Chapter 20
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As I walked onto campus, students cast curious glances and whispered.
That’s Bella. Can you believe she’s so jealous of Sarah and is trying to
sabotage her competition piece?”
“Such a stupid and malicious underachiever, how dare she show up at school?”
“She has the nerve! I heard Sarah’s brother died saving her; and this is how
she repays him!”
Sarah was a master at crafting a persona; she was incredibly popular, and
everyone defended her. In my past life, I’d devoted myself to my brothers,
balancing my studies with other subjects, helping anyone who needed it, even
regularly attending classes and signing attendance sheets for Sarah. I was always
busy.
I barely maintained my relationships with my brothers, let alone with these
classmates.
Facing their gossip, I acted like I didn’t hear a thing and hurried to my
elective class. In my previous life, I’d missed many classes because I was always
covering for Sarah; but this time, I was determined to focus on the courses I was
genuinely interested in.
After class, I gathered my books, ready to head to the cafeteria. Just then,
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Sarah and her two lackeys appeared at the classroom entrance. “Bella,” she
stepped forward, her tone sweet but laced with a hint of arrogance.
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“I’m now an official member of Fourth Brother’s drone team.
where’s your lab key? I don’t mean to impose, but since you’re not living at home
or coming to the lab, it’s a hassle for me to get in and out. Would you mind letting
me keep it temporarily?”
I looked at her.
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In my past life, she’d also asked for the key, but I still had to work in the lab,
organizing materials and equipment. Without the key, I was often locked out. I
said it was inconvenient and asked if she could get me a spare key, Seth said I
wasn’t an official member anymore, that it would be too troublesome to get a
new key, and if I lost it, it would be a hassle; so he wouldn’t give it to me.
“You’re not even on the team anymore; what do you mean by keeping the key?
Don’t you know how inconvenient it is for Sarah without a key? She was locked
out of the lab today, waiting for five minutes until other team members arrived.
Do you have
any idea how much time that wasted?”
