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.”

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

She turned around quickly and asked softly, “What’s going on? Weren’t

with in school was Milly.

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

orange light, she looked like a 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

Stephanie’s memory, she looked thin and malnourished. She didn’t realise when Milly started

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from the countryside act so superior

to sound normal, whispering. “Melanie, don’t be sad. Don’t worry. I will help you and plead to

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

around and said gently, “Milly, I’m sorry. It was Melanie who called just

at her lazily, not

just called me to ask me about my homework. Milly, you already forgave me earlier, so can you just forget about the apology under the national flag? After all, it was Melanie who made a bet with you,

found it

know how the Burnetts educated Stephanie. How did she become so

now, she just vaguely heard words such 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

blinked, tilted her head, mimicked her innocent look and asked, “But Stephanie, aren’t you and

but the Spencer Group is nothing compared to our Burnett Group. She only approached me for her benefit. You also know

and continued to ask, “So, you mean that you don’t actually want to be friends with her, but she is pestering

little when she heard her tone and nodded quickly, “Yes, she was the one who pestered me. Whether it 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 of these things.

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

agree, “Thank you, Milly. Then, you can rest.

that, she turned around and left without any