"Gosh, poor Leo. The two people you're most scared of in your life are a married couple, and you're their nephew. They're definitely gonna team up on you if they ever want to give you a hard time," Jade said, amused by the whole situation.
Pointing at Jade, Leo retorted, "You're no good either, Jade!"
Furious, Jade picked up her backpack and smacked Leo's head. "What's with the disrespect? I'm your aunt's bestie, and you should respect me."
Leo was speechless.
He got hit a couple of times and his head was throbbing.
Barbara's scandal had become the talk of the school. Her friends started to distance themselves from her.
Barbara, Mia and Jade were high school classmates. Mia was popular for her beauty, but she had a fiery temper. She wouldn't hesitate to fight back against boys who disrespected her, and she wouldn't stop until they begged for mercy.
Back then, the school didn't allow the selection of a "school beauty" to prevent students from comparing themselves to one another.
Barbara, with her gentle personality, attracted many suitors. She believed she was just as beautiful as Mia.
However, when she first entered university, freshmen weren't allowed to participate in the beauty pageant, and Mia's reputation had already spread.
Mia's family picked her up in a luxurious Rolls-Royce when she went to register for university.
That made everyone remember how rich her family was.
Later, Mia became somewhat famous in her freshman year. In the architecture department, she was the unofficial princess of the student body.
Barbara didn't care about this at first.
But when she found out that Mia didn't even sign up for the beauty pageant but was nominated and got over three thousand more votes than her, Barbara started to feel jealous. She felt that she was the real "school beauty"! So, she bribed a doctor to slander Mia.
However, this backfired and she became the laughingstock. She dropped from second to fourth place and was even kicked out of the competition.
Barbara went crying to her cousin Jillian for help.
Hearing about her cousin's troubles, Jillian responded indifferently, "It's just a competition. It only shows that you're not as good-looking or as cunning as others."
She didn't want to help her cousin solve this problem.
Barbara, not getting any help, continued to beg Jillian, "Jillian, I can't stand Mia being the school beauty."
"Who are you talking about?"
"Mia."
Jillian stopped what she was doing and looked at Barbara, "Show me her picture."
Barbara immediately showed her Mia's photo on her phone, "That's her. She looks innocent, but she's really nasty."
It was her!
Jillian clenched her teeth, "Barbara, do you know who she is?"
Barbara shook her head, "No, I only know her family is rich."
"Mia's family is actually the Cedillo Group, and she became Andre's wife this August."
"You're joking!" Barbara was in disbelief.
The man she thought would become Jillian’s husband married Mia?
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