Shania turned her head, and she caught Serena Sterling’s bright and clear eyes. Serena gently held her hand and said to her, "Shania, I believe you." Shania paused, a warm feeling flowing in her heart, "Serena, it’s really not me, Joan Alden is lying, everything he said isn’t true." "I know." Serena said, leading Shania by the hand to stand before Joan Alden. The onlookers saw Serena coming, and they subconsciously stepped back a bit, curious about what Serena would do. Yasmine Sterling was also watching Serena, keen to see what tricks she might pull. At this moment, two people walked through the corridor, it was that sleepy man with his subordinate. The subordinate spoke up, "Second Young Master..." Zane Crawford raised a hand, signaling the subordinate to shut up. The subordinate promptly went silent. Serena looked at Joan Alden, her pair of clear eyes emitting a sharp and penetrating light, "Group Leader Joan, I’ve seen shameless people, but never someone as shameless as you. Now, apologize to Shania immediately!" "I... apologize to Shania?" Joan Alden laughed, "Serena, who do you think you are, why should I listen to you? You should first deal with your own issues." Serena’s gaze suddenly turned cold, then she swiftly lifted her foot and kicked Joan Alden’s knee. Joan Alden didn’t expect Serena to attack him in public, and with such speed and precision. He only felt a sharp pain in his knee, and with a thud, he dropped to one knee. The crowd gasped in shock, utterly stunned. Joan Alden instantly broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, he looked angrily at Serena, "Serena, you actually..." Before he could finish speaking, Serena kicked his other knee. With a thud, Joan Alden dropped to both knees, kneeling in front of Shania. Not to mention the onlookers, even Shania was stunned. The pharmacy, bustling with discussions earlier, suddenly became silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Serena looked coldly at Joan Alden, her words were directed at Shania, "Shania, we got bitten by a dog, do we reason with the dog?" Shania replied quickly, "Of course not." "When a dog bites us, we of course take a stick and beat it back hard!" Serena gave Shania a piercing gaze, "Shania, raise your head, stand tall!" This update is available on NoveI-Fire.ɴet Shania didn’t know what Serena intended to do, she only knew that Serena’s aura was incredibly strong now, she had to follow her lead. Instantly, Shania raised her head, stood tall, almost like a soldier. Serena moved her red lips, "Shania, have you ever slapped someone? Joan Alden is yours, try slapping him hard!" Joan Alden, already sweating from pain, was utterly furious. He had been a top student since childhood and had never been humiliated , especially by Serena whom he looked down upon. Joan Alden attempted to stand up, "Serena, I don’t hit women, don’t force me to hit a woman... hiss!" Joan Alden groaned in pain because as he attempted to stand, Serena quickly placed a small hand on his shoulder, discreetly inserting a silver needle into his acupoint. Joan Alden felt weak all over, unable to summon any strength, let alone stand up. Serena looked at Shania, "Shania, hit him!" Normally, Shania would never dare to hit Joan Alden, but now with Serena, she felt grounded. Her self-conscious plumpness made her straight, and recalling Joan Alden’s humiliation, she raised her hand and gave Joan Alden a hard slap. A crisp slap sound echoed through the silent hall, causing Joan Alden’s entire face to tilt. "Joan Alden, this slap is for all the slander and humiliation you inflicted on me, I never hurt Serena, all this was your doing!" With that, Shania raised her hand and gave Joan Alden another slap, "This slap is my formal notice to you, it wasn’t you who broke off the engagement with me, it’s me breaking it with you! I’m kicking you away now, before I was blinded and foolish to like you!" The crowd was astonished at the scene, the formerly pitiful Shania now brimmed with confidence, radiant, as if she’d transformed into someone else. People even thought her slapping Joan Alden had an inexplicable swiftness to it. Yasmine Sterling’s expression stiffened too, she hadn’t expected Serena to take charge so powerfully and dominantly alongside Shania, it was quite impressive. Just then, Yasmine looked up and saw Piper Pace arriving hastily, she quickly smiled, "Director Pace, you’re here. Serena, better stop now, the forum is full of negative news about your affair, and now you’re inciting Shania to openly strike Group Leader Joan in the institute, the impact is really awful!" Serena let go of Joan Alden, who then collapsed to the ground. At this moment, Piper Pace arrived, furious. The institute’s forum was in chaos due to Serena’s affair, and now Joan Alden’s face was gleaming with two bright red handprints, which infuriated Piper Pace, who spoke sternly, "Serena Sterling, what do you think the institute is? Instead of reforming, you’re causing trouble in public, should I expel you from the institute?" Joan Alden wished he could tear Serena and Shania apart, but being physically weak, he could only express feeble fury, "Director Pace, you must stand up for me!" Shania quickly replied, "Director Pace, this matter started because of me, I hit Joan Alden, and I’ll explain it all to the dean!" Piper Pace looked at Shania, frowning slightly, Shania’s status made it difficult for her... Then Serena pulled Shania behind her, "Director Pace, this matter is directed at me, so I’ll take full responsibility." Piper Pace snorted, "Serena, come with me to the office!" Yasmine Sterling was excited, having watched the drama unfold, now the real show was about to start. With Director Pace’s temper, she would surely expel Serena. At that moment, Serena spoke, "Director Pace, I’ll go to your office to handle my matters, but Joan Alden’s issue hasn’t been settled, let’s resolve his matter first!" Everyone’s expression changed, even Piper Pace said, "Serena, you’ve already made Joan Alden , what more do you want?" Serena let out a soft smile, "Director Pace, yesterday Joan Alden snatched Shania’s phone and left her on the highway, did he not violate privacy rights and threaten personal safety? Now I want to call the police!"