Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Emma turned around to see Justin’s cold, handsome face. Her heart skipped a beat, and she felt a blush creep onto her cheeks.

Justin, I’m waiting for my sister. But she doesn’t seem to notice me. Could you go inside and call her for me!”

Justin frowned slightly. “Your sister?”

Emma replied. “Yeah, her name is Elysia. She just transferred to your class today.”

Justin tin glanced over at Elysia sitting in the back row and nodded. Wait here for a minute.”

“Thanks, Emma smiled.

Without another word, Justin walked into the classroom and stopped by Elysia’s desk. His voice was icy as he said, “Your sister is waiting for you outside.”

Elysia heard him but had no intention of replying.

With rare patience, Justin added, “If you don’t go out, they’ll just stand at the door, and it’ll be distracting for everyone.”

Finally, Elysia looked up and noticed her classmates staring at her. She slowly stood up and walked past Justin without saying a word.

A boy who witnessed the scene stood there in shock, mouth agape. Justin, did she just ignore you?”

He shouted in his mind, “Wow, she just ignored Justin, the star of Milton School! It’s usually him who does the ignoring, nor the other way around. I’ve got to jot this down in my notebook–this is historic.”

Leon was taken aback as well, but he played it cool. Glancing over at Justin, he asked with an amused tone. “So, Justin, how does it feel to be ignored?”

Justin fell silent. “What did I do to deserve this? Ugh, this is so frestrating.

Outside the door, Emma looked at Elysia, worry etched on her face. “I was waving at you just now. Didn’t you see me?”

Elysia shot her a look. ‘Do you really need to ask that? Clearly, 1st didn’t want to talk to you!

“Why aren’t you answering me?” Emma insisted.

“Do you need anything?” Elysia said coldly.

Emma paused for a while before continuing, “I just wanted to ask how you ended up in this class. Did you do something Emma didn’t finish her thought, but Elysia caught on. She was hinting that Elysia had been up to some shady business Elysia let out a laugh and shot back, “What’s it to your To just worried about you. Emma’s eyes filled with tears as her voice softened.

Elysia couldn’t stand seeing Einma act like the victim. She wave dismissively. “Whatever you think is fine With that, she turned to head into the classroom, but Natalie ste ped her. Elysia Inainctively shook her of, but she used mo much force, and Natalle’s hand hit the doorframe, swelling up Imediately.

14:03 Tue, Jan 28 Chapter 10 “Hey! Why did you shove me so hard?” Natalie snapped, her anger evident in her tone.

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The commotion attracted the attention of curious students, who began to gather around, eager to see what was happening.

Seeing the crowd. Natalie began to cry. “I only grabbed your arm How could you get so mad and hurt my hand like this?” Her voice choked with tears, laced with a sense of unfairness.

Elysia couldn’t help but chuckle. What a drama queen!

People naturally tend to side with the underdog With Natalie’s injury and tears, sympathy poured in for her. Whispers began to spread through the crowd.

I heard Elysia comes from a village known for tough manual labor, so she must be strong. If I had been shoved by her like that I would ve cried even harder than Natalie”

“I have a distant relative who lives in the country. They feed pigs, cook, and work in the fields. Plus, they eat so much–no wonder they’re strong “Elysia must have a wild side after growing up like that. Poor Natalie got caught in her crosshairs.”

surrounding her.

Elysia crossed her arms, a playful smile dancing on her lips as she listened to the flurry of wild comments She thought. This is exactly what Natalie wanted–to cast herself as the victim and garner sympathy, using it as against me. She’s finally put her mind to use. How could I not lether have the stage for just a little longer?‘

a weapon “Emma is your sister. She came to see you out of concern, but you just ignored her and acted cold. Is this really how a should behave!” Natalie scolded.

In an instant, Emma’s expression shifted, her face reflecting a deep sense of aggrievement.

sister The whispers around them grew louder, with some people openly criticizing Elysin.

“Elysia, you’re in the wrong here. No matter what, Emma is your sister. How can you act like this? She’s only looking out for you.

“Exactly. I feel bad for Emma. She’s so gentle and kind; how could she have a sister like you?”

Emma noticed that Elysia was staying quiet and thought she was just too scared to respond. Feeling a bit smug, she put on an understanding look. “Cuys, just stop talking about Elysia. She’s always like this, and I’m used to it.”

The crowd was shocked. ‘Used to it? Does Elysia often bully her!!

“Save your drama, okay? I’m just so over it, Elysia said coldly, just as the others were about to criticize her, she scoffed and continued, “You, an adopted girl who has taken my place for eighteen years, and you expect me to be grateful?”

Adopted? Does this mean Emma isn’t a biological member of the Rosewood family? Wow, it seems like we’ve uncovered a huge secret. A wave of confusion swept over the crowd, prompting hurried whispers as they exchanged a glance.

“I know about that. Did you see yesterday’s trending topic? It happened at Heoty Mall, and Elysia said there that Emma is adopted”

What trending?”

That viral video with Elysia, Emma, and the others. But their familles got involved to settle things so it’s not trending agyizore.

14:03 Tue, Jan 28 Chapter 10 “I just checked, and it looks like the video was deleted. Now, the only things left are statements from the Rosewood, Moore, and Smith families. None of them mentioned Emuma’s identity, which probably means it’s true.”

“I never would have guessed that Emma was just an adopted daughter.”

Emma stood frozen as the crowd’s tone shifted from criticizing Elysia to questioning her status as an adopted daughter.

Embarrassment and anger flushed her face as she stormed off.

Her background was a wound she’d never wanted to reveal. But now, Elysia had not only brought it up–she’d rubbed salt in it.

Natalie quickly chased after Emma.

Elysia stood there, indifferent to their departure. This is the consequence of crossing me! she sneered silently.

Almost no one outside the Rosewood family, except for their close associates, knew that Emma was adopted. Before Elysia’s return. Emma had enjoyed a life of luxury and privilege, fully embraced as a Rosewood and envied by many.

Even after Elysia came back, that perception didn’t change. People only knew that a second daughter had come back, unaware that she was actually the biological child of the Rosewood family. Emma, who had lived as a Rosewood for eighteen years, was just the adopted daughter, Elysia sneered in her mind, ‘What a joke! I’m the real daughter of the Rosewood family, yet I’m constantly overshadowed by the adopted one. But I’m not the type to let things slide; revenge is woven into my very nature.

‘Emma loves to play her games, provoking me, huh? Then I’ll aim for what she holds dear. She relishes her role as the victim, seeking sympathy? I’ll make sure she feels the stifling weight of public opinion pressing down on her instead.

Since the main characters had left, students lost interest and started to disperse.

Elysia headed back to the classroom. She walked over to Justin’s desk, leaned on it with both hands, and looked down at him with an icy glare. “Mind your own business!” she said before returning to her seat.

Everyone was shocked again. ‘Did Justin just get warned?”