Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 805

From where Sybil stood, she could see the color drain from Edna's face in an instant. In a split second, her commanding, smug composure crumbled into panic and disbelief.

"No... that's impossible... It's only been one day, how could—"

Sybil cut her off. "Public opinion turns on a dime. You came home yesterday, crashed into bed, and slept like the dead. Anything could've happened while you

were out."

"Carlson—that little rat! Causing trouble on the campus forum wasn't enough for him? He—he actually dared to take it public?!"

"Why wouldn't he?" Sybil retorted. "You threatened to ruin his future, to stop him from graduating. What's worse than that? When you back someone into a corner, sometimes they leap. He'd rather take his chances than sit here and wait for you to destroy him!"

Crack-

Edna slapped her hard across the face.

"Whose side are you on, huh? If I go down, you think you'll be any better off?!"

But this time, Sybil didn't cry out or fight back. She just slowly turned her head, the side of her face already swelling where she'd been hit. The force of it spoke for itself.

you staring at me for?!" Edna

broken wing. Watching you wrap yourself up in your own web, so sure of yourself, only to come crashing down. Watching

Edna raised

time, Sybil caught her wrist, yanked it aside, and shoved her hard against the

I'm a person, not your slave, and not your

you trying to

you were, your reign is over. Face

raw, triumphant

face, sneering. "You really think this-this little scandal can bring me down? I'm a tenured professor at Kingswell University! I've published dozens of papers, won awards, brought so múch recognition to the department. You think one student's lies can destroy me? If I'm guilty, the

her voice mocking, laughter bubbling up again.

official statement. You've been fired!

"No... that can't be...

swiped at her phone, and held up the

data... Misappropriated authorship... Negligence and misconduct... Inappropriate language... Dereliction of teaching

of teaching credentials... Papers withdrawn,

No! I'm a leading professor! I'm the backbone of the department! My performance reviews are spotless! There's no way

the living room, knocking things to the floor,