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"Okay, class. This is your new classmate. I know it's almost at the end of the year, but be nice to her, alright?" the homeroom teacher announced before casting the headmaster a look. When her eyes were on the adorable little girl, she smiled.

"Please introduce yourself."

Penny nodded and stepped in the front. "My name is Penelope. You can call me Penny. Let's get along well."

The class assessed the girl, who seemed to be just ten. She was short, but also very wide. One could tell she spent most of her time in the kitchen. But aside from her appearance and weird match of clothing colors, the students instinctively thought of her family name, Reed, a

Was there a family in the upper echelon named Reed?

"Penny, you may take a seat over there." The homeroom teacher pointed at the vacant chair in the farthest corner before facing the headmaster.

As y marched to her seat, the teacher politely

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walked out to the headmaster.

Eyes remained on Penny's figure even after she sat down. When she glanced at her classmates, the students didn't even look away, as if they wanted Penny to know they were assessing her value.

'Hmp. Kids.' Penny ignored them and placed her purple backpack on the desk.

"That's her?" Patricia smiled in satisfaction. Her initial

worry was that the transferee was pretty. But seeing this chubby girl, she felt at ease. However, suddenly,

she furrowed her brows.

"Why does she look so familiar?" she murmured.

Nina, on the other hand, peeled her gaze from Penny.

'She used the surname Reed. "The corner of her lips. curled up. As long as I ignore her, I-

"Oh, Nina, you're here?"

Nina froze as she felt everyone's eyes fall on her. Her little face slightly twitched as she slowly glanced at

Penny.

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Nina offered a kind mile to Penny but said nothing. She didn't want any interaction with Penny because

an

friends would ask

Nina?" Patricia

eyes veered to the girl next to

widened,

"The crazy girl!'

She pointed a finge

face! Patricia hissed as

juice on your limited-edition Chanel

could

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by their homeroom

Get back on your

rolled her eyes at Penny and stormed back into her

couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. As for Penny, her face twitched, and she made a mental note not to associate herself with a troublesome girl like Patricia. "That girl is friends with Nina?' Penny scrunched up her nose in dismay. 'Goodness. What a taste in friends. How

couldn't remember her face as a young lady. After all, when Penny got

first life, so

like I

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graduate early. The

lunchtime. 'Penny cupped her chubby cheeks and gazed at the window on the side. "That's Slater's building. I wonder what that

best not to garner too much attention throughout the classes. No one also bothered her, although her classmate's eyes would constantly fall on her every once in a while. When the first bell for recess rang, Penny quickly took her bag with her and

quickly?" one of

of the girls laughed.

eat."

Didn't you see the headmaster walked her in

went ciet and

running to the

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glutton." Patricia hissed aloud, not caring if the headmaster walked her in here. "She hadn't

for what that brat did."

household. "How about we eat something first?" Patricia snapped her tongue and looked at the meek Nina. "Nina, you are always

just smiled. "I'm not that kind, and who would take

Nevermind. I don't want to buy something and

corner. "Hey, you! Didn't you hear the

reluctantly getting away from her desk to Nina and Patricia. Patricia crossed her arms

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