Chapter 79
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Tiffany fixed Sienna with an icy, hostile stare. She’d barely dodged disaster this time, all thanks to Sienna. ‘Just you wait, Tiffany fumed to herself. ‘Sooner or later, I’ll make you regret crossing me.
Alicia felt a chill run down her spine when she caught Tiffany’s look. She realized it was all her fault that Sienna was in Tiffany’s crosshairs now. That petty grudge–holder was going to be after Sienna from now on. ‘I’ve got to protect Sienna from here on out, Alicia vowed.
The four of them crowded around the doorway, none making any effort to give way.
Nora puffed out her chest. “Hey, are you two blind or what? Can’t you see we’re trying to get out? Move aside and let us through first.”
Sienna planted her hands on her hips. “Why should we move? We got here first. You step aside.”
Alicia glanced at Nora, thinking, ‘Hasn’t the school already figured it all out by now? How come Nora’s still strutting around like she owns the place? Did Hugh pull some strings to cover this up?‘
Nora caught Alicia’s look, smirked, then leaned in close to Alicia and said, “I’m the one who made that post. The photo of you and President Lee? Yeah, I put it out there. So what? See, nothing happened to me.”
Alicia’s suspicions were confirmed. ‘So Hugh really did smooth things over for her,‘ she thought. ‘But how did he pull it off?‘
Just as Alicia was still mulling it over, Tiffany put on her best weak act, pressing her hand to her forehead. “Alicia, you know I’ve never been all that healthy. I think my blood sugar’s dropping–my head’s all dizzy. How about letting us go eat breakfast first? If I don’t eat now, I’m seriously going to faint right here.”
Alicia shifted to the side with Sienna, and Nora linked arms with Tiffany, swaggering out together like they owned the place.
Sienna was about ready to explode. “She’s so phony, like an Oscar–winning performance. And now this sudden ‘low blood sugar‘ fainting act? The timing is just too perfect. Sickening, really.”
Alicia took Sienna’s hand. “Come on, let’s head inside.”
Once they walked into class and sat down, Alicia placed the breakfast she’d brought–her very homemade Ciabatta with beef filling–on the desk.
The second Sienna spotted the food, her whole face lit up, like her worries just disappeared. She grabbed a piece and took a huge bite, grinning from ear to ear. “Oh, Alicia! This is insanely delicious–beef and cheese, that’s totally my jam!”
Alicia chuckled. “Eat as much as you want. I brought a ton.”
Sienna stuffed more bread in her mouth as she mumbled, “When my mom makes this, it’s always a whole ordeal. She has to wait for the dough to rise–like two hours! Did you get up at the crack of dawn for this, Alicia? Next time, let’s not torture ourselves with such elaborate breakfasts.”
Alicia lightly bonked her on the head. “Hey, I’m not dumb! I made this last night and just reheated it this
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morning.”
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“Oh, got it.” Sienna scarfed down another bite. “You’re a genius, Alicia!”
“Alright, hurry up and eat,” Alicia said with a gentle smile.
“Okay,” Sienna replied, taking another big bite of her bread.
She grabbed another piece and, grinning, pushed it into Alicia’s mouth.
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Alicia took a bite, pulled out her phone, and checked the school forum. All those drama–filled threads were wiped clean–now there were only boring posts about academics left.
It was like the whole thing had never happened. If Alicia hadn’t been the one caught in the middle, she might’ve thought she just dreamed it all up.
‘Is the school just trying to sweep this under the rug?‘ Alicia wondered. “They deleted every post, and now it’s just supposed to be over? Are they seriously just letting it slide?‘
Even before all this went down, Alicia knew there was nothing she could do about Tiffany right now. But that troublemaker Nora–the one who started it all–got off totally scot–free.
The price for spreading rumors was ridiculously low, but those lies could destroy a person’s whole life. I hat was exactly what they did to her in her last life–and there was no way she’d let it slide this time.
Alicia logged out of the forum and messaged Hank: [Hank, looks like all those threads on the school forum just got wiped. Any chance you can recover them?]
Hank took a while to respond: [Yeah, I can.]
Alicia: [Go ahead and bring them back.]
Hank didn’t reply right away. It wasn’t until after Alicia’s first big lecture that she finally got a message from him: [Got it.]
Alicia: [What are you busy with? Is everything okay with your sister?]
Hank: [No, it’s nothing serious. Doctor Johnson just let us know the surgery’s scheduled for next week. He managed to get us a discount, but we still need more than 100 thousand dollars. I’m trying to pull the money together.]
Alicia: [I told you already, I’ll handle the cost for the surgery. You don’t have to worry about scraping the money together.]
Right now, Hank was at a clinic, trading his blood for cash. He’d wracked his brains for ways to make money fast, but nothing seemed to work quickly enough.
Deep down, he felt he’d let Alicia down once already. She never blamed him; instead, she even helped Sasha find a kidney donor. After all she’d done for them, he didn’t want to ask her to take care of the surgery costs,
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