin said, taking her hand and leading her away.
Liana watched them leave and for a moment, stood up from her seat, feeling something stir within her.
•••••••••••••••••
"This is so beautiful," Emilia said, admiring the table in front of her.
"I need to tell you something, Emilia," Kevin began.
"What?" Emilia's heart was racing.
"Emilia, I'm not as rich as you are. But I'll try my best in the future to give you everything you wish for, everything you deserve," Kevin said, gazing into her ocean-green eyes.
"Are you proposing to me?" Emilia asked, looking at him in surprise.
"Yes," Kevin replied, taking her hand in his.
"Would you want to spend your future with me? Be my wife?" Kevin asked, kissing her hand.
Emilia blushed deeply; her heart overwhelmed.
"Yes… yes… yes!" she exclaimed with joy. This was everything she ever wanted, and she had received it without even asking.
Kevin placed her hand on his shoulder, and in the next moment, he pulled her into a tight embrace, gently moving her golden hair from her neck.
Meanwhile, Liana had witnessed everything from a distance, her eyes filled with tears as the moment broke her heart.
She turned away, unable to watch any longer. But it wasn't just Liana—others too, witnessed the moment, and it broke them in their own way.
Liana couldn't bear to see Emilia and Kevin together anymore. She followed Liana out of sight, her heart breaking as she went.
A little later, Emilia and Kevin returned, hand in hand, to the group.
"What's up, bro?" Kai asked Kevin, noticing their closeness.
"She says, yes," Kevin said loudly, while Emilia blushed and covered her face with her hands.
"Oh my god! My girl's no longer mine," Luna dramatically exclaimed.
Emilia rushed over and hugged Luna. "I'll always be there for you," she said, holding her tight.
Mira smiled as she remembered what Liana had said earlier. She wondered if Liana would be hurt now.
"A hot girl snagged a hot guy," Liana teased, walking up to Emilia, but she couldn't even hold back the happiness that spread across her face.
"You've been hiding your cards well," Eric said, hugging Kevin.
The group then began to play basketball, laughing and joking, when suddenly, Emilia's foot got caught on Kai's, and she fell directly into Kevin's arms.
"Apple pie, don't make things awkward for me," Kevin whispered, his arms wrapped around her waist as he held her close.
Emilia turned completely red at his words and immediately pulled herself away from him.
"Have some consideration, Emilia and Kevin, there are single people here too," Kai had said, teasing them.
"We haven't taken the responsibility for all you single people," Kevin, being Kai's friend, replied without any restraint.
"Yeah, yeah, if it were up to you, you'd be sending us straight to a honeymoon trip," Marco had said this time.
"For the first time in my life, I liked what you said, Marco," Kevin said, moving forward to kiss his forehead.
"Ugh... I'm not Emilia. Keep your kisses to yourself," Marco had pushed him away. Everyone around them had burst into laughter, seeing their awkward situation.
"By the way, Eric, who wore the nightie last night?" Kevin asked, thinking for a moment.
At that, Kai tried hard to hold back his laughter, while Eric's mouth was open in shock, and Marco's expression was priceless.
"By the way, girls, Marco could beat you all in hotness," Eric had addressed all the girls.
"What do you mean?" Liana and Emilia had asked in unison.
"You look amazing in that nightie. I swear, for a moment, my heart was completely dishonest," Eric had teased Marco.
"Stay away from me, got it?" Marco had pushed him away.
"My love, please don't do this to me!" Eric, Kevin, and Kai had said together, chasing after him.
"Emilia, stop your boyfriend!" Marco had shouted, calling out to her.
"Marco, let's see you wear the nightie," Emilia, Liana, Luna, and Mira had spoken together.
"You all have no shame left, do you?" Marco had said, running as Kevin and Eric had managed to catch him.