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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 how

did you know Nina?" Patricia blurted out, an Nina

to the girl next to Nina. She blinked and

widened,

"The crazy girl!'

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

course! How can I forget that very wide face! Patricia hissed as she crossed her

spilled juice on

could

an

followed by their

class. Get back on your respective

eyes at Penny and stormed

a troublesome girl like Patricia. "That girl is friends with Nina?' Penny scrunched up her nose in dismay. 'Goodness. What a

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

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

not like I plan to compete with

an

class.' She already planned to move up and graduate early. The only reason she was here today was

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

constantly fall on her every once in a while. When the first bell for recess rang,

leaving so quickly?" one of the

of the girls laughed.

eat."

Didn't you see the

went ciet

running to the cafeteria to

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aloud, not caring if the headmaster walked

what that brat

we eat something first?" Patricia snapped her tongue and looked at

"I'm not that kind, and who would

don't want to buy something and see that piglet!" Patricia whistled

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

reached under her earlobe flinched. She pushed her glasses up, reluctantly getting away from her desk to Nina and Patricia. Patricia crossed her arms as she glared at the petite young girl in front of her. "What's the use of

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