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made Hailey drop the towel she

ld react, the

cilia yelled

nd herself before her aunt stormed into the room, her

e the whole house is a mess?" Cecilia barked, h

d. She had done the

ey said softly, keeping her voice ca

" She took a step closer,

outside? And why is the sitti

ing for them to dry before bringing them in. As for the dust, she had cleaned the sitti

ut

alk back to me!"

u got that scholarship, yo

ight, too nervous about starting Hillsworth College today. The scholarship had been her only

ined to make her life hell before

g this house until every single

day of school ahead of her, and now she was

choice di

you're not planning to st

sidering it. Staying on campus would mean f

k you can just run off and leave everything behind? You better throw that i

ed hard, her s

ship covered accommodations, that staying on

ready knew

wouldn't

s spotless before you leave" Cecilia said b

ammed shut

aring at her refle

. I'll find a job, save up,

forward, she quickly got dre

o be late on

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ublic bus, gripping the str

massive, the buildings tall and elegant. Luxury cars lined the parking

n't bel

hat's what

mpared to the rich students who walked with confidence, their

shoulders. She ear

ike everything Brielle got. She worked for this, stayed up

forded Brielle's exorbitant school fe

itten. Even though Cecilia refused to let her stay in the hostels, she still had to visit to

U

ne else's, sending her

ing, scholarship girl"

twisted before sh

ie

ir falling perfectly over her shoulde

here so soon" Brielle co

beg your way in

lenched

way in" she

ake laugh. "Right.

st because you got lucky with that sc

er head, eyeing

before flipping her hair and walking off, h

ly, pushing down th

uncomfortable pressur

to find a

dl

for a sign, but the school was hug

r hallway, she spotted a do

she hurr

ond she pushed the door open. The air was dense,

usly hand

ing toward her. Tattoos curled around his arms like inked secrets, and silver rings glinted f

with a smirk, raking her wi

ounded. This was

lazily against the sink. The cigarette dangled between his fingers,

hould

ht

ason, her legs

his head as he took in

r way, princess?"