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Chapter 1

My phone buzzed in my hand so hard my fingers went numb. I looked down. The DMs were stacking up faster than I could read them.[Sophia Shaw, come on, we're classmates, give me a discount. Fifty for one round, deal?][With a body like yours, who could stop at just twice a night?][I've sent the money. I'll meet you at the hotel you pinned tonight]My mind went blank. I threw the phone away.That suffocating feeling–like a plastic bag being pulled over my head–came rushing back, choking me.Had I… been given another chance?Before I could think it through, the door opened slightly, and Tara Mansfield's perfectly familiar face leaned in.She looked exactly the same as she had in my previous life. Between her fingers, she waved a card printed with my explicit photos, grinning."Sophia. I made you famous on this campus. How are you going to thank me?""You have no idea–I was just joking around, but those disgusting guys went crazy asking me for your contact."The old me would ha
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Chapter 2

I kicked the chair next to me hard enough to send it sideways. "Joking around? Then why don't you put your own names and numbers out there and sell yourselves?"I looked them dead-on, one at a time."Cut the chatter. We're going to the dean's office. Or I'm calling the police."The air fell silent for a few seconds–then they burst out laughing.Tara lifted her chin and tossed her hair. "Even if you take it to my dad, what is he going to do, Sophie? Really?"I knew her too well. She was banking on me caving like I always had.That ended now.Giving in only gets you trampled.I stepped closer. "If you're not scared, let's go right now."Seeing I was serious, her expression stiffened. She quickly grabbed my arm. "My dad's busy. He doesn't have time for nonsense."And since you're my best friend, I don't even have to tell him."Before she finished, I turned and walked off. She hurried after me.As long as I found the dean, this would be easy to settle. I sent my dad a quick mes
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Chapter 3

I let out a cold laugh, my eyes fixed on the dorm supervisor."School rules say anyone returning after midnight has to sign in. If that's true, just check the log."In all my time here, I had only been late once.That night, I attended one of my father's events–and the dean personally brought me back.Tara, on the other hand, came back drunk in the middle of the night all the time.The supervisor's expression stiffened. She hesitated. "It's the middle of the night. Sometimes a sign-in gets missed."I nodded.Of course. She had already decided Tara was the dean's daughter. She was not going to log her in either way.I pointed at the security camera over the front desk."If the log can miss things, then we can check the footage. That should settle it."Tara's face changed. She grabbed my sleeve. "Sophie! Why are you still struggling? Just stop now. There's still time to turn back!"I shook her off. My voice came out cold. "The one who needs to turn back is you.""Sophia.. Why
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Chapter 4

The dean pushed his way straight into the center of the crowd. The moment he saw the bruises on my face and arms, his expression changed instantly."Who did this?"His voice was shaking. He looked like he was about to pass out.Tara, who had been holding her composure right up until now, broke. The color went out of her face. Her voice came out small."It's nothing serious, sir. Why would you, why are you here yourself..."Before the dean could answer, Cassidy and Holly elbowed forward to spin the story.Cassidy threw her chest out, voice loud. "Dean, if we hadn't been watching out for Tara, Sophia would've bullied her to death!"Holly shot me a sideways glance and added with a mocking tone, "Exactly. She stays out all night fooling around with men outside, and now she's even doing it on campus. She's ruining the school's reputation!"The dorm supervisor nodded quickly from the side. "That's right, I can testify. She's always been arrogant and difficult!"Tara is such a kind a
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Chapter 5

My dad's fists were clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white.He took one breath, then turned to the dean and laid it down, one word at a time."From this moment on, Shaw Group will withdraw from every project with this institution.""Furthermore, I'm putting the word out across the industry. Every investor on my list is going to know exactly what kind of place you've been running."Tomorrow morning, I am transferring my daughter."The dean's face turned pale. "Mr. Shaw–please, this is a misunderstanding."At that moment, someone in the crowd muttered just loud enough to be heard, "So for the sake of investment, the dean doesn't even care about his own daughter anymore?"The dean spun around, eyes blazing. "Who said I have a daughter?! I only have one son!"He pointed at Tara, kneeling on the floor."You impersonated my daughter and damaged the school's reputation. I will hold you fully responsible."Then he bowed to my father. "Mr. Shaw, please calm down. I will give
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Chapter 6

