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Chapter 34: sign and make a mark

"Ha!" Natalie scoffed. "I'm afraid you don't dare."

 

Zuri surveyed the group. "And what about the rest of you? Do you dare?"

 

Everyone looked at her as if she were an idiot.

 

"What's there to be afraid of?"

 

"Hmph, don't cry when you lose."

 

"We'll make sure you fulfill every single term."

 

They were all supremely confident.

 

"Very well," Zuri nodded approvingly, "keep up that confidence."

 

Zuri gestured for the waiter, who brought over two sheets of paper and a pen. She quickly wrote up a betting agreement, signing her name at the bottom.

 

"Take a look. If there's no problem, sign your names."

 

They scoffed but weren't reckless enough to sign without reading. Farida read through it carefully before confirming it was accurate. Only then did they each sign their names.

 

Everyone signed, except Saira.

 

Zuri's bright eyes looked at her, tossing the pen in her direction. "Sign it."

 

"I, I…" Saira looked at her with a pitiful expression.

 

"Don't pressure Saira."

 

"Saira is showing you respect. Don't be ungrateful."

 

Zuri had never seen where Saira had shown her any respect; behind her back, she was nothing but trouble.

 

"Respect? Not needed."

 

Zuri's blatant rejection angered the group.

 

Eduardo, who had been somewhat interested in Zuri, frowned slightly.

 

"Saira, just sign it. Stop defending someone like her."

 

Under the 'pressure' of the group, Saira finally signed her name.

 

After signing the betting agreement, the students who had been watching quickly recorded a video and uploaded it to the school network.

 

The school's network administrator, a secret admirer of Saira, had long despised Zuri. As soon as the post went live, he used his authority to highlight and pin it.

 

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zuri left the restaurant.

 

As she walked through the campus, people occasionally glanced at her while checking their phones.

 

"So that's Saira's sister."

 

"She's the one who stole the identity of the Lin family's eldest daughter."

 

"Coming from the slums, she still looks so shabby despite being in the Lin family."

 

"A girl who scored 280 points, daring to make a bet—she doesn't know her limits."

 

"I can't wait to see the Lin family's eldest daughter cleaning toilets."

 

"Same here."

 

"Next week's test was going to be annoying, but now I can't wait."

 

...

 

Ricardo commented, "Bro, your little desk mate is in for it. How could she be so dumb? It's clearly a trap, and she just walked right into it."

 

Kaden's cold gaze fixed on him. "Are you very concerned about her?"

 

"No, not at all. Why would I care about her? I'm just glad she's getting unlucky for your sake."

 

Kaden kicked him. "Scram."

 

"If I wanted to deal with someone, I wouldn't need anyone else to lift a finger."

 

Ricardo hurriedly nodded. "I was wrong. If Kaden wants to crush her, it would be as easy as squashing a bug."

 

Right at that moment, Zuri emerged from behind a tree and walked past them.

 

Ricardo and the others were stunned by her ghost-like appearance.

 

Zuri glanced at Kaden out of the corner of her eye, a mocking smile on her lips.

 

She didn't say anything, but somehow, it felt like she said everything.

 

Ricardo murmured, "Kaden, was she just provoking us?"

 

 

"You can be more confident and drop the 'was she.' She definitely was provoking Kaden," Rhett confirmed. "Kaden, should we stop her and teach her a lesson? Show her why flowers are so red?"

 

Kaden's dark eyes followed the slender, determined figure walking away. Rhett's words lingered in his ears as he turned to glare at him.

 

Rhett, intimidated by Kaden's gaze, stammered, "Boss, what's wrong?"

 

Kaden kicked him. "Do we look like gangsters?"

 

"We are…"

 

The last three words were swallowed back under Kaden's stern gaze.

 

We are gangsters!

 

Rhett silently grumbled in his heart.

 

---

 

"I can't wait for next week's test," Natalie said happily.

