The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

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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?”

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

things are gonna get real ugly–for you and your

drop you in a heartbeat if it meant saving

She just squeezed Beatrix’s wrist

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furious as pain shot up

even blink. She was stronger than she looked, and the unsettling, calm in her expression made Prants stomach

gonna stand there?

and lunged, reaching for Hailey’s hair.

hair–pulling and slapping. But

She ducked, dodging with ease. The girl’s hand

flick of her wrist, Hailey quickly turned around and let go

her own crew. With a yelp, the crashed into them, sending all of them sprawling

not exactly light, had landed hard on top of her friends, knocking the wind

chorus of groans filled the air as

hair tie from her wrist, gathering her hair into a messy bun. It exposed her

a

the window, casting a golden glow around her. She looked almost angelic–except for the cold

her spine. She wasn’t hurt, not really, but the fear Hailey sparked in

scrambled backward, her voice shaking. “D–Don’t

Hailey didn’t stop.

for the door, yanking at the handle–only to find it locked. Someone had sealed it from

down, barely holding back tears.

“Maybe after today, you’ll learn how

turned, crying–and her eyes

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of the restroom, wiping her hands dry.

hanging on the door, then at Eliza, who stood a few feet away, watching. She smirked.

a distance. Her gaze landed on Hailey’s face, and for some reason, her heart

with an

swallowed hard. She’d been so

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realized just how ridiculous that assumption