Sabrina rose to her feet, her gaze sweeping over Elena and the others.
“What exactly have I done to her? Look at her—dressed in designer clothes, wearing a watch that costs more than most people’s cars. If life in the Sutton family is as unbearable as she claims, then how do you explain all that luxury?”
“Let’s get this straight: I’m the real Sutton daughter. She’s the fraud. So why am I always the one getting blamed? Sometimes I wonder if you all even use your heads.”
As Sabrina spoke, the other students realized they’d made a serious mistake in ever sympathizing with Celine. After all, Celine turned up every day in expensive, immaculate outfits, while Sabrina wore simple, casual clothes. It was obvious who actually held status in their household.
Even Lacy and her friends—who’d never gotten along with Sabrina—were starting to see things differently. Suddenly, Sabrina didn’t seem so cold or unfriendly; she just looked like someone who’d been unfairly treated. Some of them even felt guilty for the way they’d treated her before.
Sabrina’s frosty eyes locked on Celine as she raised her voice.
“Celine, can you honestly say who’s really at fault here? Who’s been hurting who?”
“Remember what happened at Ogilly’s Steakhouse? Uliana—you all heard Celine say I’d bullied her, and that’s why you came after me. I only fought back after you provoked me.”
“To ruin my reputation, you couldn’t wait to twist everything and turn friends against me. So I stood up for myself—was that really wrong? You think you’re innocent? Who’s ever cared about my feelings, or about my side of the story?”
“And now you stand here, trying to pressure me into dropping the charges, acting like you’re the victims. Isn’t that just disgusting? If you’re so innocent, why put on this act in front of everyone and pretend I forced you into all this?”
“Seriously—do any of you even think for yourselves?”
“Classic case of the guilty party crying foul. Celine’s always targeting others, then rallying her friends to gang up on someone. The nerve.”
“Remember when Sabrina first came to the school? All those rumors online? I bet Celine was behind them, trying to turn us into her personal army.”
“Honestly, I got caught up in it too. And now, looking back, maybe I deserved what happened…”
“Look at the rumors floating around online these past few days—clearly Celine’s doing, even if she didn’t post them herself. Elena’s her best friend, and Elena had no real reason to go after Sabrina except to stick up for Celine. So who’s really pulling the strings?”
“Isn’t it obvious? Out of all the students here, Celine’s the only one with any real connection to Sabrina. Why else would so many people go after Sabrina? It’s not like she’s some nobody from across town. Someone’s been stirring the pot—Celine’s been behind it all along.”

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