Own Fate novel Chapter 110

Chapter 110

Chapter 110

Carmen had just stepped into the classroom when she was instantly drowned in a flood of prying stares and hushed whispers.

A person asked, “Did you hear?”

Another said, “Everyone’s heard about it by now, alright? She cheated in the state competition and got Alec kicked out of the Painting Association. As for that Rithol Art School incident, like she didn’t know someone swapped her project. She probably just hired a ghostwriter.

“And that’s not all. She probably just got back from the new principal’s office. Those bullies who got someone killed were expelled, and word is, she was pulling the strings behind the scenes too.

“Appearances can be so deceiving! She always acted like such a sweet and generous person, who would’ve thought she’d turn out like this?

“The Wilson family is really unlucky, favoring this worthless trash over their own flesh and blood.

“Man, Aubree is totally killing it these days!”

One foot in the classroom, the other rooted outside, Carmen stood frozen, her fingers digging into the straps of her backpack until her knuckles turned white. Head slightly bowed, her eyes blazed with barely contained fury.

She thought, ‘Aubree is becoming more and more of a threat. Last night, Dad and Daxton even made me promise, in front of the whole family, that I’d find an opportunity to apologize to her! How humiliating is that?

‘Why should I apologize to Aubree? I didn’t do anything wrong!

‘Not only that, but Mom actually had my custom-designed gown altered for Aubree! How dare she? That dress was mine!’

Carmen seethed as the gossip swirled around her. She thought, ‘It’s all Aubree’s fault! Why couldn’t she have just stayed missing after being abducted? Why did she have to come back and steal my family, my identity?’

Lizzie Kim snapped, “That’s enough! Don’t act like you all haven’t taken favors from Carmen before!”

A person said, “Everyone knows you’re Garmen’s biggest suck-up.”

Lizzie’s face flushed crimson with anger. Unable to argue with so many people, she rushed up to Carmen, grabbed her, and pulled her toward the classroom. “Don’t mind them, Carmen,” she said urgently, “They’re just jealous of your family’s status, and the fact that you’re with Alvin.”

A person said, “Hilarious! Didn’t you see how annoyed Alvin was with her last time?”

Carmen finally snapped. She shook off Lizzie’s hand, stepped forward, and delivered a stinging slap across the speaker’s face. “Since when do you get to judge my life?” she spat, her voice trembling with rage.

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