What?” said Theo, staring at Night Soldier in shock. “Ashley? Why?”
“Didn’t you just hear what I said?” said Night Soldier in a less-than-patient tone. “You helped Reagan with her schemes. You were an accomplice. Reagan may have been the mastermind behind the plan, but you helped, meaning I have no choice but to disqualify you from the Competition.”
Theo’s eyes were as wide as dinner plates now and his lip was trembling. He looked almost like he was about to cry.
I was torn. On one hand, I didn’t like Theo one bit. If he got disqualified from the Competition because Reagan cheated, then that would be just what a spoiled brat like him deserved.
On the other hand, I knew that Theo was innocent. He had no idea that Reagan had been cheating. He had genuinely believed that the only reason
