Chapter 330

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The girl in workout clothes was frozen in terror as the car sped toward her, showing no signs of stopping

Her heart pounded painfully in her chest, and she clutched at it, her face pale. She forced herself to her feet, shaking and unsteady, and tried to stumble out of the way–but it felt like time was running out.

In that split second, she was sure she was done for. The car was coming right at her, and she couldn’t move fast enough. But then, just a foot away, the car screeched to a halt.

She collapsed, her body going limp, and gasped for breath. Relief flooded through her as she realized she was still alive.

Zane was out of the car in an instant, sprinting over to Elysia. He grabbed her shoulders, his eyes scanning her frantically. When he saw she was in one piece, the tightness in his face finally eased.

“Zane, why did you-” she began, but Alice’s voice interrupted over the comm.

“Zane just turned around out of nowhere. When I asked him why, he clammed up and just kept pushing to get back here, ASAP, Alice explained, looking confused.

Zane looked at the girl in workout clothes on the ground. “I saw a taxi a minute ago. She was in the back, dressed weirdly, and heading to the Arcanum House. I thought something was off, so I came to check on you”

Elysia rolled her eyes, a smirk on her face. “Zane, relax. Even if there were a dozen of her, they wouldn’t stand a chance against me.”

Zane gave Elysia’s head a light tap, smiling softly. “I know you’re tough, but I can’t help worrying. I just don’t want you to get hurt, even a little.

Elysia’s smile faded as she met his earnest gaze. “I’ll watch my step from now on and avoid trouble, I promise.”

Zane nodded. “Okay,”

girl on the ground and her anger flared. “Who on earth are you, messing with

grabbed her arm and shook

froze, thrown off by Zane’s stern tone. She turned to him, eyes wide. “I just want

sighed, his expression softening. “You’re still young, Alice. Some fights aren’t worth

when the woman in black interrupted sharply, “Girl, you shouldn’t get involved in this. Leave it to

the tracksuit by the hand, and

was now fully exposed, and Elysia’s eyes widened. Now she understood why she’d found the woman’s voice so

voice cold

Grace, but she remembered a girl from the STEM class in Grade 12 being dragged out of school by a rude woman who kept calling her useless and talking about marrying her off

have been Grace.

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where most kids came from money, rumors like these didn’t spread often. So this one had made waves in their middle school for

bits and pieces back then–enough to know something had gone down but not enough to remember the details. “Were you a student at Milton

by Elysia and knew she couldn’t go toe–to–toe with her and her group. But Alice was just

saw the defiance in Grace’s eyes and frowned. She could tell Grace was acting tough before her just because she

glanced at Elysia and put on a wounded look. “Elysia, she’s being rude to me,” she said, her voice trembling just a

clinging to her arm with big, wide eyes that looked like they could

a soft smile and ruffled her hair. “Hey, don’t sweat

“Grace, should I knock out your teeth first, cut out your tongue, or just sew your mouth shut? You don’t

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