《The Drone Lifted Me Up and Out of Her Life》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 10 章

I returned home and shut myself in the bathroom. I then ran the hot water at full blast, allowing the steam to cloud the mirror—and my vision along with it.I stripped off my soiled school trousers and underwear and threw them into the very bottom of the trash, as though I could get rid of the humiliating odor and the thousands of gazes that had stuck to me earlier.I scrubbed myself repeatedly, scrubbing until my skin rubbed raw and flushed crimson. I could still feel the weightlessness of the heights and the sound of the wind howling in my ears, no matter how much I scrubbed. I could also hear Lisa Thornton and Steve Baxter's jarring laughter echoing from the ground. It was then that my mother, Talia Smith, suddenly knocked on the bathroom door and said, "Your father has an event this evening, and I have a card game with Renee later, so you're on your own for dinner, Dominic.""Got it, Mom," I replied hoarsely, my voice drowning out in the sound of the rushing water. I thought

Uncle Lionel trembled with rage. "How could this be considered as making a big deal? Lisa pushed you to the brink! What about your parents? They're not just going to stand by while you're being tormented by Lisa, right?"I lowered my head, thinking that with Dad being the chauffeur and Mom being the housekeeper of the Thornton family, they wouldn't dare confront Lisa about this. They believed Lisa was always right and that I should just endure the mistreatment; after all, our family's survival depended on the Thornton family."I want to transfer to a different school," I stated softly, revealing the real motive behind my visit.Uncle Lionel froze momentarily before catching on. "You should definitely transfer to a different school and get out of that terrible place! Do you have a place in mind, Dominic? I'll make it happen as long as you tell me! You should head to Casoria! You see, I'll be able to take care of you there if you attend university there as well!"Casoria, the capital

Upon seeing the diagnosis, Oliver and Dahlia were stunned.Lisa turned deathly pale, muttering under her breath, "H-How could Dominic be suffering from depression? He looked perfectly fine all the time…"I asked with a sneer, "You think I look fine, huh? Do I have to die for you to think something is wrong with me, Lisa?"Lisa stared at me with trembling lips, completely at a loss for words. In the end, the matter concluded with the Thornton family paying for Winnie's medical bills and giving the school their word that Lisa would stay away from me.Uncle Lionel ranted nonstop on the way home. "That whole family's rotten to the core! It's clear that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"I stared at the streets flashing outside, remaining quiet.I assumed the situation was behind us, but I underestimated Lisa's obsession and overestimated her parents' ability to control her.I didn't get to return to my peaceful life. Lisa stopped showing up at the school gates, but she fou

I smiled faintly as I leaned down and kissed Winnie's forehead. "I like you too, Winnie."I started dating Winnie, and we kept it to ourselves, preferring to keep our relationship a secret.Winnie treated me so well that it felt like a dream. She knew everything I liked and disliked. She knew I didn't like cilantro, so she would always remind the waiter not to put cilantro in my food. She learned how to specifically brew coffee for me since she knew I liked coffee but was sensitive to caffeine.She also knew I was afraid of the dark, so she insisted on walking me to Uncle Lionel's apartment after extracurriculars in the evening.These small acts of kindness were like a warm net that gradually pulled me out of the swamp of my dark past.I smiled more and grew more social, and before I even realized it, I recovered from my condition.Lisa eventually disappeared from my life. She no longer sought me out or sent me gifts.I thought she had finally given up. I couldn't have been more

In the end, the school administration reacted fast, firing Mr. Trent and referring him to the authorities.They even publicly apologized to me and reinstated all my honors during a school-wide assembly, with Mr. Lowe reading the apology statement out loud in front of everyone.I stood before the entire school, noting that the people who had looked down on me and ridiculed me all had their heads lowered. I neither cried nor smiled, merely feeling an unusual sense of stillness within me.It didn't stop there, as Uncle Lionel forwarded the video to one of the biggest news agencies in Casoria. "Heiress Stops at Nothing to Force Her First Love to Return, Bribing the Vice Principal to Orchestrate the Cheating Scandal."There was a public outcry as soon as the news broke.In the end, as a prominent company with a clean reputation in Casoria, the Thornton family's company was devastated by the scandal. Their shares tanked, wiping out billions of dollars in value in one day, while Lisa and