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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 days, has he? Missing

were deliberately loud,

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and said, "Lydia, you really haven't changed a bit. You still can't

of red and white, as

girls around her exchanged awkward glances, unsure how to

with a soft ding, and a light

black suit, one hand casually tucked

delicate and fragile, had just delivered a

furious glare before

by Felix's

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snapped, causing Philip to lower his head

elevator ascended, it seemed as though Felix was merely there to

oblivious to the nuances of Meryl and Felix's relationship, noticed the familiarity between Meryl and Felix's assistant and felt her curiosity

Something's going on

was clear to anyone with half a brain that Felix's words were

"Stop making stuff up.

he here, late at night, just watching you? He's definitely interested! When did you two get

reliable, but if he had a girlfriend,

men well

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their first crush yet, but they could

trying to shake off Anne's strange ideas, "But he's Rachel's fiancé. Besides,

you're getting tangled up with her fiancé. Nobody loses in that scenario! Worst-case, you both end up

Anne on the 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

once Meryl had

was

a glance at her phone, but there

messages.

gaze, unable to hide

today would pass by unremarkably; Chandler had

hall, Meryl was greeted by the sound

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wafting

a moment, realizing the melody was oddly

late, most of her classmates were already gathered,