Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back

Those people around Arabella who had envied me altered completely. They

turned on me, like a pack of wolves, trampling all over my dignity. They isolated me, just like they had done to Miranda.

"Can't believe you had the nerve to write a love letter to the eldest Hawke brother? So desperate."

"The Hawke brothers are all about their little sister, what makes you think they'd notice you?"

"Look at your slut-like self, no wonder Dorian doesn't give you a second glance."

...

They gossiped, spreading rumors, calling me names. At first, I tried to stand up for myself, but as the voices grew louder, mine was drowned out.

I went to Arabella, hoping she'd stand by me. She just smiled. "I don't know why they're like this, but I'll try to talk to them."

I held onto that hope, even though I could see a hint of mockery in her eyes.

School was miserable, and I found myself heading to the bar more often, trying to drown out my sorrows. That was when I ran into Dorian again.

observed,

ignored him, but he simply picked me up and took me away from that

into him everywhere. Sometimes he'd stand up for me, other times he'd just

I had decided I didn't like him anymore. So

to appear. Until one day, he got hurt protecting me from a thug's

patched him up, and made him a

are your parents?"

just been me and the caregiver," I

terms with it; it

finished the meal

added, "Didn't you have a crush on me? I'm giving you

I don't like

darkened visibly at my words. "What did

understand why he was angry. I didn't care for him, or his

the isolation and

as a friend. She just wanted to

corner, I didn't want to waste time on this drama. I chose silence and endurance. t

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