 

Saira couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

 

"Do you think Colin could have misread the report card?" Saira asked.

 

"Impossible. Even if Colin were blind, he couldn't mistake 580 for 280."

 

"Saira, don't worry. She's just putting on a brave face, like that loser Xuan Er. She was useless but always so arrogant."

 

"Look, who's that?" Naya pointed behind the school building.

 

The group followed her gaze and saw Rhea being cornered by Lila and her gang.

 

"Isn't that Zuri's good friend?"

 

"If we want to know Zuri's capabilities, we should ask her."

 

The four exchanged glances and walked over.

 

In the corner, Lila grabbed Rhea's hair, glaring at her viciously. "Did you think running away would make everything fine?"

 

"I'm sorry, I was wrong," Rhea whimpered.

 

"Do you think an apology can make up for our losses?"

 

"I, I'll pay for it."

 

Rhea's scalp hurt, but she didn't dare cry out.

 

Lila lightly slapped her cheek. "That's better. But you must repay it within a month. Otherwise, don't think you can stay at Windsor Academy. We have ways to kick you out."

 

Rhea, eyes red, nodded continuously.

 

"What are you doing?" Natalie and her friends strolled over, casting disdainful looks at the group.

 

Lila and her gang immediately put on fawning smiles.

 

"Natalie, we're just explaining the rules of Windsor Academy to the new student, so she doesn't make mistakes," Lila said with a smile.

 

"Right, Rhea?"

 

Lila's threatening gaze turned to Rhea.

 

Rhea dared not disobey and nodded meekly, looking like a mistreated daughter-in-law.

 

Natalie chuckled, not exposing their lie.

 

Rhea's timid eyes secretly observed Saira and her friends. She recognized them, especially the most beautiful one in the middle, Zuri's nominal sister.

 

Seeing bullies like Lila groveling before them, Rhea felt a surge of resentment. Not towards Lila or Saira, but towards Zuri.

 

If Zuri had helped her pay, stood by her side, Lila and her gang wouldn't dare to bully her.

 

In the end, it was all Zuri's fault. Because of her, she was being bullied by Lila and the others.


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Chapter 35: gossip

Samara asked with disdain, "Are you done educating her? We have some business with her."

 

"Yes," Lila replied, then left with her group.

 

Once they were gone, Natalie and her friends approached Rhea, scrutinizing her from head to toe. She was plain-looking, at best, dressed in ordinary clothes that altogether probably cost no more than two hundred yuan.

 

Extremely poor!

 

"I heard you're good friends with Zuri?" Samara asked.

 

Rhea, feeling nervous, didn't know how to respond. Judging by their demeanor, she couldn't tell if they were friends or foes and was unsure how to answer without implicating herself.

 

Noticing Rhea's hesitation, Naya smiled and said, "Don't worry. We just want to ask you something. We won't harm you."

 

Natalie sneered, "Hey, don't lump us together with those lowlifes like Lila."

 

Lowlifes?!

 

If Lila was considered a lowlife in their eyes, what did that make her?!

 

She didn't dare think further. Self-loathing and embarrassment welled up within her.

 

"Zuri and I grew up together. We were good friends, but now she keeps her distance," Rhea said, sounding both hurt and sad.

 

"Why else? Now that she has money, she doesn't want to associate with poor people like you. She's just a snob with no sense of loyalty," Samara scoffed.

 

Naya caught onto another detail. "You grew up together? So, you're also from the slums of the western suburbs?"

 

Rhea was about to nod but noticed the disdain in their eyes growing stronger, so she quickly shook her head. "No. I lived in a neighboring area and we happened to go to the same school and be in the same class."

 

"So, you know Zuri very well."

 

Rhea nodded.

 

"Tell us, what kind of person was Zuri? How were her grades? And what about her personal life?" Naya pressed.

 

"Don't lie to us. If we find out you lied, you won't want to know the consequences," Natalie threatened.

