The Forgotten Girl Is Back For Revenge

Chapter 28

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Beatrix and her group shuffled forward, their expressions grim. They didn’t have a scratch on them, but the way they carried themselves–defeated, drained–spoke volumes.

And the smell was awful–like they’d been dunked in a sewer.

The moment Beatrix spotted Eliza, she straightened, forcing authority back into her voice. “Eliza! Get over here and help me to the showers. And tell the professor I won’t be in class,”

Eliza didn’t move. Arms crossed, she regarded Beatrix with a cold expression.

Beatrix scowled. “Did you not hear me?”

Eliza let out a short, sharp laugh. “And why exactly should I? Who do you think you are? My boss?”

Beatrix’s eyes widened in disbelief. “You dare speak to me like that?”

Even Selena, with all her self–righteousness, treated Beatrix with a degree of deference. But Eliza–a nobody, an adopted daughter of the Daltons–dared to talk back.

Eliza rolled her eyes and turned on her heel, walking away withou

Beatrix stood there, fists clenched, face pale with rage.

another word.

She thought, ‘That wretched Hailey. She forced us to clean the school bathrooms! We had never so much as washed a dish in our lives!‘

And worse, they had tried to fight back. Tried. But Hailey was impossible to beat.

Every strike she landed was calculated–enough to send pain searing through their bodies, yet never leaving a visible bruise.

Beatrix seethed.

And as if that humiliation wasn’t enough, Hailey had declared that this wasn’t a one–time punishment.

Every single week, they would be scrubbing toilets and picking up garbage on the school grounds like janitors.

Beatrix swallowed down the burning anger in her throat.

‘This isn’t over. Hailey is going to pay!‘ she thought.

*****

Friday evening, Hailey had a dinner to attend–Penelope’s

sleek black car caught her eye, parked

wasn’t inside. He was waiting

figure stood out effortlessly–his sharp features and

half a second.

mind flickered to that kiss.

thought aside and walked

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wide. “So it’s true–he’s really with Hailey?

of the school day, and students were pouring out of

cold. She said nothing, ignoring

been obvious for weeks. And you know Selena’s had a thing

conspiratorially. “If Hailey’s with Owen, what’s going on with Joshua? You think she’s stringing them both along?”

Noelle hesitated.

looked up, her eyes lit up,

girl–first she went after Owen, and now she’s trying to get close to Joshua. She really

proof–if she could make Owen believe Hailey was two–timing him–he would drop

would make sure of

car,

she glanced down at her uniform, smoothing

hesitate. “We’ll stop by the mall first.”

settling

later, they arrived at one of the most exclusive shopping centers in the

bustling first floor, and up

empty and not a single customer

boss arranged for a private shopping

Hailey was touched.

turned to Owen, who met her gaze with calm indifference. “The mall belongs to my family,” he said simply. “Don’t overthink

said it as if

entire floor of a high–end shopping mall. These stores

hour.

boutiques, where a single

in here,” Owen said, leading her into

filled with dresses designed

design was quite unique and had a distinct

But the open back… it wasn’t exactly the kind of thing you wore

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beside her.