The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

Chapter 318

"Little tramp! Get out here, now!" Mrs. Simmons, the landlady, stormed into Kara's room with a fury that could scare off a bear.

When Kara saw Mrs. Simmons barge into her room, her face went pale. "Mrs. Simmons, how could you barge into my room like that? You... Ah!"

Before Kara could finish her sentence, Mrs. Simmons slapped her across the face.

"How dare you hit me!" Kara's face twisted in anger and disbelief.

Being the school's darling, Kara wasn't used to taking aggression. That was a first.

"Why can't I hit you? Do you have any idea how much trouble you've caused me? You knew Freya was a high-society belle, yet you kept spreading rumors about her around the neighborhood. You've made an enemy out of her for me. How could you be so malicious?" Mrs. Simmons accused in a voice laced with bitterness.

face turned all shades of angry as she shot back, "And who can prove I started those rumors? Why are you blaming

types, but I never thought you'd drag me into your schemes, trying to make an enemy out of Ms. Dawson and play the saint! The world doesn't work like that. Now, pack your things and get out. I won't have tenants like you!" Mrs. Simmons

old dump! I was planning on leaving anyway. You'll regret crossing me

had only returned

long since told her to move into the Sutton Mansion, giving

staying in

out. She wouldn't

crumbling

if the Sutton family

Kara seemed to have forgotten the pride she felt when she first

Simmons was astounded

Kara out of pity for a young girl struggling in a new city. And she got backstabbed.t was like a real-life