NovelAppChapter 125 Flora woke up to find the sky outside was already darkening. She'd slept too long, and her head throbbed with a slight headache.
Throwing off the light blanket, she propped herself up to see Connor. He was still in the sposition as when she had fallen asleep. When he noticed she's awake, he put down his book and handed her a glass of water from the coffee table. "Here, drink swater." The water was sweetened with honey, and the temperature was just right.
"I'm going to the restroom." After downing the glass, she got up and headed to the bathroom.
Her phone on the coffee table vibrated. Connor glanced at it casually, but paused when he saw the nAaron on the screen.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA few minutes later, Flora cout.
Connor looked at her, "Someone sent you a message while you were in the bathroom." Flora dried her hands and picked up her phone. It was yet another message from Aaron asking for money. Monday, at Westbrook High School.
Kaylee's arrival caused a sensation throughout the school.
The incident at the fashion design contest had becwell-known; Rafael had modeled for a newcomer designer.
And that newcomer was Kaylee.
Kaylee had always been invisible at school, with average grades and looks, and no notable talents. Even those who had been in the sclass with her for years sometimes struggled to remember her name.
Kaylee wasn't used to the stares.
Luckily, she ran into Dane and sfamiliar faces at the school entrance, which gave her a bit more courage to enter Class Z somewhat composedly.
As soon as she sat down, people from Class Z swarmed around her.
"Kaylee, you're so amazing! You even know how to design clothes!" "We all watched the live stream, and you looked so good on stage. You were literally shining!" Kaylee, overwhelmed by the praise, could only offer an awkward laugh.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"The highlight should be her ability to get Rafael as her model, right?" May cover, her tone laced with sarcasm, "Kaylee, you truly surprise us all. So quiet in class, yet behind the scenes, you're up to no end of dirty tricks." "What do you mean?" Kaylee's face paled as she looked up at May. Kaylee was always timid and didn't even dare to speak loudly.
courage. Saying this one sentence took all her May was unfazed, "You know exactly what I mean. How could Rafael possibly agree to be your model if there wasn't sspecial deal between you two?"
"Yeah, Kaylee, just be honest with us. What's the relationship between you and Rafael? Is there skind of deal between you?" Kaylee was shaking with anger. She couldn't understand why they would harbor such malicious thoughts about her.
"Will you ever stop!" Dane pushed them away, protecting Kaylee behind him, "Can't keep up in studies but first rate at gossiping. Kaylee, don't pay them any mind. They are just lying."
"Dane, how can you talk like that!" May was angry, about to retort, When a girl beside her nudged her with an En elbow. Flora, with her backpack, slowly walked in from the door.
Seeing Flora, May visibly cowered and fell silent. The crowd dispersed back to their seats.
"What happened?" Flora sat down, tapping Dane's back with her pen cap. She had noticed something was off the moment she walked in.
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