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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

words were deliberately loud, drawing the attention

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

a mix of red and white, as if she had

exchanged awkward glances, unsure how

with a soft ding, and

turned to see Felix stepping out in an impeccably tailored black suit, one hand casually tucked into

just delivered a

glare before

puzzled by Felix's presence at

here to check on things tonight. If you need anything, Ms. Stone, feel free to have the staff call

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your own business," he snapped, causing Philip to lower his head in silence as the elevator

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

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

girl! Something's going on

to anyone with half a brain that Felix's words were meant to back

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

night, just watching you? He's definitely interested! When did you two get so close?" Anne had a strong intuition about

a girlfriend, he would undoubtedly turn

understood men well enough-those who appeared

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had their first crush yet, but they could be incredibly sweet and caring

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

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

Anne on the head. "What's good about that? Rachel is dead set on breaking off her engagement with Felix. If I get

that once Meryl had her heart set on someone,

now, Meryl's heart was probably all about

glance at her phone,

messages.

gaze, unable to hide

today would pass by unremarkably; Chandler

into the hall, Meryl was greeted by the sound

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wafting through

moment, realizing

bit late, most of her classmates were