How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband

Lorna huffed and walked away without another word.

Dahlia, too, had left for class.

Soon after, Keira emerged from the shower, only to find Dahlia and Lorna had already left.

Morwenna was waiting for her, concern written all over her face. "Why don't you ask for help when you're bullied? Even if you're afraid to reach out to others, why not tell me? Aren't we friends?"

Fiddling with a towel, Keira responded with a mix of nervousness and helplessness. "I... I thought I could just bear it and it would pass. I'm used to it, really, it's nothing."

Morwenna's brow furrowed. "Used to it? How long have these people been bullying you?"

Keira lowered her head, staying silent.

With a stern tone, Morwenna pressed. "If you still consider me a friend, tell me."

Trembling slightly, Keira whispered, "Since freshman year. The Roberts family knows mine, and Sandra has known me since we were kids, though we weren't close. She knows I'm a nobody, that my family doesn't care, and she just wants to take advantage of me..."

Morwenna gasped. "So, you mean they've been bullying you for a whole year?"

Keira trembled again, biting her lip and nodding.

Morwenna was baffled.

someone endure bullying without

people were not like Norbert or Stuart, who had shown her kindness; she could understand bearing

her crew had no

"Why not fight back?"

need to survive. My parents

I was five, but

head bowed, causing Morwenna to feel even more

ingrained thoughts were hard

she couldn't stand by and watch Keira be bullied

Keira thought to herself

fight back in her childhood had only led to more intense

for not reflecting

she was a nuisance, nowhere near as

tell me. We're friends, and a little trouble doesn't scare me." Keira hesitated but eventually

was aware, she wouldn't just

whether she spoke up or

shouldn't have returned to school. Maybe taking a gap year

felt like she was only dragging Morwenna

now. If she dropped out of school and something happened to Morwenna