บททั้งหมดของ Rebirth Rules: My Top Student Crush : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 8

"Andrea, If you can get that loser to drink from the same bottle you did, I'll date you."I blinked.Henry Rummell stood there, one eyebrow raised, that smug smile already loading another hit.The rich kids around us jumped in."Come on, Andrea! You've been after Henry forever—he's finally saying yes!""I'm so over that Noah guy. Straight A's don't make him better than us.""Let him grind all he wants—he'll be fetching our coffee in ten years."Their laughter felt like a vice around my lungs. Couldn't breathe.Henry and I grew up in the same ritzy neighborhood. The rest of them? D.C. nepo brats with last names that opened doors.Bullying was their group sport. I never joined, but I never stopped it either.Pissing them off could tank my dad's business, and I used to think staying quiet was enough.In my last life, I finally confessed to Henry. His response? If I got Noah Novak to drink from a bottle I'd already used, he'd date me.It felt wrong. But I was sixteen. And stupi

Noah's eyes were ice. Words weren't gonna melt that.And honestly? I couldn't blame him.I never picked on him, but Henry and his crew sure did. I just stood there, watching. In his book, that made me the same as them.You can't undo that overnight. I'd have to earn it, slow and steady.I talked Dad into secretly covering Noah's tuition and living costs—no more scraping by on bottle money.He used to skip lunch, just chewing on bread. I hated it, so I had the maid pack an extra meal every day.He wouldn't touch it. Said he didn't want to owe me.I dropped it.This time around, I wasn't just set on saving him. I had to level up too. That was the only way to keep my family's company alive—and protect my parents.I bugged Noah nonstop with questions I couldn't figure out. At first, he shut me out, then finally tossed his notes at me like, 'figure it out yourself.'So I did.When he realized I wasn't joking, he started thawing a little. Then one day he got jumped after school, a

My legs buckled. I grabbed the wall before I hit the floor.After everything Noah had pushed through, his trash dad was really gonna wreck it all?Hadn't he suffered enough?I was still shaking when his messages popped up:[This is a scheduled message. If I don't make it to the test, don't worry. I've already been admitted to Harven. I just wanted the SAT for a shot at the state's top scorer award—heard there's a cash prize.][Andrea, good luck on your exam. You've got this.]Harven University. World-class. The real deal.The way he worded it, he'd been ready for Albert's stunt from the start.And he hadn't even told me. Almost gave me a heart attack.I burst out laughing through the tears, wiped my face, and bolted into the test center.Reading and Writing was my jam, and this year's section felt like a breeze.The second it ended, I went straight for Noah.After twisting through alleys and backstreets, I finally landed at this run-down housing block on the edge of town. T

In the end, Noah still came with me.Everyone in our class showed—except Henry.The white sand was soft under my feet as I tugged Noah to the shoreline.The waves washed over our toes, cool and teasing.Behind us, everyone splashed, snapped pics, buzzing loud."Crazy how fast he leveled up," someone sneered. "Hasn't even hit college and already landed a rich girl.""Please. Andrea chased Henry for years, then ditched him. She'll drop Noah too.""Yeah. No rich kid's dumb enough to stay with someone like him. Status matters."I dropped Noah's hand, fire already on my tongue.He caught my arm and faced them. "Yeah, I didn't grow up with much. But I'll work hard. Someday I'll be worthy of her. And even if she's over me, that's fine—I'll never be over her."Noah had this way of talking that made you believe him. His eyes—steady, sharp.The ones who tried to laugh just looked stupid.The rest of the trip? Smooth. Not a single snide word after that.Still, I couldn't shake the th