pte

nne S

ence the moment I stepped

the principal, his f

resence, and as he turned to face me, the next

nd flew instinctively to

like this, Vivianne?! Have

eyes, but I held it

ing, and this is ho

father here, huh? Give me a fucking break,

l briefly, my fingers tightened

Sincl

t the moment the principal's

punished. I could handle a

s against Stormbridge Acade

biting i

nly put the school's reputation at risk, but w

ined s

cannot go

expelled from the Academy with immediate effect

th me, and my jaw almo

lin

ice cracked, tears

uttered, but no

ent as I turned to him. Not that

't do..." Tears streamed down m

inutes to vacate t

hing my fingers on my back

" The principal said,

nd left withou

g the look on his face... that his mind was already mad

rd, I reached for the expulsion letter be

and my grip tightened on the l

dare summon Mr. Boulevard's son, knowing that the Academy stands

on his face... As if he regretted it. But I w

guilty when he mad

iled off as I walked pa

*

ng, and throwing insults at me as I dragged my suit

iley walking towards dad's car. She paused and looked ba

the car, and th

window as the car

iley, ignoring my stepmom who was sitting in

d in at t

ienn

on the s

. You're moving out firs

on my suitcase, an

rouble for this family. I won't l

my mom built for him? The same company my mom helped raise to

ith a text. An alert of ten thousa

enough to sort

d dollars? Will that

im, blinking

see me as yo

acing his hand

ghter. You've never looked at me wi

our sister! If you were just as goo

You are useless, Vivianne! You

but I composed myself. No! Th

led softly... as if saying 'loo

ist on staying here, but fuck it! Staying around th

my face and sent th

'll need it later when Sinclai

ve some money sa

ained from

ne?!" My stepmom spoke for the first ti

hy? Are you scared you and your daughter woul

htened

y mom like that!" Bailey sna

e bullied in school o

ine, Vivianne!" Dad gri

go bankrupt... I will make

with that, I left for my ro

and his friends, Bailey, and dad...