"What are you insinuating, Leo?!" Dan shouted in a hostile manner before Adrian could even respond. Dan had his fists clenched and his face looked slightly flushed from anger. However, before he could continue shouting at Leo, Adrian had placed a hand onto Dan's shoulder, shaking his head to ask Dan to stop.
"It's fine, Dan." Adrian said, giving a weak smile to Dan. Dan's face instantly softened when he faced Adrian, relaxing his entire body and showing that he wasn't going to shout anymore by lifting up both his palms in surrender.
Adrian heaved a sigh before giving Leo a complicated look. After a long, protracted silence, he finally replied in a low tone, "As all of you already know, since a few days ago, I have suddenly become the target of a smear campaign. Allegations that I'm a drug dealer appeared all over the school online forum and other social media."