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?”

in, grabbing Hailey’s shoulders. One sneered, “Be smart about this. Get on your knees to Beatrix

get real ugly–for

“You think the Daltons will protect you? Please. They’d drop you in

respond. She just squeezed

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

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

just gonna stand there?

lunged,

just hair–pulling and slapping. But hair–polling

moved fast. She ducked, dodging with ease. The girl’s hand swiped at empty

her wrist, Hailey quickly

a yelp, the crashed into them,

top of her friends, knocking the wind out of

the air as they scrambled to untangle themselves,

up and pulled the black hair tie from her wrist, gathering

a

casting a golden glow around her. She

felt a chill run down her spine. She wasn’t hurt, not really, but the fear Hailey sparked

shaking. “D–Don’t come

Hailey didn’t stop.

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

barely

her, Hailey’s voice was soft, almost lazy. “Maybe after today,

she turned, crying–and her eyes

*******

minutes later, Hailey stepped out of the restroom,

“Under Maintenance” sign hanging on the door, then

on Hailey’s face,

Hailey carried herself with an effortless kind of authority, the kind that

so sure

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just how ridiculous