Get Spoiled after Travelling into A Novel

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.”

it was too quiet in

moment. She turned around quickly and asked softly, “What’s going on? Weren’t you fine during

school was Milly. It must be her. Please help me! Can you ask Milly to let my family go? Besides, the

she caught a glimpse of Milly standing at the door, leaning lazily on the door

ordinary face, and even the big, thick glasses blocked most of her face. But how can

she looked thin and malnourished. She didn’t realise

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clenched her fists hard, her teeth chattering with jealousy. How could this girl from the countryside act so superior in front of her? I was the true

voice to sound normal, whispering. “Melanie, don’t

the other end of the phone, “Stephanie, you are

around and said gently, “Milly, I’m sorry. It

her lazily, not curious, and responded,

Milly, you already forgave me earlier, so can you just forget about the apology under

found it

educated Stephanie.

as “bankruptcy, “conflict,” “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 her, she can tell from

Stephanie, aren’t you and Melanie good friends? Since you are good

not know this since your just arrived, but the Spencer Group is nothing compared to our Burnett Group. She

to hold the frame of her glasses and continued to ask, “So, you mean that you don’t actually want to be friends with her, but

with you and making a bet with you, I didn’t know about any of these things. If I had known about it, I would definitely not have allowed her to slander you like this. I only reluctantly became friends with her

under the reflection of the glasses, “Oh, okay then.

didn’t expect that she would agree, “Thank you, Milly. Then, you can rest. I

turned around and