Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 745 Side Story: Childhood Sweetheart 5

After stepping into the school, Alice quickly found her classroom location, walked in, and sat.

Looking at her panting, her desk mate Lynne grabbed a tissue and wiped her sweat, saying, "What happened today? Did you see a ghost?"

"It's scarier than seeing a ghost."

Alice managed to calm down, but the next second, she was startled by the announcement over the intercom. "Students who have reached their respective classrooms, please hurry downstairs to gather in the Dauntless Hall."

"We'll talk later. Let's head downstairs to the flag-raising ceremony first."

The Monday flag-raising ceremony was a fixed routine, and every student had to participate.

Alice nodded and, after setting her backpack down, followed Lynne downstairs.

Standing in formation, Alice looked up through the glaring sunlight at the podium and unexpectedly saw a blurry figure up there.

She couldn't see clearly without her glasses, but she felt a sense of familiarity.

Lynne nudged her arm with an expectant look in her eyes. "Can you see the person on the podium? He's so handsome, right?"

"Handsome?"

Alice shrugged it off.

The Winthrop Family, the Damazio Family, and the Joneson Family were all full of handsome guys. Anyone you picked out would be uniquely handsome. After spending so much time surrounded by them, she had developed an immunity to handsome guys.

However, as she pondered this, she discreetly started ranking the guys from her family in her mind.

Liam always enjoyed pulling her hair and playing pranks on her. He ranked last.

Cameron had always been gentle, treating her incredibly well. Unfortunately, his looks were slightly overshadowed by the others, placing him third.

Ethan and Damian...

Both of them had their own charm. After all, Ethan's father was a former A-list actor in the entertainment industry. Even though Miss Lisa wasn't as good-looking as Miss Elspeth, Ethan and Damian still held their own.

gritted her teeth and put Damian

she feared Damian, but he truly was the

finished sorting her thoughts, a familiar voice reached her

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for becoming a part of Damoria High School. Secondly, I have an announcement to make. Starting today, I

Principal… Principal?

eyes widened. "How can

from Damian's voice, it was dead

hear her, but even the person on the

any

at her. For some reason, his tone carried a hint of fondness

"No, no."

head after saying that to avoid ridicule

the top-ranked student in her grade and with her name and photo always at the top of the honor roll, she was

on with Alice? Does she have

be our senior, who's a few years older than us. How

Damian was always protective of Alice. He seemed really

are close. They grew up playing together,

happened later? They suddenly stopped appearing together as if they broke off

"Shh..."

overwhelmed as she kept her

these things, and their relationship almost shattered

from back then, she felt

in a vice grip, leaving her lost for

The people around her noticed her

She took a deep

really heard what was said on the podium due to her emotional turmoil, only snapping back to

assembly is over. Alice, come to

pond, the gossip

pressure from everyone, Alice walked

Damian, looking at him and offering a smile. "Damian, uh, Principal, did you need something from

"Come with me."

follow him and led her