The Bride Who Said No: Escaping the Shadows of Yesterday

"Just some playful banter from Jenny. No need for Ms. Dawson to take it to heart, right?"

Eloise wasn't finding the humor in it anymore. Her defense of Jenny was clear to anyone. When Freya accused them of fabricating stories and setting traps, it aimed at Eloise.

"Jokes or not, Jenny has said it, and such talk isn't great for the principal's reputation. Let's hope today's incident was only a misunderstanding. But if it were intentional bullying, I'm afraid someone might follow Mae's unfortunate path. With graduation exams around the corner, this won't look good for the principal or Summit University, right, Principal?"

Freya's message was clear. They had to back down, or Jenny could end up behind bars.

With no choice, Eloise turned to the principal and said, "Principal, with graduation exams nearly upon us, I believe it's time to resolve conflicts. Consider this water under the bridge as if we were never here. I'll ensure Jenny apologizes to Ms. Dawson." It was an indirect admission from Eloise that Jenny had targeted Freya.

Jenny bit her lip, frustration written all over her face. It was Eloise who had coerced her into this scheme against Freya. With their plan backfiring, Jenny was the one left holding the bag.

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want to blow the situation out of proportion and was on board with Eloise, "You've got true leadership, always looking out for the whole group. I've got other fish to fry. I'll leave this mess in

principal took the opportunity

leave, Eloise and

had never treated her as an enemy. Perhaps in Eloise's eyes, she wasn't a threat. But then, Eloise's gaze was filled with hatred.

"Jenny..."

they exited the principal's office, Jenny shrugged off

intentionally targeted Freya, tarnishing his reputation. Who knows what he'll do to me during the graduation exams!" Jenny stormed off, not caring about Eloise's reputation

council members.