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

had shown her kindness;

had no connection

"Why not fight back?"

need to

parents when I was five,

bowed, causing

deeply ingrained thoughts were

couldn't stand by and

to herself

to fight back in her childhood had only

well enough, for not reflecting on her

would say she was a nuisance, nowhere

I won't be pushy. But next time something happens, you must tell me. We're friends, and a little trouble doesn't scare me." Keira hesitated

was aware, she wouldn't just

whether she

have returned to school. Maybe taking

coming back, she felt like she was

school and something happened to Morwenna because of