Heavy rain followed by a loud thunderclap.
Anna was having trouble sleeping soundly. The booming thunder woke her up. After that, she found that she could not go back to sleep.
Liam had not been contacting her those few days. 'Did he forget about me?
'Maybe...'
'He has a new woman in mind?’
Anna shook her head, shaking away the nonsense in her head.
She was glad that he did not bother her. It would be even better if their relationship could come to a clean break! Otherwise, the ending would be bad for both of them if they had kept up this entanglement!
Anna grabbed her phone. The soft lumination of her phone screen shone onto her bare face in the dark, making it seem as though her face was glowing.
She clicked into her university group chat, wondering i f that quirky Charles had done anything weird in the chat again.
She opened the chat to be met with the students having a discussion about her.
[Guys, why do you think Geeky Anna hasn’t been
appearing these few days?]
[You’re talking as if her appearance in the group is a common occurrence!]
[Well, yeah! Who do you think she is! Not only is she a top scorer, but she's also the eldest daughter of the Hamilton family, the successor to Lincoln Group, and the future daughter-in-law of the Dawson family! How can she have time to talk with us peasants?]
[I'm talking about her not appearing in school! It's been almost a month since she last been to class.]
[Hehe, she probably toyed with some boy's heart and doesn't have the guts to show up in school now.]
The 'boy' they were referring to was Charles.
[Nonsense! She's the successor to the massive Lincoln Group. What's the use of coming to class every day?]
[Tch! I used to see her in the library all the time. Suddenly not showing up on campus smells like trouble.]
[Why do you care so much about her? Do you have a crush on her?]
[I saw her in the assembly hall that day. She really is stunning! She's much better than some girls in school who only know how to cake their faces in makeup...]
The second that message was sent, all the girls in the group launched their assault.
[How could you say that! You can't even get any of
those girls, so who gave you the right to talk?]
Anna was speechless.
'Do they have nothing better to do!'
Just as Anna was about to close the app, she saw someone mention Ryan Sanchez. Her eyes were instantly glued to her phone.
[Something is going on between her and Ryan Sanchez. They were acting all lovey-dovey in front of her fiance! Many of those in high society know about this!]
[Really?! Something like that happened?]
[Jeez, how promiscuous!]
Some expressed their disbelief. [Impossible! If you just wanna join in the conversation, make up a better story at least!]
[I didn't make up anything! It really happened! Everyone in the same department as Anna Hamilton knows about this.]
[I heard about this too! It seems like this rumor isn't so groundless after all. I heard that it turned into a huge commotion that day. Apparently, Ryan got beaten to a pulp by Bryan Dawson.]
[I saw that playboy Ryan the other day. He ran into the female dormitory to look for Anna Hamilton! Looks like something really is going on between them...] [Playboy Sanchez looked for Anna in the girls' dorm?
Wow, I can imagine a lot of things just thinking about that...]
[I can't believe Anna is that kind of person!]
[She always gives off this posh and distant vibe. Who knew that under the surface, she's a wild child!]
A few guys started going off-topic. [When I see her, I must ask her about it. Who wants to come with me? Haha...]
[Tomorrow, I'll go look for her in the girls' dorm too! Maybe I'll arrive when she's taking a bath. Getting a photo of that would be amazing.]
Seeing those messages made Anna's hands tremble in rage.
[Bro, this is a group chat. Aren't you scared that Geeky Anna might see this?]
[She never talks in the group anyways. She probably doesn't even read the messages here! Besides, what a m I supposed to be afraid of? If she has the guts to do i t, why would she be scared of people talking about it?]
[Did you forget? A few days ago, Geeky Anna joined the lucky draws in this group!]
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