Chapter 56 Rumors

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“Hold on. Isn’t she the designer who gained all that attention after Leah stole her ideas during the Ydris Group competition livestream?”

“That’s definitely her! I knew I recognized her, but it just clicked now!”

“Wait, why’s her last name Nelson now?”

“Where’s Leah? Wasn’t she just here?”

Someone in the crowd spoke up, and Charmaine couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

At that moment, she heard a stir at the back of the room. Sensing it, she lazily turned her eyes toward the door.

Leah entered, arm–in–arm with two other girls, a smile stretched across her face. As soon as she stepped into the classroom, she felt all eyes on her.

Without thinking, Leah straightened her posture, trying to project the elegance of her upbringing. But then, her eyes locked with Charmaine’s. The intensity of Charmaine’s smile almost made her jump out of her skin.

Charmaine.

Why is she here?

Wasn’t she expelled?

Leah’s mind raced with a thousand questions, panic bubbling up inside her. She fought to keep her composure, but her friends had already picked up on her distress.

Celeste, sensing something was off, asked, “Leah, what’s wrong? You don’t look well.”

her?” Veronica asked, her voice full of suspicion.

inhaled a few

her gaze for a moment. When she looked up again, her eyes were red. She spoke in a soft, strained voice, “Charmaine … she’s

lineage couldn’t compare to the Nelsons, they

the family, she had ties to the main household. Her mother and Celeste’s father were

for an expensive brand, and they eventually became the closest of

girls had quickly become close, even though the incident at the birthday

caused some

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disdain. “Is she really following you around? She knew

you remember? She was here in our freshman year. But she dropped out.”

frustration only grew. “So, what? She dropped out two years ago and now she’s back in class? If it weren’t for her, Leah wouldn’t have fainted, ended up in the hospital,

spoiled by her family, couldn’t stand to see her friend so uneasy. A rush of protective anger flared within her as she stormed toward

feigned surprise, shaking her head and whispering,

quickly responded, “Don’t worry, Leah. I’ll handle this.”

the classroom. “Break is over. Let’s get back to work.”

speak. “Teach, we

stressed the last two words, her

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