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.

crying," he observed, his voice

me up and took me away from

then on, I seemed to run into him everywhere. Sometimes he'd stand up for

front of everyone and humiliated me, I had

attention to him, the more frequently he seemed to appear. Until one day, he got hurt protecting

took him to my place, patched him up, and

your

back. It's just been me and the caregiver," I said,

to terms with it; it didn't bother

then finished the meal I made. "It's really good,"

you have a crush on me? I'm giving you a chance now,

"No, I don't like

visibly at my words.

why he was angry. I didn't care for

the isolation

me as a friend. She

graduation around corner, I didn't want to waste time on this drama.

"I..."