The Unshackled Queen: Never Say Never by Gilbert Soysal

With that, Sadie quickly turned to summon the other two girls who had come with Victoria, and they all departed the scene with heavy hearts.

As the event neared its conclusion, Scarlett suddenly remembered Victoria and her clique.

She looked around and saw no trace of them.

Anxious, she approached Hannah and inquired, “Ms.

Moore, did Victoria and her friends really leave?”

Hannah, seemingly unsurprised by Victoria’s absence, reassured her, “Yes, your confrontation with her is off.

She won’t be troubling you anymore.

”

Scarlett’s eyes widened in surprise as she pondered Hannah’s tactics.

“Ms.

Moore, how did you manage to dissuade her from the bet?”

Being careful not to disclose her acquaintance with Pierson, Hannah fabricated a plausible explanation on the spot.

“I had a look at Pierson’s schedule and realized he’s tied up with commitments here in Valmere.

It’s unlikely he’d risk his reputation for a minor dispute, even with a company he’s working with.

figured he’d most likely not show, which is why I

taken aback, her expression one of

“Really?”

the situation,” Hannah

struggling to align this reality with Hannah’s fanciful

be like she had imagined,

and the celebrity were

swoop in to save the

Hannah playfully tapped her on

out of it, what

out her tongue, looking a

thinking about

gave her

forget about

not

”

desire to provoke her, but it’s strange, she loses her temper

Moore.

stop

Scarlett responded.

listen to such

she’ll trouble you

I’ll take your

Moore!”

head back to school and then called Dotson to pick her