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ass of the day was over, but for Ha-rin, it

ke a broken dam. Sera and her two ever-present minions, Mi-kyung and Da-e

bathroom to find a grotes

red across her textbook. Someone had stuffed pieces of raw cabbage and

oed aroun

someone

tightly. The laughter bubbled up from t

ockingly. "Awww, look! The c

nned the mess. She didn't shed a tear. Instead, she exhale

up her spoiled thing

sive perfume. "Don't get too comfortable here. This is my school, my territory.

then calmly bent to

a wasn'

a-eun-her ba

ulder. Da-eun unzipped it and dumped the contents onto the floor-bo

g mocked. "Don't you need t

t w

damn

a-rin's mind l

ossed. "Next time you look at Jae-min

sted off her uniform, and walked

softly. "You're acting like a six-year-old. No,

eyes

nd all of this?" She gestured to the mess. "It doesn

espond, a voice cut

-ri

e-

re class

h quiet fury. He walked over briskly, brushing past students

k to Sera. Not

n and gently picked up he

to her, his voice

n hes

he re

ed out together. Silence followed th

did Sera

ee that?!

and Da-eu

a screamed. "That... that trashy

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e The Spoil

later that evening, face red and eyes

ntly in the lounge, sipping tea and

" Sera

p lazily. "What

Yoon Ha-rin. She's mak

er sighed. "What di

tention! He walked out of the classro

. She closed her magazin

l. "If you let a girl like that threat

led. "What

what happens when someone tries to take what belongs to

er entered the room

er

ned, st

rom the principal?" he barked. "That

Dad

o bully someone, do it right. D

gasped.

teachers with donations. If this leaks again,

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car, sipping from a half-empty bottle of whiskey. His eyes were glass

outed. "Get away from my

red him and

the bottle, which shattered near th

end you can

attention. Someon

e-hyun was in cuffs,

know who

-

the Le

ang. He picked it

ha

rned

hed in. "Wha

ed. For assaulting a homeless man. The m

he couch, clut

ered her mou

il," he roared. "Thi

-

-rin'

e floor, knees pulled to her chest

a-rin. You're almost an adul

r eyes, but she di

door crea

a soft voi

est friend. She r

happened. Ar

," Ha-rin

g." Yumi sat beside her and

ess later that night,

Ha-rin," Yumi whisp

SIDENCE LAT

eking of alcohol. His tie hung loose around his neck, and

uy sat in front of my car like he owns the sidewalk. I told

he kitchen, horrified. "Jae-h

hrough the mansion. Three police

e of them said sharply. "He's unde

other gasped. "This

e-hyun laughed bitterly. "Oh,

remain silent," one off

ime to witness the scene. "Wha

omeless man," the

beet red. "You idiot! W

s bottle to the floor where it shattered. "It's

from the shock, clutching his chest. "I told your mother to

help him, but he sh

time," Mr. Kang spat. "Let him

-

p when she returned home. Her a

happened this tim

didn't

like it. This isn't a hotel. Pack your things so

n collapsed onto the thin mattress. Her best frie

sked softly, wrappin

. "Why me? What did I e

g wrong. Sera and her crew? They're scar

d I work at a club... they

this together. Just a little longe

curled up like sisters u

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nd Ae-sook - flipped thr

she got dragged to the princ

a over a poor girl? Seriously

ses perched on her he

ughing nervously. "No

"I've decided. I'm go

nked. "Uh..

over with that tragic orphan story? I'm going t

OUSE – S

table, holding her school report.

eyes. "It's j

girl is top of the class. An orphan, Sera. How

nd gave her daughte

Sera's room, Sera pou

erything. Jae-min doesn'

emind him who you are. Don't let a girl with n

u're right, Mom. She's a

oom, face thunderous. "Sera! Your name

n't-" she

get caught! I already paid off the teachers

era and her mother exc