Unmasking Mrs. Newton's Secret Identities novel Chapter 1158

"Aren't you a professor, Mr. Murdoch? Why are you so unforgiving with your words? I heard you even in the hallway. This is considered bullying, you know—I'm within my rights to report you," Tommy said.

Only then did Edmund snap to his senses. He immediately directed his anger toward Tommy. "How is this any of your business? Do you think you won't—"

"Won't what?" Tommy didn't give him the chance to finish his sentence. "I can't comment on your academic achievements, but I can be certain about one thing—your character.

"It hasn't even been that long since this program started, but Helen here has been the subject of countless underhanded and sarcastic remarks from you. You aren't that upstanding of a person yourself, so what gives you the right to educate others?

"Also, the students asking Helen for pictures and her autograph is a sign of her popularity, as well as a testament to the close relationship between the students in this class. They weren't doing this during class, either. What did they do wrong?

"If you didn't look into the matter yourself, you don't have the right to comment about it. How much do you know about Helen, for you to describe her with such vicious words?"

Tommy didn't have many skills in his arsenal, but he was a master of standing up to his teachers. After the long speech, Edmund was momentarily at a loss on what to retort against.

Some of the students had long since been displeased at Edmund for always singling out Helen, so they stood up and took Tommy's side.

"Tommy is right, sir. Helen is innocent. I cornered her on the podium, and I asked her for her autograph and a photo together. She was kind enough not to refuse, but she shouldn't be blamed for my actions. If you have to punish someone, let it be me."

"Me too! I was involved as well!"

"I also cornered Helen, sir!"

"It's way too obvious that you're picking on her, sir!"

"Yeah! To be honest, I thought that the professor for this program would be easygoing, but Mr. Murdoch really disappointed me."

He'd graduated from a top university abroad and was sought after everywhere. As if he needed to bend down to his student of all people!

Helen scoffed. "Do teachers have special privileges? Can teachers accuse students of wrongdoing without any proof? Is there any book about how teachers don't need to apologize after making a mistake?

"You insulted me as a person just now. If you think that that's normal, I sincerely doubt your right to teach!"

"Helen is right. You should apologize for your mistake no matter who you are!" Tommy agreed.

"How dare you!" Edmund's face was flushed with rage. He scanned the classroom, trying to find support among his students which would enable him to leave this conversation with his dignity intact.

As expected, Megan rose from her seat. "You're way too unreasonable, Helen! Mr. Murdoch said all that for our sake; he just wants the class to be better. Why are you making things difficult for him?"