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Chapter 70 She Refuses to Admit It

She’d tried to show Jean her warmth, to prove she was kind and easy to like.

Jean ignored all of it.

Finished

She still remembered the way Jean looked at her back then–indifferent, unreadable, like she was looking at a stranger who didn’t matter. She hadn’t said a word, hadn’t even bothered to respond. Just a glance, then back to whatever she was doing.

It was humiliating. Everyone had seen it.

From that moment on, Lacey hated her. Not dislike–hate

Sure, the rest of the class mocked Jean, ignored her, isolated her. But Lacey didn’t stop there.

She sabotaged her. Quietly, but constantly.

She’d tear pages out of Jean’s homework before it was turned in. She’d hide her ID badge. She’d slip dead bugs into her desk drawer.

All harmless little “pranks,” or so she told herself.

But this time–this time had been different. This time she’d gone further than ever before.

She hadn’t regretted it. Not one bit. If anything, she wished she’d done more. She wished she’d made sure Jean couldn’t show up today. That’s what really got to her.

come back from

across from her, lingers laced loosely on the

think I came here for fun?” she said flatly. “You know exactly

back, caught off guard by

spell it out for you?” Jean’s voice dropped lower. “You poisoned me to keep

her face blank, composed, lips drawn into a polite

she said smoothly. “I don’t know what you’re imagining, but accusing me

Jean didn’t flinch.

the upper hand, fast. Jean might not have

have better things to

her cup,

looked at her for a few

Lacey could feel it in

She wasn’t done.

cafe, Jean’s phone

70 She Refuses to Admit

Sienna’s

are you, sweetheart? You

quietly. “I didn’t think you’d let

gently. “You could’ve

Jean’s chest tightened

to come home soon, said she just had to go by

didn’t press her. Just told her to