Chapter 785: Chapter 785: Spitting Blood from Anger (3)

Seeing Julian Caldwell defend Winter Sullivan made Susan Caldwell’s stomach turn. When she recalled Vera Xavier’s words, the knot in her chest tightened.

While Julian Caldwell was in his study, she quickly called the Crowe residence. The family’s housekeeper answered. After Susan Caldwell identified herself, it just so happened that Skylar Crowe’s mother had returned home to grab some things for the hospital. The housekeeper promptly handed the phone to Mrs. Crowe.

Mrs. Crowe’s mood soured the moment she heard it was Susan Caldwell on the line. After Skylar Crowe had gotten injured earlier that day, she had told her mother everything.

Mrs. Crowe was not known for her good temper. In fact, she could be quite fiery.

Previously, hoping to curry favor with the Caldwell Family, she had always approved of Skylar Crowe being friends with Susan Caldwell. But during summer break, Skylar had gone out with Susan and ended up with a broken arm. Now, thanks to Susan again, she had been thrown into the hospital.

The Crowe Family was fairly well-established in Veridia, so they certainly weren’t going to let the matter of Skylar Crowe being beaten and hospitalized slide. They immediately contacted the university to demand an explanation.

The dean of Skylar Crowe’s college felt utterly humiliated by the events at today’s showcase. Her college had been on track to place in the top three. But because of the incident with Skylar, morale had plummeted, and with Skylar’s shooting score wiped to zero, they had nearly finished in dead last!

Unsurprisingly, the dean of Skylar’s college was in a foul mood. He blew Skylar’s actions at the showcase out of proportion, framing the incident as a stain on the entire university’s honor. He then severely questioned Skylar’s character, chewed out Mrs. Crowe over the phone, and told her to come take her daughter home. The university, he informed her, had decided to expel Skylar.

So, not only did Mrs. Crowe fail to get an explanation from the university, she got an earful instead. The school even refused to cover Skylar Crowe’s medical expenses.

Mrs. Crowe was left reeling from the tirade. She was a woman who cared about her dignity; when had she ever been berated like that?

This left her with a spark of anger toward Skylar as well. She knew that while her daughter was impulsive, she wasn’t malicious or clever enough to be a true schemer. The plot didn’t sound like Skylar’s handiwork at all. After some careful questioning, Skylar confessed, implicating Susan Caldwell and mentioning Vera Xavier’s role in the affair.

And so, hearing Vera Xavier’s name for the first time, Mrs. Crowe immediately marked her as a dangerous person.

She wasn’t a particularly reasonable woman. As a parent, even if your child was a little monster, they were *your* little monster, and you had to stand up for them no matter what.

So Mrs. Crowe had already made up her mind to go to Veridia University and settle the score with Vera Xavier. At the same time, however, a deep sense of disgust for Susan Caldwell had taken root.

And so, in a voice dripping with sarcasm, she said, "Thanks to you, Miss Caldwell, my Skylar is in the hospital. She can’t take your call. If you have any conscience left, you’ll stay away from my daughter from now on. We Crowes are a humble family; we can’t hope to associate with the great Caldwells!"

Hearing Mrs. Crowe’s words, Susan Caldwell knew that everything Vera Xavier had gloated about earlier was true. It felt like a venomous snake had just sunk its fangs into her heart, flooding it with a toxic mix of hatred and rage.

But she wasn’t about to give up a useful pawn like Skylar Crowe so easily. In a rare show of restraint, she swallowed her anger and said, "Mrs. Crowe, how can you say such a thing? Skylar and I grew up together—we’re like sisters. How could I ever bear to see her get hurt?"

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