From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 115

No mistake Anthea glanced back with a slight turn of her head, her clear eyes free of any imperfection Tht Anthea Don’t tell me you don’t recognize me, Lizzie?”

The original Anthea was known for her vulgar tastes and foolish behavior, a social pariah despite her family’s fortune Heavy makeup was her armor. Though she was an heiress, her classmates looked down on het, with no one willing to associate with her. Lizzie, her deskmate, was the only friend she had in class.

Far from shunning Anthea, Lizzie always stood by her, ready to leap to her defense whenever someone tried to bully her.

Holy smokes! Stunned, Lizzie could only gape.

That voice was unmistakably Anthea’s, but that face…

Lizzie swallowed hard, with her eyes wide with disbelief. Anthea always caked on makeup and never seemed to care for the dress code, but without her mask of cosmetics, she was strikingly beautiful.

Not only was Lizzie thrown for a loop, but the whole class was also shell–shocked upon catching a glimpse of Anthea’s makeup–free face for the first time in nearly three years.

“Ann, you look stunning without makeup!” Lizzie exclaimed. “I always told you that you’d be gorgeous In nature, but you never believed me!”

As Anthea’s close friend, Lizzie had repeatedly urged her to forgo makeup, to no avail. But now, after a summer break, Anthea had embraced her natural look.

“Yeah,” Anthea nodded, “I’m done with makeup for good.”

“For real?” Lizzie lit up her face.

“Absolutely!”

Lizzie grinned. “That’s more like it! You’re even prettier than the school’s beauty now. I bet you’ll dethrone her in no time!”

a subtle sound filled the

long legs carrying her to the front of the fourth group. Resting her hands on the desk, she towered over the boy

“Hand it over.”

ears turning a bright

phone,” Anthea said

trembling hands, the boy fished out his phone and handed it

handed the phone back to him. “Don’t

mumbled, taking back the

realized

Anthea unlocked his phone and deleted the photo? Holy cow!

just now!” Lizzie

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beautiful?” Anthea raised an eyebrow playfully.

gosh, Ann, since when did you become so vain?” Casually pulling out a textbook, Anthea replied, “Am I

Lizzie was speechless.

“Anthea, the homeroom teacher wants to

Anthea stood and made her

middle–aged homeroom teacher, looked up

to see me?” Anthea stood at the

recall such a student

in disbelief, his expression a roller

semester’s report card. “Take

card, her