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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.

wait! I forgot your husband hasn't been home in days, has he?

were deliberately loud, drawing the attention of

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and said, "Lydia, you really haven't changed a bit. You still can't show any respect. You could at least call

mix of red and white, as if

exchanged awkward glances, unsure how

the elevator doors opened with a soft

turned to see Felix stepping out in an impeccably tailored black suit,

delicate and fragile, had just delivered a line

shot Meryl a furious glare before

by Felix's presence at

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business," he snapped, causing Philip to lower his head

seemed as though Felix was merely there to oversee operations, and the two of them vanished from

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

going on

with half a brain that Felix's words were meant

her head. "Stop making stuff up. We just know each

cutting straight to the point. "Then why is he here, late at night, just watching you? He's definitely interested!

seem reliable, but if he had a girlfriend, he would undoubtedly

well enough-those

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crush yet, but they could be incredibly sweet

Anne's strange ideas, "But he's Rachel's fiancé. Besides, I'm

with her fiancé. Nobody loses in that scenario! Worst-case, you both end

and playfully tapped Anne on the head. "What's good about that? Rachel is dead set on breaking off her engagement with Felix.

once Meryl had her heart set on someone, she wouldn't

heart was probably all about

glance at her

messages.

lowered her gaze, unable to hide

would pass by unremarkably; Chandler

stepped into the hall, Meryl

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wafting through the

a moment, realizing the melody was oddly

most of her classmates