All Chapters of Let Them Dare: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The next second, a large hand reached over and snatched my phone away. I looked up and found myself staring straight into Elias Chapman's guarded eyes."Forget about running to the teacher. Jasmine means well. Until the game is over, I'm holding on to your phone."Before I could say a word, Jasmine Carter peeked out from behind Elias. Her eyes were red, as if she were about to cry."Larissa, you're our class president. I know you don't like me, and I know the teachers always take your side. But this is the last time we'll all be together. I just want all of us to have something to look back on. Even if I get expelled for this, I'll accept it."The moment she said that, I became the enemy of the entire class. The classmates who had still been hesitating a moment ago then began taking Jasmine's side."She just loves running to the teachers and tattling. Does she seriously think she's the principal?""Forget her. There's no way the school is going to stop our whole class from taking

Elias froze for a second, his expression darkening. "Fine. Do whatever you want."Jasmine clenched her fingers, her eyes turning red. "Larissa, I never thought things would end up like this. I...""It has nothing to do with you." Elias slipped an arm around Jasmine's shoulders. "She's just jealous of you. This has nothing to do with you. Come on."Jasmine followed Elias off the bus, but not before turning back to give me a mocking look.[Okay, I actually feel a little sorry for the other girl now.][It's her own fault! She was trying to expose our girl!][Exactly! Our girl was only trying to set up a comeback. Why did she have to stick her nose into it? No wonder the male lead goes after her later. She ruins our girl's plans and humiliates her in front of everyone. You think the male lead is just going to let that slide?][Am I the only one who thinks the other girl has been miserable from the very beginning? [Back in middle school, her stepfather almost sexually abused her. T

The moment I finished speaking, the entire entrance fell silent.Everyone was staring at me—my classmates, their parents, the security guard, and even a few proctors who happened to be passing by.Elias was the first to react. "You... What did you just say?""I said I'm not going to St. Aldwyn University." I looked straight at him."When did you apply?""Last year.""Why did you never tell me?"I smiled faintly. "Did you ever give me a chance to?"Elias froze. For the first time, he seemed to realize how long it had been since he had actually sat down and listened to me.Every time I tried to talk to him, he either complained that I was always telling him what to do and pushing him to study, or accused me of deliberately targeting Jasmine.One of the parents rushed over and grabbed my arm. "Listen, if you already have an offer from Cromwell University, then give your spot to my child!"I lowered my eyes to the hand gripping my arm, then looked back at her. "Ma'am, that early

Three days later, the final exams were over.The class group chat, which had been silent for three days, suddenly came alive again.However, almost every conversation was about how badly everyone thought they had done or where they were planning to go to repeat a year.As we were chatting, someone suddenly dropped a link to a live stream in the group. I clicked on it. Jasmine was on camera, crying so hard she looked like her heart had been shattered."I only wanted to give my classmates a beautiful memory, but Larissa..."She broke off with a sob, and tears rolled down her cheeks."I know I shouldn't have played that game right before our final exams, but I really only wanted everyone to have some fun. I never expected things to get so bad, and I certainly never expected Larissa to put all the blame on me."Her voice grew softer and softer, as if she were struggling to breathe.Comments floated across the screen.[Isn't that the school beauty who hid everyone's exam admission

Elias stood there, completely stunned."You know, your mom came to see me once. She told me not to hold you back. After Jasmine transferred here, you started complaining that I was annoying and that I was always ruining everyone's fun. "I never said anything because I thought you were just temporarily blinded by her. I thought you would eventually come to your senses."I paused."You did. You just did it too late." With that, I turned and headed toward the gate."Larissa!" he called after me.I did not stop."Larissa! I'm sorry!"I still did not stop.Elias' voice grew fainter behind me until the crowd swallowed it completely.I never looked back. Not once.After I boarded the plane, I found my seat and settled in. My phone buzzed with a message from Elias: [Larissa, I know you don't believe me, but I really know I was wrong.]I did not reply.My phone buzzed again.[I went through our old messages. Every morning, you would text me, 'Get up.' Every night, you would ask,