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\u201cThen find a way to make her divorce Curtis. Once she\u2019s no lo lowered her voice, lips curling. \u201cAn orphan like her will be easy\u00a0<\/p>\n
I to him\u2026\u201d Danielle\u00a0<\/p>\n
ush.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natasha nodded. \u201cYou\u2019re right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The reason the school required everyone to return today was to announce the study\u2013abroad placements for the Pastalia Architecture Exchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For students in the School of Architecture and Design, studying in Pastalia\u2013the cradle of art and architecture\u2013was a once\u2013in\u2013a\u2013lifetime opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even more incredible was that this year\u2019s group would be under the mentorship of one of the most renowned architects in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under his tutelage, even a stone could be turned into gold\u2013so imagine what a natural talent like Adriana could become.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because of the morning\u2019s chaos with Matthew and Natasha, Adriana arrived at the classroom a little late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone else was already there. After half a year of internships, the students were cheerful, chatting and laughing\u2014until Adriana walked through the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In an instant, the room fell silent. No one greeted her. No one even looked at her. They all tacitly agreed to pretend she didn\u2019t exist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana was used to it. After all, she had publicly exposed the school\u2019s unfair disciplinary decisions online. That had angered both the administration and her classmates, many of whom had even accepted money to slander her anonymously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, look who still has the nerve to show up,\u201d sneered Cheryl Poe as Adriana passed her desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before, Adriana would have pretended not to hear. She would have swallowed the insult and walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But today, she wasn\u2019t in the mood to endure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stopped right beside Cheryl and said clearly, her voice ringing through the room. \u201cAnd you? Someone who buys other people\u2019s designs and passes them off as your own? You\u2019ve got the nerve to talk about me? If you have the right to show up here, then I definitely do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cheryl\u2019s eyes widened in disbelief. Was this still the same Adriana who used to take insults in\u00a0<\/p>\n
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silence, never daring to talk back?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, do you have a death wish?\u201d Cheryl slammed her pal dare you talk to me like that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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desk, standing up. \u201cHow\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow should I talk to you then, Ms. Poc?\u201d Adriana shot back, lips curling in a cold smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was never as meek as they\u2019d imagined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had simply been enduring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCheryl, let it go,\u201d whispered the girl beside her, tugging her sleeve nervously. \u201cShe\u2019s gone crazy. She sent legal notices to everyone who badmouthed her online \u2026 We can\u2019t afford to mess with her now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cheryl\u2019s jaw tightened. She glared at Adriana, then sat down with a loud huff.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, we\u2019re all classmates. You shouldn\u2019t take the online stuff so seriously. I heard your rich boyfriend already had Mia, Camelia, and Linda arrested. So \u2026 maybe just forgive and forget?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, a classmate tried to ease the tension.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. We never bullied you back then. How about you tell your boyfriend to withdraw those legal notices?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana blinked. She was genuinely confused. She had no idea about any legal notices. \u201cWhat legal notices?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t play dumb. You\u2019ve got a powerful boyfriend now, and suddenly every student who ever said something bad about you online gets a legal notice. Acting all high and mighty \u2026 \u201d Someone snorted, clearly jealous of Adriana\u2019s new status.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d found herself a powerful backer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s got backing now. Of course, she\u2019s different.\u201d Another snorted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone was sniping at her, dripping with sarcasm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not one of them felt guilty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When an entire class joined in cruelty, they always believed they were the innocent ones. Adriana looked around at their faces and\u2013unexpectedly\u2013laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Curtis. He\u2019d actually sent formal legal warnings to every student who had spread rumors\u00a0<\/p>\n
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about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the downfall came, nobody\u2019s hands were clean\u2013and C of them answer for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
nded to make each one\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, you really think rich men can\u2019t see what you are? You\u2019re an orphan. He\u2019s just toying with you,\u201d Cheryl called from her seat, her tone mocking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana didn\u2019t bother responding. She simply found the whole thing ridiculous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the professor came in to announce the study\u2013abroad placements, Matthew was standing outside the classroom door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s exchange to Pastalia originally had four slots, but the administration has approved one additional placement\u2013specifically for Adriana.\u201d He didn\u2019t even dare meet her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Specifically approved for her? The irony wasn\u2019t lost on anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMelinda James, Shannon Brady, Linda Wright \u2026 \u201d The professor paused slightly at Linda\u2019s name, glancing instinctively toward Adriana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Linda had already been taken into custody. If she were convicted, her placement would be revoked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCheryl Poe\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe adjusted his glasses nervously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One by one, the names came out\u2013each attached to someone with connections too deep for him to offend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cheryl lifted her chin proudly, as if stealing someone else\u2019s opportunity was something to brag about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana Xander,\u201d the professor concluded with a strained smile. \u201cLet\u2019s congratulate our students.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The room fell silent. A few hesitant claps echoed before dying away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How ironic\u2013four original spots, all prearranged through favoritism.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everyone knew that, aside from Adriana, none of the others had earned it on merit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana raised her hands and applauded herself, breaking the silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The professor looked at her, flustered and embarrassed. He dared not say a word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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