Chapter 29 The Beginning of the Show

Stephanie suddenly lowered her posture to apologise. Not only because it was embarrassing to do so in front of the entire school but also because the swearing ceremony at Crestwood High required parental participation. The purpose was to inspire students‘ fighting spirit and to involve parents in assisting with the college entrance examination.

Although Carlos and Olivia had been taking care of their grandfather abroad and her brother, Jordan, was on a business trip, there were other parents at Crestwood High who stand in as the Burnetts‘ business partners. Stephanie did not want to take any risks, as she knew her family would disapprove of her actions. if they found out she was bullying Milly.

Therefore, despite her reluctance, she had to apologise.

Ding! A phone call rang suddenly.

Just as Stephanie was about to achieve her goal and avoid apologising in front of the whole school, a phone call interrupted the moment.

She ignored the ringing phone and continued to frown, She looks pitifully at Milly, attempting to steer the conversation away, “Milly, can we just forget about the apology under the national flag?”

However, the phone is ringing persistently.

Milly leaned against the door frame and didn’t answer directly. Instead, she said leisurely, “You’d better answer the phone first.”

Stephanie bit her lip and took out her phone reluctantly. The call was from Melanie.

Why did Melanie call me at this time?

After a brief pause, she answered the phone and heard Melanie’s anxious voice on the other end, “Stephanie, please help me. Our family is facing bankruptcy.”

not loud, but it was too quiet in the corridor. Milly overheard the conversation

a moment. She turned around quickly and asked softly, “What’s going on?

I shouldn’t have provoked in school, so someone attacked our family. The only person I had a conflict with in school was Milly. It must

her lips. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Milly standing at

fairy in the sunset. She had a very ordinary face, and even the big, thick glasses blocked most of her face. But how can she look like a fairy while standing there

she looked thin and malnourished. She didn’t realise when Milly started to

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with jealousy. How could this girl from the countryside act so superior in front

normal, whispering. “Melanie,

end of the phone, “Stephanie, you are so kind. You are

hanging up the phone, Stephanie turned around and said gently, “Milly,

her lazily, not curious, and responded, “Oh,

said softly, “It’s nothing. She just called me to ask me about my homework. Milly, you already forgave me earlier, so can you

found it

educated Stephanie. How did she become so

“pleading, and so on. These words can be easily connected together. She can guess what Melanie means. Although she doesn’t know if Melanie’s family bankruptcy has anything to do with

look and asked, “But Stephanie, aren’t you and Melanie

just arrived, but the Spencer Group is nothing compared to our Burnett Group. She only approached

“So, you mean that you don’t actually want to be

was the previous blog about posting your results to frame you or the later post about picking a fight with you and making a bet with you, I didn’t know about any

the reflection of the

agree, “Thank you, Milly. Then,

that, she turned around and left without

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