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?”

Get on

things are gonna get real ugly–for you

protect you? Please. They’d drop you in

just squeezed Beatrix’s

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

was stronger than she looked, and the

idiots just gonna stand

and lunged, reaching for Hailey’s hair.

and slapping. But hair–polling was

with ease. The girl’s

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

off balance, Beatrix staggered backward–straight into her own crew. With a yelp, the crashed into them, sending all of them sprawling to

on top of

filled the air as

reached up and pulled the black hair tie from her wrist, gathering her hair into a messy bun. It exposed her slender neck–stunningly

took a step

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

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

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

Hailey didn’t stop.

the handle–only to find it locked. Someone had

breaking down, barely holding

soft, almost lazy. “Maybe after today, you’ll learn how to treat people with respect.”

turned, crying–and her eyes widened

*******

minutes later, Hailey stepped out of

door, then at Eliza, who stood a few feet away, watching.

landed on Hailey’s face, and

was confident, bold–but not obnoxious. Hailey carried herself with an effortless kind of authority, the kind that made people take

been so sure Hailey

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here, she realized just how ridiculous that assumption had been.