Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 800 Their High School Days

At that time, Emelie was a freshman in high school.

It was a stage in high school where the academic pressure and the looming anxiety of college entrance exams hadn't yet fully taken hold.

As such, she would often find herself indulging in little moments of joy, like leaning out the window during evening study sessions to watch the sunset.

She believed that studying hard and enjoying youth didn't have to be mutually exclusive. However, not everyone shared her optimistic outlook.

There was a girl in her class who was always a top student, but she put immense pressure on herself. She was constantly doing practice tests, and even the slightest drop in her rank sent her into a panic.

The high pressure that she gave herself kept her grades fairly stable. It was until one time, during a major exam, something unexpected happened.

Everyone was shocked to see that her rank had plummeted by more than twenty spots. The day the results were posted, she broke down in tears right there in the classroom.

Emelie didn't know her well enough to comfort her properly, so she just handed her some tissues.

wrong. Dropping a few spots was normal, but to drop that many, something must have seriously gone wrong.

break, Emelie ran into the girl in the restroom. She saw her frantically pumping out soap and scrubbing her hands as if she were trying to wash off something filthy, all

what was wrong. She seemed to find it difficult

there blurted out, "I just

girl was his class representative. Emelie felt

down and crying as she said, "He threatened me. He said if I didn't do what he wanted, he'd make sure that I got a demerit. If I get a demerit, I'll

in Coastalburg. Most of the students there either

ones at the bottom of the social food chain, with no power or influence, the easiest

once touched her hand too. At the time, she had

luck that just then, Wesley had come looking for her, calling her name from the classroom window. After

hit her, followed by

said, "When he was teaching us, he used to do the same thing

The whole thing got swept under the rug. I

crying, not denying anything. It

with rage. "Isn't there anything we can do to

A male voice rang out