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Chapter 80

Author: Sarah.D
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-04 19:38:50

My eyes were burning from the strain of reading under fluorescent lights, and there was a persistent throb behind my left temple that promised a migraine if I didn’t take a break soon.

I’d been staring at the same paragraph for five minutes, the words blurring together into meaningless shapes.

But I couldn’t take a break. Not when I had only made it through half the pile.

I imagined Julien’s smug face as I turned the page, and the fantasy of smashing it with one of these heavy binders brought me a small, petty satisfaction.

I could go to my father, report this obvious sabotage, and make it clear that Julien was deliberately trying to make me fail.

But that was exactly what he expects me to do. Hewaa counting on me running to Daddy for help, proving that I couldn’t handle things on my own.

And I was going to prove him wrong.

“Are you sure I can’t stay?”

I looked up to find Lisa hovering near the door, her coat already on but guilt was written all over her face.

“You should go,” I t
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