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.

would someone endure bullying without fighting

people were not like Norbert or Stuart, who had shown her kindness;

crew had no connection to

"Why not fight back?"

to survive. My parents won't

needs parents? I lost my parents when I was five, but I've

causing Morwenna to feel even

sighed, knowing such deeply ingrained thoughts were

couldn't stand by and watch Keira be bullied

Keira thought to herself that

attempt to fight back in her childhood had only led to more

enough, for not

a nuisance, nowhere near as

But next time something happens, you must tell me. We're friends, and a little trouble doesn't scare me."

that she was aware, she

difference whether she spoke up or

felt she shouldn't have returned to school. Maybe taking

she felt like she was

of school and something