Even when Gina's hand was about to touch my face, I did not move away. Instead, I grabbed her wrist, gripping it so hard that she screamed."Darius!" Gina turned her head around and shouted, "Look at her! She's actually fighting back!"Darius stood up with a frown, looking at me with a complicated expression. "Monica, let go of her."I stared at him and, somehow, found it laughable. He never stopped Gina when she demeaned me, but when I fought back, he wanted me to back down."No." My voice was quiet, yet it carried an unprecedented firmness. "She tried to hit me. Why should I let her?"His expression darkened instantly, his brow furrowing deeper. After all, this was not the obedient girl he remembered.He growled, "Monica!""Darius, she needs to apologize!" I insisted as I looked him straight in the eye. "Gina stole from me, insulted me, and is trying to hit me. You can't keep pretending you don't see it."Gina shrieked, "In your dreams! Like I'd apologize to a rat like you? I
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