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Meryl took a deep breath, steadying herself before stepping out of the car with Anne.

The venue for the gathering was a high-end hotel, and they were meeting on a floor they had reserved entirely for themselves, a throwback to their days at an elite school.

As they exited the elevator, Meryl was taken aback to see Lydia and a few other familiar faces.

Although the memories were a bit hazy, she quickly recognized

them.

They had all been part of Lydia's clique back in the day, the same girls who had once poured red ink on her chair.

Meryl vividly recalled sitting down and feeling the cold stain seep through her school uniform, the laughter of her classmates ringing in her ears.

It was also these girls who had locked her in the bathroom on a freezing winter day.

Back then, Meryl had struggled to understand why they harbored such cruelty at such a young age.

For a long time, she had lived under the shadow of their bullying.

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But now, with time and distance, it was clear that Lydia had been the ringleader of their little gang.

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Looking at Lydia and her friends now, Meryl couldn't help but notice that despite their polished appearances, they were no longer the untouchable girls they once were.

If she recalled correctly, their families had fallen on hard times and were deep in debt.

It seemed karma had finally caught up with them.

The atmosphere was tense as the girls exchanged glances, clearly unsure how to interact with Meryl now that they were no longer reliant on their family's status. They seemed hesitant to meet her gaze, afraid of offending her.

Meryl, however, was unfazed. She smiled warmly at them, but Lydia wasted no time in making a jab at the sight of Meryl's thoughtful expression.

"What's wrong, Meryl? Are you crying tears of joy at seeing your old classmates?"

Lydia's voice dripped with sarcasm, and then she feigned a gasp.

husband hasn't been home in

deliberately loud, drawing the attention of

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unfazed, simply placed a hand on Lydia's shoulder and said, "Lydia, you really haven't changed a bit. You still can't

and white, as

exchanged awkward

opened with a soft ding, and a light laugh

tailored black suit, one hand casually tucked into his pocket, his expression

had just delivered a line that

a furious glare before storming

puzzled by Felix's presence at the

is here to check on things tonight. If you

cold

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he snapped, causing Philip to lower his head in silence as

merely there to oversee

and Felix's relationship, noticed the familiarity between Meryl and Felix's assistant

going on with you

a brain that Felix's words were meant to

her head. "Stop making stuff up. We

just

if he had a girlfriend, he would undoubtedly turn into

well enough-those who

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yet, but they could be incredibly sweet and caring towards

off Anne's strange ideas, "But he's Rachel's

you're getting tangled up with her fiancé. Nobody

head. "What's good about that? Rachel is dead set on breaking off her engagement with Felix. If I get too close to him, it just helps her out!" Anne chuckled. "Hey, I was just

ethical dilemmas, Anne knew better than anyone that once Meryl had her heart set on

heart was

stole a glance at her phone, but there were no

messages.

gaze, unable to

would pass by unremarkably; Chandler had completely forgotten their

hall, Meryl was greeted by the

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wafting

for a moment, realizing the melody

her classmates were already