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“Keep an eye on the comments section. Note down anyone who insults Zora and send me their
names p>
Maya issued the instructions in a calm, steady tone.
If those people were dead-set on picking a fight, then they would settle this properly once and for all to see who would end up the loser.
It was time to hurl all the slander right back at Jolie. She ought to taste for herself what it felt like to be wronged with no way to explain, condemned by the whole crowd.
Maya was always the calm one in crises; Class 19 had always followed her lead without question.
“Maya, add this to the post p>
Hallie stared at the newly received forensic report on her phone and sent it straight to Maya.
It contained full fingerprint verification tied to Jolie-fingerprints on the necklace, the torn contract, and the discarded bolt and tools used in the scheme.
Every piece of evidence pointed unequivocally to Jolie.
The file had just been sent to Hallie by her cousin, who’d sent investigators to gather proof days
earlier.
Wealthy families like theirs had dedicated staff to sort and archive trash, keeping all records and discarded items stored for at least a year.
It was a precaution to ensure nothing important was ever accidentally thrown away.
Maya skimmed through the documents, added them to the file, and hit send without the slightest hesitation.
Elsewhere, Jolie hid inside the school restroom, a smug smirk playing on her lips as she scrolled through the flood of online comments bashing Zora. A look of contempt tugged at the corner of her mouth.
You’ll never outmatch me, Zora.
I let you off easy once, yet you still refuse to back down. This time, I’ll make sure you never get a chance to redeem yourself.
She should never, ever have targeted that golden boy.
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When it came to the Knox family, Jolie had only wanted to drive Zora back to the humble little life she’d come from. But after seeing Zora cross paths with the revered, unattainable man the day before, Jolie’s hatred for Zora became truly visceral.
How dare that nobody Zora get close to someone Jolie had spent years longing to even approach?
Last time, she’d been caught off guard and left helpless when the Marlows stepped in to defend Zora, forcing her to swallow her losses silently.
But this time, the Marlows weren’t around. Jensen was out of town on business, Kian was nothing but a bookish nerd, and Reed had left for another city. There was no one left to shield Zora now-who could possibly stand up for her this time?
Leighton lived far above ordinary people’s reach. He hated nothing more than unnecessary trouble, and Zora had already disturbed him once before. He would never bother getting involved in her mess again.
Jolie didn’t underestimate Zora; she knew Leighton well. He loathed anyone who tried to latch onto him for connections, using him over and over for their own gain-even through someone like Jensen.
The thought of Zora falling from grace, ruined and disgraced, made Jolie’s smile grow wider by the second, her triumphant glint shining even behind her face mask.
But the movement pulled at the fresh wounds on her cheek, drawing a quiet hiss of pain from her lips, and a dark, bitter mood settled over her again.
She still couldn’t figure out what had happened the day before. Shortly after leaving the dean’s office with Wendy, a rash had broken out all over her face, itching so badly she’d wanted to scratch her skin raw.
Wendy had rushed her straight to the hospital for tests, yet doctors could find nothing wrong with her.
They’d brushed it off as a random allergic reaction, and Jolie seethed inwardly at their incompetence.
They’d given her an ointment that dulled the itch slightly at first, but once she got home, the maddening irritation returned, so intense she’d even considered cutting the rash off her face entirely.
Someone had leaked a video of her hospital visit to the campus forum, fueling her rage until she’d smashed every loose item in her bedroom to the floor.
In the end, she’d used the White Jade Balm she’d taken from Zora, and the rash finally faded away. Only a few faint scratch marks lingered on her skin; another two days of applying the balm would leave no trace at all.
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The White Jade Balm was almost gone, though. She’d have to go back to Zora’s room and see if
there was more.
She regretted giving that jar of balm to Tessa. She’d never guessed it worked so well-if she’d kept it for herself, she’d have a perfect remedy for any future injuries.
She wondered if Tessa had used it all yet. If not, she’d have to think of a way to get it back.
She hadn’t expected Zora to have such good things, and she had no idea where Zora got them.
Treasures people like her could never get their hands on, and that lowlife girl had them.
Inside the classroom, Tessa sat working on her schoolwork when a sudden, unexplained sense of unease washed over her. She stared at the post Jolie had put up on the forum, pressing her lips together tightly.
Can’t Jolie ever leave Zora alone?
She stood up, ready to go find Jolie and talk things through.
The next second, her gaze froze on her phone screen.
Two new videos had landed in her inbox, attached alongside several fingerprint forensic
reports.
She wasn’t the only one-every student’s phone buzzed with the same two videos. Emblazoned across the opening frame of each video were two words: How Ridiculous.
Everyone stared in confusion, yet found themselves tapping to play without a second thought.
Once they pressed play, no one could look away.
By the end of the videos, every student wore a stunned, disgusted expression.
Thinking of all the people online who’d defended Jolie and mocked Zora left them feeling sick to their stomachs, utterly disgusted by how easily they’d been misled.
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