 

Rhea nodded fearfully. "Zuri often hung out with delinquents, always getting into fights. I heard she even had a child with one of those guys and then had an abortion."

 

Saira and her friends' eyes widened in shock.

 

"Is that true?" Saira asked urgently.

 

"I'm not sure, but everyone was saying it back then, and the details were very convincing. Often, people from outside the school would pick her up."

 

Samara and the others exchanged excited glances.

 

"And her grades? She took the Windsor Academy exam with you, right?"

 

"Her grades were average, not very good," Rhea said, her eyes downcast, shifty.

 

"That's all. You can go now," Naya said, waving her away like she was shooing a fly.

 

Rhea seethed inside but dared not show it. She couldn't afford to offend anyone here.

 

After Rhea left, Natalie exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, I never expected her life to be so colorful. Such an exciting life should be shared with more people, don't you think?"

 

Samara nodded with a smile.

 

Natalie quickly created an anonymous post online, exposing Zuri's past exploits with added embellishments, painting her as a promiscuous woman.

 

 

As soon as Zuri walked into the classroom, all eyes turned to her, filled with undisguised disdain and disgust.

 

"Pregnant, abortion, so disgusting."

 

Zuri paused, turning her head to look down at Shaina.

 

Shaina, frightened, leaned closer to her desk mate, watching Zuri warily. "What do you want?"

 

"Keep talking trash, and I'll wash your mouth myself."

 

Shaina fell silent.

 

Zuri's cold gaze swept around the room. "The rest of you too."

 

A chair suddenly crashed to the floor, and the classroom fell into a brief silence.

 

No one dared to speak.

 

Zuri pulled out a chair, sat down, and calmly took out her textbook from the drawer, diligently studying.

 

The rumors swirling outside didn't affect her at all.

 

In her previous life, she'd heard too many slanders and insults. She had built an impregnable wall around her heart back then.

 

This time, she wouldn't care.

 

Ricardo and the others entered the classroom, surrounding Kaden. They noticed that everyone was glued to their phones, except for one person in the corner who was deeply engrossed in her book.

 

"Kaden, do you think she's missing a screw? The stuff online has spread throughout the school, and she can still focus on studying."

 

Ricardo wasn't sure whether to admire her or think she was oblivious.

 

"Boss, do you think the things said online are true?" Rhett asked.

 

Kaden rolled his eyes at them. "Idiots."

 

Ricardo and Rhett exchanged confused looks.

 

Kaden, annoyed by their stupidity, kicked them away. He sauntered past Zuri, circling around her, then slouched over his desk to rest.

 

He tilted his head, his dark eyes fixated on her.

 

As he watched, he dozed off.

 

Zuri glanced at him out of the corner of her eye before returning her attention to her book.

 

In the afternoon, two impeccably dressed men in suits, exuding an air of professionalism, walked into the teaching building carrying briefcases.

 

After confirming the room number, an assistant knocked on the door.

 

The teacher looked at them curiously. "Who are you looking for?"

 

"Hello, we're from Xinrui Law Firm. Is Natalie here?" the leading man asked politely.

 

All eyes turned to Natalie, who looked bewildered. She didn't recognize these men.

 

"Yes, Natalie, step outside for a moment," the teacher said.

 

Natalie stood up and walked out of the classroom, puzzled.

 

The curious students, eager to know why lawyers were looking for her, perked up their ears.

 

"Hello, Natalie. I'm Zuri's attorney. Regarding your spreading of defamatory rumors online about my client, we have now formally initiated legal proceedings. This is to notify you both verbally and in writing."

 

Although the lawyer's voice wasn't loud, it was clear enough for students in the nearby classrooms to hear every word.

 

"What did you say?" Natalie gasped.

 

She never expected Zuri to hire a lawyer to sue her.

 

She'd done this sort of thing before, and it always ended without any consequences.

 

Who would actually hire a lawyer and take it to court?

 

Natalie was dumbfounded, as were the eavesdropping students.


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