The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 257

Seeing Clifford mocked by the others, a flash of embarrassment crossed Jeanette's face.

She hadn't expected to stumble onto this scene in the cafeteria. How humiliating.

And wasn't Clifford expelled already? Why was he still showing up at school?

She used to be close to Clifford-so close that whenever someone saw her, they'd think of him, and vice versa.

If only the Iverson family hadn't gone bankrupt, maybe things would be different. But now that they had, staying close to Clifford meant dragging herself down with him.

The thought made Jeanette's expression darken.

Noticing that no one had spotted her yet, she quickly turned on her heel and started walking in the opposite direction.

Just as her foot touched the first step down the staircase, a sweet-almost sickeningly so-voice called out behind her.

bullied right in front of you and you're just going

stood there, arms folded, the sharp click of her high-heeled shoes echoing

cafeteria, and her voice carried. Before she even finished, people were turning

chimed in, baffled, "Yeah, Jeanette, your brother's here and you're not even going to

at him—he's getting humiliated and you're just going

the piano prodigy. Like she'd

That wretched little brat.

and

enough for everyone to hear, declared, "Lindy, didn't you used to have a thing for Clifford? If you care so much, why aren't you

sharp and shrill. "What are you

blurt out her old crush in front of everyone-now she was

I'm the Swift family's eldest daughter. Clifford's just an adopted charity case. Maybe, back then, it didn't matter, but now that the Iversons

everyone wanted to kick them while they were down. No one

out a laugh, her tone dripping with false sweetness. "Since you brought it up, Clifford's just the Iversons' adopted son.

not really my brother, after all. We were