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The School Heartthrob Used Me for a Bet Chapter 10
The year I graduated from my degree program, I was admitted directly into my university's graduate program.My research focus was trauma intervention for adolescents.My first published article was about "hero manipulation" in school bullying.Some abusers create danger, then step in as protectors, making their victims dependent on them.After the article came out, I received a lot of letters.Some said they finally understood why they couldn't bring themselves to leave the person who'd hurt them.Someone also asked me: [If the person who hurt you has really changed, can you go back?]I replied: [He can change. And you can still choose not to forgive him.]After the commencement ceremony, I ran into Hal at the school gate.Several years had passed, and he'd shed the swagger of his teenage years.When he saw me, he stopped where he stood."Long time no see.""Long time no see."His gaze dropped to the diploma in my hand. "Congratulations.""Thank you."All that was left b
The School Heartthrob Used Me for a Bet Chapter 9
In September, I started at Carrigan University.On move-in day, the campus was full of freshmen snapping photos on their phones.The sea of cameras still made me tense up on instinct.I put on my mask and stood rooted to the spot for a long time.A guy suddenly walked over and blocked the cameras on one side of me. "Hey, are you feeling okay?"I shook my head.He didn't ask about my face, and he didn't take it upon himself to do anything for me.He just stepped back half a pace, leaving me plenty of space. "The School of Psychology is to the east. If you're headed the same way, we can walk together."Later, I found out his name was Ben Gayle, an upperclassman one year ahead of me.He'd recognized me from the internet but had never mentioned it to anyone.He never said things like "You should be a little braver," and he never pushed me to take off my mask.When it got crowded, he would ask first, "Do you want me to stay with you, or would you rather be alone?"My treatment w
The School Heartthrob Used Me for a Bet Chapter 8
The day the SAT results came out, I placed seventh in the entire city.The class group chat went quiet for a long time.All they'd ever known me as was "the Mask Freak."No one had noticed that I'd ranked first in our grade three years running.Our homeroom teacher called me right away. "Carrigan University's admissions team has already contacted the school. They're hoping you'll apply to their psychology program."That was exactly where I wanted to go.Once the news spread, the media came to the school again.Some wanted to interview me about my looks. Some wanted me to talk about being bullied. One company even offered me a huge fee to endorse their face masks.I turned them all down.I didn't want to be known as "the stunning beauty" or "the bullying victim" anymore.My face wasn't a badge of honor, and neither were my scars.The day I finished my university applications, I went to one last graduation dinner.The people who'd once joined Melissa in jeering at me came ove
The School Heartthrob Used Me for a Bet Chapter 7
After the investigation results came out, Melissa's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, showed up at my house.They brought gifts and a lawyer, and they stood outside our door for two hours."It was just kids messing around. There's no need to ruin her future over it." As she spoke, Mrs. Bennett tried to press a bank card into my mom's hand."There's twenty-eight thousand dollars on this. All Gina has to do is put out a statement saying those videos were a rehearsal..."Mom tossed the card straight out the door. "Your daughter's future matters, but my daughter's three years don't?"It went quiet outside the door for a moment.Then Melissa suddenly burst in. "Gina, isn't winning enough for you? My guaranteed admission has already been revoked, and the school is still going to punish me. Are you not going to be satisfied until you kill me?"I started recording on my phone. "Want me to hand that line over to the school too?"She shut her mouth immediately.Mr. Bennett shot her a furio
The School Heartthrob Used Me for a Bet Chapter 6
After the gala ended, a secretly filmed video shot to the top of the trending list.The footage of Hal kneeling to confess, then turning around to threaten me, had been recorded in full.Netizens gave him a nickname: [Mr. Two-Faced Romeo.]One second, he was saying no one would ever accept me. The next, after seeing the promo video, he was red-eyed and claiming he'd loved me all along.Every change in his expression was turned into a GIF.Melissa's live-stream account was dug up too.She'd meant to gain followers off "the Mask Freak's face reveal," but she'd forgotten to end her live stream.So the whole thing, from her humiliating me with the mirror to stirring up our classmates to force my mask off, became evidence.The school set up an investigative committee that same day.Three years of security footage, group chats, and recordings were pulled one by one.Melissa and five others received formal disciplinary marks on their records and lost their Honor Graduate status.Ha
The School Heartthrob Used Me for a Bet Chapter 5
At the same moment, the big screen lit up.[Gorham High School Graduation Tribute: Youth Without Limits.]The emcee picked up the microphone. "A special thank-you to Gina McCann from Class 12A for starring in this year's graduation promotional video."The whole auditorium broke into an uproar.Melissa whipped her head around. "Gina? She doesn't even have the guts to show her face. How could she possibly be in a promo video?"On screen, early morning sunlight streamed through the library.A girl in a white dress stood by the window, her slender back to the camera.The camera slowly moved closer.Hearing someone call out, the girl turned around. Her black hair slid off her shoulders, revealing a face with nothing covering it at all.Her features were cool and refined, her nose delicate, and the faint beauty mark at the outer corner of her eye stood out in the sunlight.A wave of gasps swept through the auditorium."She's so pretty...""Who is that?""The emcee just said it's
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