Chapter 980:

“You saw it, didn’t you?” Alicia described the scene. “We were cornered in a narrow alley, and they started harassing us. The buttons on my uniform were torn off.”

The image of her torn collar flashed through Caden’s mind, bringing the memory into sharp focus.

That night, all the classes came together for a dinner celebrating both graduation and coming of age. The atmosphere was festive, and alcohol flowed freely.

At that time, Caden, the top student in his school, was both admired and envied. He was deliberately plied with drinks, and when he left, he was visibly irritated. Encountering Alicia emerging from an alley only darkened his mood further.

It was a dimly lit night, and the scant streetlights cast an eerie glow on Alicia’s disheveled appearance. Her hair was unkempt, her expression one of anger, and she gave Caden, her well-known adversary, a cold look.

For some reason, this provoked Caden. He casually leaned against the wall, obstructing her path with his leg. “Your clothes are a mess. Were you messing around with your boyfriend?” he taunted.

Alicia turned paler and kicked at him impulsively.

react, catching her foot. The action caused her collar to reveal even more, and he noticed a red mark

first time, “Caden, let the hell

you just honored as valedictorian? A

filled with tears of anger at his cruel words. She clutched his hand and bit

allowing her to

girl, nearly in tears and scared by Caden’s hostility, intervened. “It’s not like that, Caden. We don’t have boyfriends. We were just harassed by some

after hearing the truth, his attitude didn’t soften, nor did he express

gritted her teeth and pulled the girl away before

at the roots of his hair as Alicia pressed her fingers harder. “Did you

remembered distinctly how those thugs had irritated him as well. After Alicia’s departure, he had even

skeptical. “Then why

“Coincidence,” Caden responded.

bullying of me

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