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I dodged quickly, but she burned her own wrist. Even though she immediately shook it off, it left a red mark.
She glared at me through gritted teeth: “Wren Fisher, I treated you like a friend, but you seduced William. Aren’t you ashamed?”
I kept up my innocent act: “What do you mean seduced? Were you two together before?”
Jessica suddenly went quiet, then pointed at me threateningly: “Just you wait. You really think William would fall for you? He’s just playing with you.”
I was just playing with him too, and I’d already gotten what I wanted. Breaking up wasn’t a big deal.
Sure enough, William came to lecture me for her sake.
Just like in my past life, he dragged me into a private room, filled with his rich friends.
William told me to apologize: “Be sensible. Jessica’s never been hurt before, and she got burned because of you.”
Jessica smugly folded her arms and snorted: “Have her apologize? I wouldn’t dare. She’s William Carter’s girlfriend after all.”
William looked a bit exasperated, teasing her: “You’re still jealous about that? Weren’t you the one who introduced her to me?”
Jessica pointed at a row of liquor bottles: “Fine, if you sincerely want to apologize, drink all of these and I’ll forgive you.”
William didn’t object, personally handing me a glass.
“A whole row is too much. Just one glass.”
I took the glass, but with a flick of my wrist, poured the liquid on the floor.
“I won’t drink a single drop.”
In my past life, no matter how I tried to explain, all I got was mockery.
They didn’t care about the truth, they just wanted to laugh at me.
I was the ugly duckling, the loser, someone not in their social class.
I was forced to drink a whole row of shots, ending up vomiting on the spot.
Jessica covered her nose, while William disgustedly had someone throw me out.
This time, after pouring out the drink, I threw the glass on the table.
With a loud clatter, I only explained once: “You got burned because you deliberately spilled my ramen. You deserved it.”
Jessica jumped up furiously, pointing and screaming: “How dare you say I deserved it! Weren’t you always so timid? Finally showing your true colors, huh? I knew you were a green tea bitch all along!”
“I’m telling you, if you don’t drink this whole row of shots and apologize today, I’ll have you kicked out of school tomorrow!”
William frowned, looking at me disapprovingly.
“Wren, did you forget what I said? It’s just an apology, why make it so difficult?”
I gave a slightly mocking smile: “I did nothing wrong, so I won’t apologize.”
William didn’t expect me to be so stubborn today. He grabbed my wrist, staring at me.
“What if I insist you apologize to her?”
I gritted my teeth and shook off his hand: “Then let’s break up.”
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William’s face immediately darkened.
Jessica quickly said: “Wren Fisher, you really think you’re that pretty? William was just playing with you. If anyone’s dumping anyone, it’s him dumping you!”
But William stepped towards me menacingly: “You want to break up with me? You don’t have that right.”
“Whether I have the right or not isn’t for you to decide.”
I turned to leave without a backward glance.
The people in the room tried to lighten the mood: “Come on, she’s just a country bumpkin. It was just a fling, William, don’t take it to heart.”
“She’s just got an attitude. Don’t worry, in three days tops, she’ll come crawling back to you.”
Jessica’s mood improved quite a bit. She offered William a drink.
“You’re not really angry, are you? Wren Fisher just doesn’t know her place!
But William smashed the glass, the loud noise instantly silencing the room.
After a moment, he spoke slowly: “It’s fine. Keep drinking.”
But that night, he checked his phone many times, never receiving my usual goodnight message.
Jessica wasn’t just talking. She really intended to get me expelled.
The inevitable finally came.
I took a day off, hiding behind the bed curtain, watching Jessica who should have been in class sneaking into the dorm.
She was holding a brand new Louis Vuitton wallet.
I quickly took out my phone, recording a video of her putting the wallet in my locker.
At noon, Jessica cornered me in the classroom with a group of people.
She stared at me confidently, asking: “Wren Fisher, my wallet’s gone missing. You’re always closest to me, did you take it?”
The classroom was packed, even the doorway was crowded with people.
I calmly explained: “Do you have any proof?”
Jessica sneered: “Proof? Of course I do. Your family’s the poorest, of course you couldn’t resist when you saw something nice.”
“If you’d asked nicely I would have given it to you. But you had to steal. If that’s not having sticky fingers, what is it?”
People around us whispered, many students taking out their phones to record.
Theft was a scandal anywhere, especially in college!
“Fine, it’s just a wallet. I’ll pay you for it.”
William’s voice came from outside, the crowd parting to let him through.
He seemed to be coming to my defense.
But I hadn’t done anything wrong, why should I be falsely accused?
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I insisted: “Jessica, do you have any proof?”
William frowned at me: “Wren, don’t make a big deal out of this. I can’t help you if you do.”
Jessica exploded: “William Carter, are you really going to take her side? What’s so great about this poor scholarship student that you like? Without me, she’d never even have met you in this lifetime!”
He wasn’t really on my side. He clearly didn’t believe me either, just wanted to save face by stepping in.
But Jessica recklessly pressed on: “I’ll tell you what, I’ve already found the wallet in her locker.”
Her friends also testified: “We really saw the wallet in her locker with our own eyes.”
“Wren Fisher, what else do you have to say for yourself!”
“Someone with sticky fingers like you doesn’t deserve to be at our school! You should be expelled!”
The accusatory gazes around me felt like nails being driven in.
Jessica walked up to me haughtily, whispering: “You’re not worthy of competing with me!”
But I just smiled, directly connecting my phone to the classroom’s big screen.
“Then let everyone see how the wallet ended up in my locker.”
