The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

Chapter 27

Hailey’s eyes widened. “Wait–so without your families backing them, the Medrano family could go under?

It wasn’t quite that dramatic. The Medrano family wouldn’t collapse overnight, but things would get tough. They were an old academic family, deeply rooted in education rather than business.

Unlike the power–hungry elites of Hallon City, they’d never prioritized expanding their influence,

Generations of scholars and teachers had shaped their legacy, and in this generation, they’d poured their wealth into schools and education centers…

But everything required money. The more they wanted to contribute, the more investment they needed.

While other families built their fortunes, the Medranos funneled their earnings into education, making them far less financially aggressive.

Running a school meant relying on other families–but not entirely.

After everything the Medrano family had done, even if they went broke, the government and good–hearted people were willing to step in and help.

Everton High School had several investors, but the biggest shareholder wasn’t the Daltons or the Hawthornes–it was Owen.

No one knew because he’d invested privately, separate from his family’s wealth.

Beatrix, ever the spoiled heiress, didn’t grasp the bigger picture.

She assumed that if the Hawthorne family pulled their funding and convinced others to do the same, the Medrano family would be finished.

In her mind, the Medrano family was nothing.

Lifting her chin like a self–important swan, she smirked at Hailey. “That’s right.”

Hailey couldn’t help it–she laughed.

Beatrix’s expression darkened. “What the hell’s so funny?”

Hailey met her glare with a smirk. “You. You’re ignorant, arrogant, and completely clueless.”

“You little-” Beatrix’s face twisted in rage as she swung her hand toward Hailey’s cheek.

Hailey caught her wrist midair, fingers tightening like a vice. Her eyes held no fear, only an eerie, quiet confidence.

For a brief second, Beatrix hesitated. But with her girls surrounding them, she quickly shoved her doubt aside. “You really think you can take all of us?”

“Be smart about this. Get on your knees to Beatrix and Mateo,

get real ugly–for

drop you in a heartbeat if it meant saving their reputation.”

didn’t respond. She just

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as pain shot up her arm. “Let go, you bitch

and the unsettling, calm in

just gonna stand there? Do something!

lunged,

it was usually just hair–pulling and slapping. But hair–polling was

ease. The girl’s hand swiped at

flick of her wrist, Hailey quickly turned

With a yelp, the crashed into them, sending all of them sprawling to

landed hard on top of her friends, knocking

the air as they scrambled to

hair tie from her wrist, gathering her hair into a

she took a

golden glow around her. She looked almost angelic–except for

run down her spine. She wasn’t hurt, not really, but the

her voice shaking. “D–Don’t come any

Hailey didn’t stop.

reached for the door, yanking at the handle–only to find it locked.

was breaking down, barely holding back

“Maybe after today,

crying–and her eyes widened in

*******

Hailey stepped out of the restroom, wiping her hands

at the “Under Maintenance” sign hanging on the door, then at Eliza, who stood a few feet away, watching.

on Hailey’s face, and for some reason,

herself with an effortless kind of authority, the kind that

She’d been so sure

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realized just how ridiculous