The dean took Michael's phone, scrolled through it, then compared it to what was on Tara's phone. His expression darkened.He turned to her sharply, his voice filled with undisguised disgust. "Tara. do you have anything to say for yourself?"Her legs gave out, and she dropped to the floor. The phone fell to the ground, landing face-up. On the screen was her chat with the print shop–filled with explicit photos of me.Photos I had never taken."I never took those pictures. Did you use AI to fake them?"She tried to shake her head in denial, but my father cut in coldly."Whether it's AI or not, our technical team can verify it."The crowd lit up. "She used a deepfake on her own friend. That is sick.""So that's how the dean's daughter acts? Impressive."Tara opened her mouth to spin one more time. "I-I didn't mean…"Before she could finish, the dorm supervisor rushed out with a basin of cold water and dumped it over her head."I can testify!" she said sharply. "The one snea
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Chapter 7

I pushed through the crowd and headed out, tossing over my shoulder, "Dad, let's go."Whether Tara stays in school or not doesn't matter to me. I just came to prove I didn't do those things."Behind me, her hoarse voice broke into a cry."Sophia, don't be like this! I know I was wrong. We're still best friends, right?"I stopped and turned around.I looked at her tear-streaked face and let out a cold laugh–then kicked her. She was not ready for it and fell hard, face-first onto the ground."Best friends? You think you deserve that?"Connor ran after me, forcing a smile."Sophia, w-wait for me–"My dad shot him a cold look."What? Want a slap?"He froze, mouth opening and closing, unable to say anything.I did not bother with him. I walked straight toward the school gate.…I had just gotten in the car when a DM came in from Tara. [Sophia, I'm so sorry. I was so wrong. Please forgive me.]Another followed immediately.[I know there were too many people just now for y
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Chapter 8

Two days later I went back to the dorm to pack up.The second I walked in, Cassidy and Holly were on me, all smiles and bobbing heads. "Sophia, you're back? Do you have a lot to pack? Want us to help?"I gave them a cold look and said nothing.They immediately shrank back into the corner, not daring to say another word.I opened my closet and started going through it. My expression darkened.The sapphire necklace my mom gave me for my coming-of-age was gone. It was worth a fortune.So were several designer clothes and pieces of jewelry.I turned to them. "Talk. Who touched my things?"Cassidy quickly waved her hands. "Not me! I didn't take anything! I saw Tara going through your closet a couple days ago, I swear."Holly was nodding before Cassidy was done. "Yeah, I saw it too. It must've been her."I clenched my fists, my chest tightening as I called the police.After listening, the officer sounded slightly helpless."There's no surveillance in the dorm, so it's hard to pro
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Chapter 9

Tara looked at me, scrambled for one last lie. "I didn't steal anything. She's lying."I did not feel like talking to her. I pulled up the news clip about her expulsion on my phone and handed it to the homeowner.The homeowner squinted at it for two seconds. Her face went hard."You shameless piece of work. You got yourself expelled, and you came to my house to tutor my child. You almost got your hands on my son."The officer pulled the woman back gently. "Ma'am. Let us handle it."He did not give Tara any more room to talk. He marched her out and into the cruiser.The homeowner kept yelling after the car. "You little fraud. Don't you dare come back."At the precinct, I went straight at her. "Give me back my things. And you're paying."Tara rolled her eyes. "I borrowed it. You being this petty over a coat?"She peeled the wrinkled coat off and threw it across the table at my feet.I picked it up, shook it out. My voice was flat. "Where's the necklace?"A nasty little smirk.
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