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,

get real ugly–for you and your family.”

added, “You think the Daltons will protect you? Please. They’d drop you in a heartbeat if it

She just squeezed Beatrix’s

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up her arm. “Let

even blink. She was stronger than she looked, and the unsettling,

idiots just gonna stand

nodded and lunged,

usually just hair–pulling and

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

Hailey quickly turned around and let go

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

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

filled the air as they

tie from her wrist, gathering her hair into a messy bun. It exposed her slender neck–stunningly beautiful.

she took a step

glow around her. She looked almost angelic–except for the cold glint in

She wasn’t hurt, not really, but the fear Hailey sparked in her had reached a whole new level.

backward, her voice shaking. “D–Don’t

Hailey didn’t stop.

the handle–only to find it locked. Someone had sealed it

breaking down, barely

was soft, almost lazy. “Maybe after today, you’ll learn

turned, crying–and her eyes widened in

*******

stepped out of the restroom, wiping her

on the door, then at Eliza, who stood a

on Hailey’s face, and for

an effortless kind of authority, the kind that made people

She’d been so sure

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she realized just how ridiculous