Chapter 58
Chapter 58 Campus Forum Rumors
The moment Zora stepped into Havenridge High School, word of her run-in with Jolie at the school gate that morning had already been posted all over the campus forum.
“Huh?” Zora had been staring down, trying to figure out where to hang her little bear charm. She lifted her head, caught off guard by the sudden question.
“What are you getting at?” Easton nudged Felix’s arm, clearly annoyed.
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“Easton, I’m just asking,” Felix said. “How are we supposed to stand up for Zora if we don’t even know her connection to the Knox family? Look at what everyone’s saying on the campus forum p>
Felix glanced at Zora. She had such delicate, stunning features, with eyes as clear as polished glass beads. He couldn’t wrap his head around how such an angelic girl could have made Jolie
cry.
“I don’t have any connection to them p>
Zora thought for a moment before answering, wanting nothing to do with the Knox name.
Felix raised an eyebrow at her reply. No connection at all?
She was lying poorly.
Her looks were unmistakably Knox, and anyone with eyes could tell there was some kind of tie.
It was no wonder people were speculating online-some claimed Zora might not even be a Knox adopted daughter, hinting she could be the Knox family’s real biological daughter instead.
“Do you know Jolie? People are saying you’re the Knoxes’ adopted daughter, and that Jolie’s your older sister p>
Felix studied Zora, curious what kind of personality lay hidden behind her quiet exterior.
The photo he’d shown Easton was taken that morning at the school entrance.
In the picture circulating on the forum, Jolie stared at Zora with red, teary eyes, as if Zora had done something unforgivable to her.
Posters on the campus forum were bashing Zora, claiming the supposed adopted daughter had the nerve to bully the Knox family’s real daughter.
Others guessed Zora was the Knoxes’ secret love child, with the “adopted daughter” label just a cover-up for the shameful truth. They claimed the Knoxes never truly cared for Zora-after all, Jolie got a ride to school from her brother, while Zora arrived alone.
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On top of that, people accused Zora of picking on the legitimate daughter of the household.
The students in the international program frowned as they read the swirling gossip.
Adopted daughter… secret love child… neither label sat right with them.
They couldn’t bring themselves to believe Zora fit either description.
Yet the Knox family had never officially clarified Zora’s status, leaving everyone unsure which side she belonged to-and unwilling to take sides blindly.
Zora had no idea what was blowing up on the campus forum, but her classmates had nothing but free time and were scrolling nonstop, fully caught up on every rumor.
After seeing the photos, the international program students instantly took a liking to Zora.
To make Jolie cry? That was honestly impressive.
They spammed the class group chat, tagging Felix-the one sitting closest to Zora-to dig for details, ready to fire back at anyone badmouthing her.
Even though Zora had only just joined their class, she was one of them now, and they were fiercely protective.
Her background didn’t matter. Anyone who clashed with Jolie was automatically one of them.
Easton scowled as he read the forum comments. He pulled out his phone and messaged Reed right away.
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Someone was clearly trying to screw with Zora on her very first day.
“She’s not my sister. I don’t have an older sister. I’m not the Knoxes’ adopted daughter, and I have no ties to the Knox family anymore p>
Zora’s expression turned stern. She wanted nothing to do with someone like Jolie as her sister.
Adopted daughter… Zora pressed her lips together faintly.
The Knox family had never announced her real identity to the public.
Adopted daughter?
What a bitter joke.
They’d saddled her with that label just to protect Jolie-what a generous favor indeed.
Zora’s heart stayed perfectly calm.
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“No ties anymore p>
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Felix clearly sensed Zora’s mood turning sour and dropped the subject.
Still, he couldn’t help pondering her words. If she said there were no ties anymore, it meant there had once been a connection.
Felix hesitated. Zora obviously hated talking about the Knoxes, and he didn’t want to push her and upset her further.
He was just trying to figure out what to tell the rest of the class and how to ease the online backlash against her when a phone was suddenly held right in front of his face.
A pinned post sat at the very top of the campus forum.
“Zora is the true biological daughter of the Knox family-not a secret child, nor an adopted daughter.
There is only one true daughter of the Knox family.
As for what certain someone really is, I’ll leave that to your imagination.
To those deliberately stirring up drama on the campus forum, I’ll
say
this-
Shameless people stop at nothing to get what they want.
She wanted the title of the Knox family’s daughter, and Zora graciously let her keep it.
Zora is now the young lady of the Marlow family.
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Anyone who dares slander Zora’s status will be going against the entire Marlow family.
That is all. Mind your own business from now on.
By Reed”
The post stayed pinned prominently at the top of the campus forum.
Reed had gotten Easton’s message, checked the forum, and nearly laughed out of anger at what he saw.
Jolie really had no sense of decency at all.
Students scrolling through the campus forum froze in shock the second they saw Reed’s signed public post.
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