Aurora could still hear Little Fish yelling her name, but it was like she was underwater. Her head was spinning and her legs felt like jelly. Then everything went black.Hearing Little Fish's cries, Grandpa and Leen rushed downstairs, only to find Aurora lying unconscious on the floor.Outside, Maxwell was about to drive Sophia home when he heard the commotion and came inside.Everyone hurried to help Aurora up. Sophia stood to the side, arms crossed, and said, "What's her deal now? She was all fierce just a moment ago, and now she's passed out?""Miss Sophia, what did you do to Miss Aurora? Every time she runs into you, something bad happens!" Little Fish accused, her eyes red."Nonsense! What could I have possibly done to her? She's the one who—""Shut up!" Maxwell cut her off sharply."Big brother! You're taking her side?" Sophia stomped her foot in frustration."Enough! Sophia, go back to your place and stay away from the old house! And stop bothering Aurora!" the old man banged h

After leaving the cemetery, the group returned to the villa.Aurora carefully collected the blood samples from the three of them. "I'll have the doctor run some tests. We should have the results by tomorrow. What are you guys planning to do next?"The group exchanged glances. Jasper spoke up, "Miss Aurora, we took the liberty of looking into your background. You're the least favored third daughter of the Pendleton family. What were your original plans for us?"Aurora chuckled, "As you can see, I'm just a high school student. I don't have money or influence. If you guys want to stay, you'll have to live under the radar.""Meaning?" Carly raised an eyebrow, her expression full of Western allure."After I finish my college entrance exams, I'll be starting my own company soon. I'll need a lot of help. You can stay if you want, but the pay will be standard, not like the big bucks you made in the underworld."Aurora put it delicately, but everyone knew that in the underworld, they were invo

A knock suddenly came from outside the door. Little Fish asked, "Miss Aurora, are you in there? Your grandpa wants to know if Mr. Fairbank has left yet."Heath rubbed his temples and opened the door. "No, he hasn't."Little Fish: "Uh... Hello, Mr.Fairbank."The door closed again. Aurora sniffled and hopped out of Heath's arms.Feeling a bit empty and somewhat disappointed, he still put on a tsundere face. "We've been hugging for ten minutes. Regretting it now would be a bit late, don't you think?"Aurora, wiping her tears, stuttered, "I never... never asked you to hug me."Heath wiped the corner of her eyes and asked, "Done crying?"Aurora looked down. "Mhm..."Heath led her into the bathroom and turned on the faucet. "Wash your face. If we don't go down soon, your grandpa might think I'm up to no good."Aurora glared at him with red eyes, washed her face, and as she was drying it, Heath said, "I have a flight to X City at 1 PM."Her face buried in the towel, Aurora mumbled, "Got it."

"Sophia? What are you up to?" Aurora asked."Cut the act, Aurora!" Sophia snapped back.The crowd was shocked. Was this really Aurora??People didn't care about Sophia's mood; they all gathered around Aurora, chattering away."Aurora, you've changed so much, I didn't even recognize you!""Yeah, you've turned into a goddess!""Can you share how you lost weight? I wanna be like you!""We have a graduation party after the exams, wanna sign up, Aurora?"Everyone was talking to Aurora, completely ignoring Sophia.Sophia was so mad she wanted to rip Aurora's face off, or throw water on these people!Have they gone mad?So what if Aurora lost weight?She should still be the same unnoticeable Aurora, forever in the corner, making Sophia shine.Sophia Pendleton, SHE was the school beauty!Sophia walked up to the podium, affectionately linking arms with Aurora, "Yeah, Sis, there's a graduation party after the exams. I've signed up for a violin performance. You should too."Aurora smirked inside

"Who??""Who's the top scorer??""No way, I must've heard wrong!""This is some next-level stuff, huh??"The classroom erupted into chaos. Sophia shrieked, "Impossible! There's gotta be a mistake!"The teacher shot her a disapproving look. "Why is it impossible?""She must've cheated!" Sophia's face twisted as she pointed at Aurora.As soon as she said that, others chimed in."Yeah, she definitely cheated, right?""If she can get first place, so can I!""From bottom of the barrel to top of the class? Who's buying that?"Everyone was buzzing, looking at Aurora with disdain. A first place earned through cheating was worthless to them.Meanwhile, Aurora sat unfazed by the window at the back of the room, calmly watching Sophia's antics.Sophia spoke again, "Sis, cheating can get you expelled. Just admit your mistake; maybe you can still stay."Aurora turned to the teacher and smiled, "So, are you gonna expel me?"The teacher was slightly annoyed, "Aurora's past poor performance was due to