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

shown her kindness; she could understand bearing a little

Sandra and her crew had no connection to

"Why not fight back?"

just need to survive. My parents won't

I lost my parents when I

head bowed, causing

ingrained thoughts were hard

couldn't stand by and watch Keira be bullied

to herself that resistance

attempt to fight back in her childhood

well enough, for not reflecting

father would say she was a nuisance, nowhere near as good as

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

that she was aware, she wouldn't just

no difference whether she

to school. Maybe taking a gap year

coming back, she felt like she was only

If she dropped out of school and something happened to Morwenna because of Sandra, she would