Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 144

“If you’re unhappy with how I’ve handled this, you’re welcome to bring it to the principal,” Chara said calmly.

“But let me warn you. Right now, this is nothing more than a small conflict between two kids. If you choose to escalate this into a case of fighting and demanding compensation, the consequences will be entirely different.

“If we proceed according to official procedures, Harvey was face a disciplinary action from the school. This record will remain in his permanent file. Do you understand what that

a disciplinary record made her

Her words stunned Susan. She hadn’t gone to school much herself and didn’t know how these things worked. Hearing that Harvey might get a di hesitate.

But she still felt aggrieved. She glared at Clara as she snapped, “How dare you threaten me! Believe it or not, I’ll make sure you can’t stay in this school”

“Be my guest,” Clara replied indifferently

Fed up with her unreasonable behavior, dara brushed past her and walked straight toward the school gates.

go!” Susan tried to

truly angry this time, quickly pulled

faint sounds of arguing behind her. She didn’t look back,

the bicycle shed was nearly empty, leaving only her lone bike. She pulled it out and mounted it. As she did, she noticed a woman’s hurried silhouette disappearing down a small path nearby. She didn’t give

road back was deserted. The cold winter wind stung her face, and ahead stretched a long downhill path flanked

the slope, on the right hand side,

bike’s speed picked up. She instinctively squeezed the brake lever but suddenly realized it was

flash of unease streaked through her heart.

to squint in pain. She couldn’t make out the car’s shape. All she

up uncontrollably. Before she could recover, the car closed in on her, deliberately forcing her toward the edge of

her spine.

something Losing control, it veered uncontrollably toward the pond at the bottom of the

brakes malfunctioning, she could only watch helplessly