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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.

been home in

loud, drawing the attention

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bit.

face turned a mix of red and

her exchanged awkward glances,

with a soft ding, and a light laugh

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

and fragile, had just delivered

glare before

puzzled by Felix's presence

assistant, chimed in, "This hotel belongs to the Powell family. Mr. Powell is here to check on things tonight. If you need anything, Ms. Stone, feel free to have the staff call

shot Philip a cold look, his

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Philip to lower his head in silence as the elevator doors

though Felix was merely there to oversee operations, and the two of

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

going on

anyone with half a brain that Felix's words

"Stop making stuff up.

"Then why is he here, late at night, just watching you? He's definitely interested!

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

well enough-those

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yet, but they could be

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

Rachel's trying to steal you away, and you're getting tangled up with her fiancé. Nobody loses in that scenario! Worst-case,

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

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

Meryl's heart was probably all

her phone, but there

messages.

lowered her gaze, unable to hide

today would pass by unremarkably; Chandler had completely

stepped into the hall, Meryl was greeted by the

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wafting through

paused for a moment, realizing the melody

a bit late, most of her classmates were already gathered, chatting in