Chapter 941
The voice, though quiet, cut through the tense silence of the classroom like a knife. Instantly, every pair of eyes in the room snapped toward the sound.
It was a girl.
She was small and dangerously thin, her heavy bangs obscuring half of her face. She wore a faded, washed-out school uniform and looked severely malnourished.
It was Lydia Brooks, the most hardworking, desperate, yet entirely invisible scholarship student in the class.
Lydia had clawed her way into the Vanguard Honors Program through sheer academic brilliance.
But within the elite walls of the program, she was a ghost.
The girl was painfully timid.
Aside from academics, she never spoke a word to anyone.
Over time, everyone had naturally learned to ignore her.
She was also one of the charity cases funded by the Doyle family.
Naturally, everyone assumed she belonged to Dreamscape Alpha or Dreamscape Beta.
And yet, this was the girl p>
Who was stepping up at a moment like this.
It was hard to imagine the sheer, agonizing amount of courage it took for her to stand up and speak out.
After all, Serena and Bianca Doyle had just publicly declared war on each other. Siding with Serena right now p>
Was the equivalent of openly declaring war on Isabella Lancaster and Bianca Doyle.
Yet, bearing the crushing weight of everyone’s stares, she walked straight toward Serena.
Her legs were visibly trembling.
But she bit her lower lip so hard it turned white, her hands balled into tight fists as she inched her way to Serena’s desk.
Every step felt like she was dragging a boulder.
But she walked with absolute, unwavering resolve.
When she finally stood in front of Serena.
Her fingers clenched and unclenched. Mustering every ounce of courage she possessed, her eyes peeked out from beneath her heavy bangs to look at Serena.
“Serena, can… can I join your team p>
Her voice shook just as violently as her body.
She was terrified, practically vibrating with nerves.
But she forced the words out anyway. “I-I can be useful. My grades in every subject
are in the top fifty at Marington College, and I also know p>
With a trembling voice, she listed her strengths, word by word.
Without a doubt p>
This was the boldest thing Lydia Brooks had ever done in her entire life.
Even when she had desperately tried to escape the Backwoods to get an education, she had never been this reckless.
But right now, she wanted to be crazy just this once.
She wanted to make a choice for herself.
“Lydia Brooks p>
Lydia’s actions were a vicious slap across Bianca’s face.
First, it was Caleb Sommers.
Now, Lydia Brooks.
in
Two pathetic losers who usually didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly were suddenly defying her frentof everyone, embarrassing her just to follow a bitch like Serena!
Did they have a death wish?
“Lydia Brooks, you’re going against me too, aren’t you? Do you want the Doyle family to cut your funding, so you can crawl back to the
Backwoods ma
some old greep
and pop out a litter of brats shrieked.
Lydia flinched violently.
Her trembling worsened.
But when she met Serena’s calm, clear gaze.
Bianca
A sudden, inexplicable surge of bravery bloomed in her chest.
She shrank her shoulders, but she didn’t take a single step back. Slowly, she lifted her chin, staring stubbornly at Bianca. “Bianca… Jast week, just because I didn’t have the money to buy your coffee, you had your friends corner me in the restroom p>