Chapter 294

The moment the video call connected, Juliana was greeted by a strikingly handsome face.

Her eyes widened in surprise, and she was about to get a closer look when her phone was suddenly snatched away. Turning around, she saw Cordelia swiftly grabbing the phone from behind and handing it over to Merry.

Merry shot Juliana a wary glance.

Juliana was stunned, feeling a sense of déjà vu. That quick glimpse... it felt eerily familiar. Could it be... Bland?

Impossible. How could it be Bland?

She must have been seeing things.

Looking back at Merry, if Merry and Bland were that close, Bland could easily usher her into the glamorous world of Hollywood. Why bother with the grueling auditions for the Ontoky City Film and Animation Academy?

So, she must have been mistaken.

Merry was already glaring at her. "Juliana, didn't your folks teach you not to mess with other people's stuff? What's with your low-class behavior?"

Low-class?

That set Juliana off. "Oh, and you're high-class? Obsessing over a celeb who's already taken. I don't know whether to call you shameless or just delusional!"

Merry, never one to lose a verbal spar, scoffed. Juliana's words were like water off a duck's back. "What about you? Sorted things out with your fiancé yet? Weren't you two at each other's throats just yesterday?"

That hit a nerve with Juliana, leaving her fuming and breathless with indignation.

Ever since Hayley transferred, Juliana felt isolated, her grievances and bitterness finding no outlet, making her lash out without a care for appearances.

At that moment, Merry's words made her glance at Hanley in the front row.

He seemed oblivious to the drama unfolding behind him, engrossed in his work, which only fueled her anger further.

Just yesterday, Hanley had snapped at her, suggesting they call off the engagement if she was so bothered by it. Men are all the same, heartless.

Taking a deep breath, Juliana tried to collect herself and focused on distributing the examination papers instead.

in, blasting English songs, completely tuning out the commotion

Bland, so she settled for a quick text

healed within

steadily improved, breaking into the top hundred. With a solid foundation,

bottom to rank around five hundred, a jump of a hundred

up. Only through effort could he live without regrets. Life smoothly sailed towards the year-end, with underclassmen

deliver a pep talk

the floor. Both bent down to pick it up, their hands brushing against each other beneath

broke the silence. "Juliana, what

not break off the engagement? I promise

me, say I was inconsiderate, anything. I've given you plenty of time. Why hasn't your family approached mine

break it

too much. If your family doesn't reach out by the new year, I'll have to initiate the break-off. I've given

plea turned hysterical, "Hanley! Can't you even let us have a peaceful New Year? How can you be

Juliana grabbed him, pressing his hand against her and kissing it,

away, "Don't do this. It only makes you

years we've shared, I'll give you till the

words, he left, leaving

the situation awkward for Merry and Cordelia, who had

there they were, hunkered down,

and Cordelia exchanged a glance, their silent communication almost

should we stand up

Cordelia: "...Not interested."

not, it's too

Cordelia: "...Yeah."

a rock tune from the 90s. In a frantic scramble, she dug it out from her bag and hit

caught Juliana's attention,

Cordelia reluctantly

their earlier conversation and actions, lashed out,

we don't eavesdrop. You just didn't give us a chance

like this, does it make you happy?! I'm the rightful heiress of

retorting sarcastically, "That's rich, coming from you. It was you who stole Lia's fiancé, you who usurped the Delaney

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