Under the heiress facade

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Chapter 143

Although Lily had been covertly rallying votes for Hera, secretly hoping to witness Hera embarrass herself, Hera’s decision to withdraw from the contest pleased her nonetheless.

She believed that a country bumpkin Eke Hera, who hadn’t had much exposure to the world, would be intimidated by such a grand contest.

“Is everyone here? Gather around, please. We’re going to draw lots to determine the contest order,” Wanda announced, clapping her hands to gather everyone’s attention.

“Ms. Walker, we’re one person short. Hera hasn’t arrived yet,” reported the student responsible for the attendance list.

“What? Iclearly stated that we were meeting at one,” Wanda replied.

She glanced at her watch to confirm it was already 1:10 pm

“Ms. Walker, could we please wait a little longer? I believe Hera is on her way here,” Christopher said, capturing everyone’s attention.

The others stared at him in surprise. They were puzzled by his unexpected defense of Hera. After all, they had assumed he had rejected her advances, as indicated by the gossip post on the forum.

“In that case, let’s wait another five minutes, “Wanda announced, reluctantly agreeing to Christopher’s request.

she couldn’t afford to disregard the Dean’s

Hera? Zyler approached Christopher, asking in a hushed tone.

at his watch as he anxiously

realizing that Christopher had ignored his

isn’t as good

done being friends,” Christopher

eyes widened

what are you saying?”

before. If you insult Hera again,

walked away, putting some distance between them.

by Christopher’s directness and resolve. He was unable to believe that Christopher would end their six–year friendship over someone like Hera, whom he had only known for three

Hera. To him, she was nothing but

couldn’t wait for Hera to show up so he could prove to Christopher that she was a gold digger. He was also determined

don’t think we should wait any longer. I saw a post on the school forum stating that she had quit the contest,” Lily raised her

around, giving

for Hera earher? Why was she now speaking

the post

Hera hadn’t informed her of her decision to drop out of