After her rebirth by Cici

Chapter 68

Cecil held the book, listening to Katniss talk. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were ice-cold.

Daryl and the gang knew Cecil well enough to see that Katniss might be in for some trouble.

"Cecil, looks like your charm's wearing off. Katniss hasn't even glanced your way all morning!" Byron teased with a smirk.

He and Daryl had assumed the new girl, Katniss, was just another one of Cecil's admirers.

They'd heard that Laura wanted to switch to the medical school just to be near Cecil, but her grades weren't good enough to make the cut.

Cecil's face darkened, sending out a clear warning, "You're talking too much!"

With that, Cecil strode forward, and Byron and Daryl quickly followed.

In the cafeteria.

"My dad found out I'm going abroad as an exchange student and said he's proud of me. If I hadn't stopped him, he would've thrown a three-day party," Juniper complained, looking glum. Katniss laughed and asked, "Have you set the date for going abroad?"

Juniper looked reluctant. "Yeah, it's set for December. But I don't want to leave you guys. I'm scared to go abroad alone, where everything's unfamiliar."

"You don't want to go? There are plenty of people waiting for your spot," Katniss teased.

"No way, I'm just kidding. If I don't go, my dad will have someone drag me there!"

Seeing Juniper shake her head vigorously, Katniss chuckled and then reminded her of the things she needed to prepare.

Halfway through, Juniper suddenly poked Katniss's arm, signaling her to look to the right.

Katniss's eyes

a lot since they last saw her. She looked gloomy and scary, with no one daring to

was a far cry from the previously arrogant and well-groomed

"What

trouble, her former friends abandoned her and started badmouthing her, revealing all the bad things she

for money. Now that Jackson had fallen, and it was all over the news for days, everyone knew Laura's family was bankrupt

away from Laura. Everyone has their own

Juniper said, finding Laura's gaze a bit scary. "She is looking at you like you're her enemy. She's

looked up but only saw Laura's

brows and obediently agreed

truth, she had nothing to fear. Jackson was arrested for his own crimes, and no matter how much Laura hated, it couldn't

Juniper went back to the dorm, and Katniss planned to

Katniss didn't see Laura staring at her as

and walked to the

faucet splashed onto her clothes, soaking them, but Laura seemed oblivious, focusing only on scrubbing the lunchbox,

moment, she

Are you okay?" Clara asked, looking

with an elegant coat, looking like a noble princess. In contrast, no matter how clean Laura's clothes were, they

by Clara's sudden appearance, Laura took a few steps back, hiding her worn lunchbox behind her. "Are you here to

was

made Laura

much of the world's coldness

bankrupt, and their villa was seized and auctioned off. She couldn't take anything with

to be kind

studying since her family couldn't afford it. Instead, she should get married while she could still fetch a