Reborn, She's Back for Revenge novel Chapter 53

Chapter 53

Edith curled her lips into a smirk.

I her previouse, Karen and Vincent’s mantlage had always been mck–cold, and that was Pare’s strongest backing in all her sch siblings. But after this incident, that backing was clearly starting to crack

Edith thought, Without Vincent to smooth things over, there is no way Henry can walk away unscathed this time: That night, she got a pretty night’s sleep

The next morning, as soon as Edith got out of the car at the school gate, the could hear people all over camp hom last night.

One said, “Did you hear? Something happened at the Lovett family’s party?”

hout the Lovett lensly’s party.

Another replied, “You mean the one at Hallie’s place, the school beauty? I heard it

it was a welcome party for her half sister

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Someone said, “Noreen got into trouble at the Levitt family’s party. I heard Hallie’s cousin forced her into the lounge and tried to rape her. It was just

A student said, “But I heard it was Noreen who tried to seduce Hallje’s cousin, and everyone in the party hall saw the whole thing. Just imagine humiliating that must’ve been

Someone else said, “Noreen’s just a high school student, and she did something like that? How is she ever going to show her face at school again?”

Everyone around was whispering and gossiping

Edith remembered her previous life–back then, she was the one everyone condemned and tore apart with their words. Luckily, the SAT was already over by that time, so she didn’t have to face the mockery of her classmates at school.

And it was exactly because the exams were done that Karen wasted no time in marrying her off to the Crawford Family

Edith thought ‘Why am I thinking about my previous life again? She gave herself a wry, self–deprecating smile and then headed for the classroom with a calm face.

Just then, a familiar voice rang out behind her, calling out, “Edith!”

Edith stopped in her tracks and turned around to see Larry rushing over to her with his backpack in hand.

Everyone present instantly stopped talking. In their eyes, Larry had always carried himself like the perfect gentleman–nebody had ever seen him looking so panicked before.

Larry didn’t care about the stares from his classmates and ran straight up to Edith. He then asked in a gentle voice, “Are you alright after what happened last night?”

Edith replied, “See? I’m perfectly fine.”

Larry let out a breath of relief and said, “I had the strangest dream last night–I dreamed something bad happened to you. My mom told me this morning that something happened at the party.

“I’m just glad it wasn’t you who got caught up in

Edith pursed her lips, a complicated look flickering in her eyes. She thought, ‘Larry actually cares about me. If I hadn’t been ready for it, I would’ve been the one in trouble last night.”

Just as Edit was about to say something, a girl suddenly walked over.

The girl wore a cream–colored knit sweater with a houndstooth miniskirt and deep red leather shoes–she really stood out in the crowd. She walked

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right up to Lany, her eyes sparkling

She said, “Larry, I didn’t expect to see you here at Sunspire High School. What are the eddy”

Larry stared at the for nevetal seconds before finally asking, a bit uncertain, “Are you May!”

May grimmed and said, “Yes. You remember my name? That makes me so happy I just transferred to Sunsple High School today. I’m in clasi year. We’re or boolinates now, so you have to take good care of your junior,

She reached out her hand, offering Larry a handshake,

Larry had always been the reserved type, never getting close to any girls–well, except for his childhood friends,

He grew up alongside Edith in Sunspire, but every break, he’d head back to Bonnea May was one of his old playmates from those daycin Bona

The Larson family was a big deal in Boniea, and if the Mentinwick family could be their neighbors, that meant they were pretty high up in that social

circle, too.

Larry’s dad got transferred to Sunspire after he became an adult, so Larry was basically half a Sunspine local. It wasn’t anything unusual for him to be going to school there.

But the Merrinwick family had always been true locals of Bonrea, so Larry wondered what made May transfer to Sunspira

Still, with so many classmates watching, this wasn’t the right place to ask, so Larry just reached out and was about to shake May’s hand as a friendly” gesture. But just as his hand was halfway there, Edith stepped in and blocked it.

Larry looked at Edith, confused.

Edith curved her lips into a playful smile and teased, “Larry, you’re the school heartthrob. If you shake hands with her, the girls in her class will probably give her a hard time later. You wouldn’t want to see her get picked on, right?”

This kind of thing had happened before. Larry quickly pulled his hand back.

May’s face was frozen in shock, her eyes wide as she stared at Edith

She’d transferred to Sunspire High School for Larry, and she’d played out this first encounter in her head a thousand times, certain that Larry would never turn her down for something as simple as a handshake.

But she never expected Edith to swoop in and mess up her perfect plan. She thought, ‘Is she Larry’s girlfriend or something?

May had a ton of questions she wanted to ask, but in the end, she just swallowed them down and said softly, “Well, Larry, I’ll head back to my classroom now. See you later.”

She walked a few steps, then turned back, giving Larry a lingering, tearful–eyed look–her gare full of longing

Larry was clueless when it came to girls‘ feelings. He quickly looked away

Edith pursed her lips.

After May transferred to Sunspire High School, she quickly became the school’s second school beauty–a real campus celebrity

Back in her previous life, even though Edith went to a different school, she’d still heard of May

May was famous not just for her looks, but also because she was always dating a new boyfriend. Most girls at school couldn’t stand girls like her. Later on, she was asked to leave the school because of her reputation.

Edith really didn’t want Larry getting mixed up with a like May that was exactly why she stepped in before they could even shake hands.

Edith narrowed her eyes and thought, “After May got kicked out of school, Larry seemed to have taken a break from school too. Could those two things be

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connected?

She rubbed her temples, a bit annoyed at herself Back then, when she’d just returned to Sumpe, the’d been so caught up in her ove

she barely cared about what was going on with her friends.

Now, she couldn’t remember a single useful thing, no matter how hard she tried.

After parting ways with Larry, Edith headed back to her classroom. The moment she walked in, a crowd of classmates immediately gathered arbord he

One asked, “So, what happened yesterday?”

Another asked, “s Noreen alright? Did anything happen to her?”

Someone else said, “How could Noreen do something like that at your family’s party? That must’ve been a huge blow to your family, ok?”

One chimed in, “Noreen’s always been that kind of person. She’s always picking on people at school and tangled up with guys honestly, it’s not even surprising anymore.”

Edith thought, ‘All those classmates were at the party last night, and they saw for themselves that Norem was forced into it. That means real victim in all this.

“Even if Noreen has done something wrong, she doesn’t deserve to have everyone gossiping about her damage rumors could really do to a girl”

this. These students have no idea how much

Edith replied calmly, “No matter what kind of person Noreen is, last night she was innocent. We all saw it–she was forced. She’s the victim here, and she doesn’t deserve all this blame and criticism.”

Maybe it was Edith’s strong presence, or maybe it was just because she was right, but everyone around her went quiet. No one dared to gossip about it

anymore.

Meanwhile, Noreen stood at the classroom door, pressing her lips together, a complicated look flickering across her face.

After everything that happened last night, her parents wanted to pull her out of school and were aven talking about shipping her overseas to study.

But Noreen didn’t think she’d done anything wrong. She thought, “Why should I have to slink away like some kind of pariah?‘ So instead, she chose to come to school and face all the gossip head–on.

Even though she’d tried to mentally prepare hersell, the moment she heard her classmates whispering about her, she still couldn’t stop herself from wanting to run away.

She’d been lingering at the classroom door for ages, unable to make herself go in. She thought, ‘Maybe my parents are right. Maybe I really should just go abroad and get away from all of this.

She was already on the verge of leaving when Edith’s words reached her ears.

She had been complicit in what happened last night–she’d brought it on hersell. She never imagined Edith would speak up in her defense,

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