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,

but he simply picked me up and took me away from

into him everywhere. Sometimes he'd stand

everyone and humiliated me, I had decided I didn't like him anymore. So whatever he did now,

he got hurt protecting me from a thug's revenge. I was terrified, but he refused to go to the

took him to my place, patched him up, and made

your parents?" he

they never came back. It's just been me

to terms with it;

for a moment, and then finished the meal I made. "It's really good," he

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

paused. "No, I don't like you

darkened visibly at my words. "What did

I didn't care for him, or his

learned that the isolation and rumors

Arabella. She never considered me as a friend. She just wanted to see me

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

"I..."