Daisy looked like she’d seen a ghost. She stared at Lydia, her eyes burning with resentment.
“You… You started training with a master when you were five. You intentionally hid your real background. You fooled all of us. This bet doesn’t count.”
Daisy felt icy and stiff, like she could barely move.
Lydia just smirked, her tone dripping with sarcasm. “Didn’t you start studying medicine when you were a kid too? And where exactly did I trick anyone? You refused to believe me. That’s hardly my fault.”
The people around them shifted uncomfortably, embarrassment hanging in the air.
She was right. No matter what Lydia said or did, they’d doubted her at every turn. Now that the truth was out, it stung. Why was Daisy still trying to weasel out of this?
Was it really so hard to admit someone else was better?
Desmond shook his head, barely hiding his frustration.
“Daisy, you made a bet. You lost. Own it.”
Dr. Donley sighed. “Daisy, you never should’ve been so reckless in the first place.”
Lydia crossed her arms and watched Daisy, who looked like she might burst into tears. “You can’t stand losing, huh?”
Daisy glared at her, her whole body tense.
“If you really can’t accept it, then just tell everyone here that you, Daisy, are a sore loser who doesn’t keep her word. Say it out loud, and I’ll be generous just this once and let it go,” Lydia said, her smile sharp and fearless.
Daisy’s fists tightened so hard her knuckles stood out white.
Lydia was humiliating her in front of everyone. If she admitted she was a sore loser, who’d ever respect her again? Who would want to be friends with her, or trust her? She’d drag her whole family, the Rivers, into disgrace.
But if she followed through on her promise and knelt in front of Lydia, calling her ‘Your Highness’ for all to see, she’d be a joke either way.
Right then, Daisy wished Lydia would just vanish from the world. Right now.
“Made up your mind?” Lydia asked, standing calm and collected with her arms folded.


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