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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 rasy

friends would ask how she knew

know Nina?" Patricia blurted out,

as her eyes veered to the girl next to Nina. She

widened,

"The crazy girl!'

face form in terror. "Why are you..." she trailed off, as her mout fell open while her pupils dilated. She pointed a finge at Penny and gasped. "That's you!" "Huh?" Nina, who was nervous at Penny's answer to Patricia's inquiry, furrowed her brows. "You know

very wide face! Patricia hissed as she crossed her arms. "Nina, she's

juice on

she could

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followed by their homeroom

class. Get back on

eyes at Penny

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.

friend named Patricia, she couldn't remember her face as

good memories in her first life, so she only focused on

I

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up and graduate early. The only reason she was here

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

her, although her classmate's eyes would constantly

one of the classmates. followed

the girls laughed. "She's probably excited

eat."

on her. Didn't you see the headmaster walked

went ciet and

is running to the cafeteria to

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

that brat did."

on Penny, she'll eventually find out about the situation in the Bennet household. "How about we eat something first?" Patricia snapped her tongue and looked at the meek Nina. "Nina, you are always so kind to others. It's not good

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

something and see that

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

her earlobe flinched. She pushed her glasses up, reluctantly getting away from her desk to Nina and Patricia. Patricia crossed her arms as she

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even use your head? Go.