Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 52

52 Adriana Snaps Back at Bullies

Chapter 52 Adriana Snaps Back at Bullies

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“Then find a way to make her divorce Curtis. Once she’s no lo lowered her voice, lips curling. “An orphan like her will be easy

I to him…” Danielle

ush.”

Natasha nodded. “You’re right.”

The reason the school required everyone to return today was to announce the study–abroad placements for the Pastalia Architecture Exchange.

For students in the School of Architecture and Design, studying in Pastalia–the cradle of art and architecture–was a once–in–a–lifetime opportunity.

Even more incredible was that this year’s group would be under the mentorship of one of the most renowned architects in the world.

Under his tutelage, even a stone could be turned into gold–so imagine what a natural talent like Adriana could become.

Because of the morning’s chaos with Matthew and Natasha, Adriana arrived at the classroom a little late.

Everyone else was already there. After half a year of internships, the students were cheerful, chatting and laughing—until Adriana walked through the door.

In an instant, the room fell silent. No one greeted her. No one even looked at her. They all tacitly agreed to pretend she didn’t exist.

Adriana was used to it. After all, she had publicly exposed the school’s unfair disciplinary decisions online. That had angered both the administration and her classmates, many of whom had even accepted money to slander her anonymously.

“Well, look who still has the nerve to show up,” sneered Cheryl Poe as Adriana passed her desk.

Before, Adriana would have pretended not to hear. She would have swallowed the insult and walked away.

But today, she wasn’t in the mood to endure.

She stopped right beside Cheryl and said clearly, her voice ringing through the room. “And you? Someone who buys other people’s designs and passes them off as your own? You’ve got the nerve to talk about me? If you have the right to show up here, then I definitely do.”

Cheryl’s eyes widened in disbelief. Was this still the same Adriana who used to take insults in

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silence, never daring to talk back?

“Adriana, do you have a death wish?” Cheryl slammed her pal dare you talk to me like that!”

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desk, standing up. “How

“How should I talk to you then, Ms. Poc?” Adriana shot back, lips curling in a cold smile.

She was never as meek as they’d imagined.

She had simply been enduring.

“Cheryl, let it go,” whispered the girl beside her, tugging her sleeve nervously. “She’s gone crazy. She sent legal notices to everyone who badmouthed her online … We can’t afford to mess with her now.”

Cheryl’s jaw tightened. She glared at Adriana, then sat down with a loud huff.

“Adriana, we’re all classmates. You shouldn’t take the online stuff so seriously. I heard your rich boyfriend already had Mia, Camelia, and Linda arrested. So … maybe just forgive and forget?”

Finally, a classmate tried to ease the tension.

“Yeah. We never bullied you back then. How about you tell your boyfriend to withdraw those legal notices?”

Adriana blinked. She was genuinely confused. She had no idea about any legal notices. “What legal notices?”

“Don’t play dumb. You’ve got a powerful boyfriend now, and suddenly every student who ever said something bad about you online gets a legal notice. Acting all high and mighty … ” Someone snorted, clearly jealous of Adriana’s new status.

She’d found herself a powerful backer.

“She’s got backing now. Of course, she’s different.” Another snorted.

Everyone was sniping at her, dripping with sarcasm.

Not one of them felt guilty.

When an entire class joined in cruelty, they always believed they were the innocent ones. Adriana looked around at their faces and–unexpectedly–laughed.

It was Curtis. He’d actually sent formal legal warnings to every student who had spread rumors

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about her.

When the downfall came, nobody’s hands were clean–and C of them answer for it.

nded to make each one

“Adriana, you really think rich men can’t see what you are? You’re an orphan. He’s just toying with you,” Cheryl called from her seat, her tone mocking.

Adriana didn’t bother responding. She simply found the whole thing ridiculous.

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