"I heard you got into a fight and ended up in the hospital. I thought you wouldn't make it. Is the injury serious?"
The voice was neither loud nor soft, words clear as day.
It seemed like a caring inquiry, but it deftly revealed the reason for Oliver Scott's injury.
—Hospitalized due to a fight.
That's not a reason one would associate with Oliver Scott.
Here, both teachers and students, anyone who has ever paid attention to the city rankings, knows the name Oliver Scott. The impression everyone has of Oliver is "excellent both academically and personally," "multitalented," "top scholar," a mountain that can't be crossed in most students' minds.
A student like that, how could he be involved in "fighting"?
"Did he really get into a fight?"
"Couldn't tell at all."
"Getting hospitalized after a fight, that's too weak."
"Wow, at least not all-around talented."
…
Small murmurs spread instantly.
