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

Stuart, who had shown her kindness; she could understand bearing a

Sandra and her crew had no connection to Keira,

"Why not fight back?"

to survive. My

when I was five, but I've always fought back against

remained silent, her head bowed, causing Morwenna to

ingrained

she couldn't stand by and watch Keira be

that moment, Keira thought to herself

back in her childhood

mother would blame her for not doing well enough, for not reflecting on her own faults and always blaming

was a nuisance, nowhere near

be pushy. But next time something happens, you must tell me.

was aware, she wouldn't just stand

made no difference whether she

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

felt like she was only dragging

she couldn't leave now. If she dropped out of school and something happened to Morwenna