Chapter 3 Section 3
The bodyguard glared.
“Please! You can’t fool anyone! The Millers
only have one heiress, and it’s Miss Ashley.
You’re a fake!”
Ashley smirked.
She looked at me with satisfaction.
She tugged on Chad’s arm.
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“Chad, look at her! She accused me of being
a fake at the party and embarrassed me.”
“Dad taught me to be nice, so I didn’t hold it
against her. I even let my driver take her
home. But she said I was trying to kill her!”
“Now she’s saying she’s me! What should I
do?”
She told a bunch of lies and blamed
everything on me.
The students came closer, staring at me.
“Ashley, you’re so cruel!”
“Yeah, Ashley! We’re gonna teach you a
lesson for Ashley!”
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Chad believed her.
He glared at me.
He kicked me in the chest and I gasped for
air.
Then, he grabbed my hair and forced me to
kneel in front of Ashley.
“Ashley, you’re just jealous! Apologize to
Ashley!”
“If she doesn’t forgive you, you’re not getting
up!”
I was humiliated.
I shook uncontrollably.
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My parents had never laid a hand on me.
Now I was being forced to kneel in front of
everyone.
He was trying to destroy me.
I gritted my teeth.
I wouldn’t say anything.
Chad looked annoyed.
“Ashley, stop acting like you’re better than
everyone else! The Caldwells are marrying
into the Millers. I’m marrying Ashley!”
“You were just something to do when I was
bored! Give up on your fantasies of joining
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high society! If you apologize now, maybe
Ashley and I will be nice.”
I was furious.
“That’s bull! The Millers would never want
someone like you. You’re a liar!”
That set him off.
He pulled out a knife and lunged.
“You think you’re so smart?!
“You keep running your mouth and I’ll cut
your hands up! See how you play piano then!”
I’d been playing piano since I was a little girl.
Now it was about to be ruined.
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Michael showed up again.
He jumped in front of me.
Blood poured from his shoulder.
He was pale.
He coughed.
“Ashley’s right! Ashley’s not who she says she
- is. She’s a liar!”
“You can’t touch Ashley! You’ll have to kill me
first!”
Chad looked confused.
He started to question Michael’s words but
“Shut up! Don’t lie in front of me!”
“I know you’re jealous that Chad’s with me
and you’re just a bastard. But you’re helping
strangers and lying about your own brother.
You’re asking for it!”
Ashley slapped Michael and shoved him.
Michael’s wound opened up.
Ashley nodded at the bodyguard, who
grabbed Michael and dragged him into the
stairwell.
I tried to stop them, but Chad grabbed me by
the neck.
“You two are working together?! When did
you start hooking up?!”
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Chad slammed my head into the ground.
I saw stars.
I tried to break free.
Chad smirked.
He turned to the other students.
“What happens when you mess with the
Millers? Tell Ashley!”
The students were excited.
“When Ashley was born, she was kidnapped.
The Millers found the kidnapper in one day.
The next day, she was found dead in the
river!”
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“And when a guy messed with Ashley in high
school, they cut out his tongue!”
Chad nodded.
He leaned down and whispered, “Ashley, you
should be thankful I’m going easy on you!”
He stabbed me in the hand with the knife.
My hand was ruined!
“My dad will hear about this! He won’t let your
get away with it!”
Ashley stomped on my head.
“You’re so stupid! I’m gonna kill you right
here!”
“I’ll make you regret disrespecting me!”
They were cutting my hands up.
They were beating me.
I couldn’t escape.
The students joined in.
“Who cares if you die? You deserve it for
going against Ashley!”
I was terrified.
Death was coming.
I just waited to die.
Then board a familiar voice
Then I heard a familiar voice.
“What are you doing?!”
My dad was here!
I heard his footsteps.
They stopped in front of me.
