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.

endure bullying

Stuart, who had shown

her crew had no

"Why not fight back?"

need to survive. My

needs parents? I lost my parents when I was

her head bowed, causing Morwenna to feel even

sighed, knowing such deeply ingrained thoughts were

by and watch

moment, Keira thought to

fight back in her childhood

enough, for

would say she was a nuisance, nowhere near as good

sighed again. "Alright, I won't be pushy. But next time something happens, you must tell me. We're

she was

difference whether

have returned to school. Maybe taking a gap year

felt like she was only dragging Morwenna

and something happened