Threat

After Fred left, he headed straight for the dormitory in a fit of anger.

At that moment, a hurried set of footsteps came from behind him.

"Fred!"

Hearing Vivian's voice, Fred finally paused his steps and turned around.

Vivian quickened her pace, arriving in front of Fred and stopping.

"Fred, I'm sorry, I dragged you down into this."

Fred squeezed out a smile and comforted her, "It has nothing to do with you, Vivian. You're a victim just like me."

Vivian's eye sockets turned red, carrying a bit of choked-up grievance.

"How could Teacher Kaecilius be like this? It was obviously all Lena's fault..."

"Hmph hmph." Fred sneered, his expression turning gloomy.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, he mocked, "Who asked Lena's aunt to be a former squad member of Kaecilius's?"

"Her connections are much closer than the two of us ordinary apprentices!"

"Th... then the teacher shouldn't be showing favoritism so obviously!" Vivian accused with an expression of indignation.

She stomped her small foot and said, "Teacher Kaecilius's performance today was really disappointing."

Yet immediately following that, she blinked her pretty big eyes, inadvertently lifted her gaze to peek at Fred, and said in a small voice, "Fred, doesn't your aunt also know Teacher Kaecilius?"

Fred narrowed his eyes, nodded with an impassive expression, and said, "My Aunt Lenora does indeed know Kaecilius."

"Not just Kaecilius!" he flaunted smugly, "Her elder even knows the Sorcerer Supreme!"

Naturally, Fred wouldn't tell Vivian that his so-called 'acquaintance' was merely catching a glimpse of The Ancient One's back from afar...

Yet upon hearing this, Vivian's eyes lit up instantly.

In her heart, she gloated secretly, Great! I didn't expect that idiot Fred's Aunt Lenora would actually know such a big shot!

Vivian quickly looked left and right, raised her small hand,