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Jean kept her eyes slightly downcast, calm and composed. Her expression showed not the slightest concern for the jeers and taunts flying her way.

Then, suddenly-

Her gaze lifted and turned sharp, locking onto the boy who’d been leading the attacks against her since the moment she walked in.

“Sunny.”

She called his name like a gavel striking down.

Sunny froze for a beat.

He didn’t know why, but the look Jean gave him–cold and serious–made his scalp prickle.

“What do you want?” he scoffed, trying to cover up his discomfort. His lips curled in a sneer as he raised an eyebrow.

Jean’s lips tilted slightly. A cold smile crept across her face.

“What do I want? Don’t you know already?”

her head,

the one who leaked the exam questions. You’re the real

moment, Sunny’s expression

quickly

“Are you serious right now? You’re

exam questions, didn’t you?” Jean said evenly, not bothering to respond to his denial. Her tone didn’t waver–it might’ve

into

other students looked stunned and uncertain. The principal frowned, his eyes flicking back and forth between Jean and Sunny. Sofia clenched her

Now you’re just throwing out accusations,” Sunny snapped, giving a forced laugh. “You know what that’s called?

raised an eyebrow, her expression

a word means before you start using it,” she said. “This isn’t slander. You’re just too cowardly to admit what you did–and now you’re trying

like he had something to say–but

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fact that you’re the

look so cold

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air around him felt like it had

Jean said after a short pause, her

she’d asked Carl to help

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