NovelFastChapter 517 She Wants to EmbarrassAt a glance, it was easy to miss.
Clearly, this was Sarah's way of striking back, an eye for an eye.
18 Pearls In her previous life, the original Jean had used a similar "little ball" to humiliate Sarah in front of everyone....
So now, Sarah was using the exact stactic to get even. So that's what the earlier calm had been. Sarah lying in wait, quietly biding her time, And now, here it was.
"Jean, why aren't you sitting down?" A female classmate noticed her standing stiffly beside her seat, face tense and unmoving, and couldn't help but ask.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJean blinked; her expression quickly returned to normal. She gave a faint, relaxed smile and said lightly. "I zoned out for a second..." Then she sat down without missing a beat.
At the stime, Sarah was watching Jean from the corner of her eye.
Seeing Jean sit down without any sign of suspicion, Sarah calmly turned her gaze away.
She faced the front of the classroom again, eyes narrowing ever so slightly as a sharp, cool glint flashed in them. Jean, now seated, couldn't help but stare at the back of Sarah's head for a few seconds.
She rubbed her fingers together, her expression growing colder by the second.
Then, class began, the teacher's voice was oddly soothing; paired with Jean's low energy that morning, it wasn't long before she drifted into a sleepy daze.
Suddenly...
"Jean." Someone called her nout of nowhere.
Jean jolted; her shoulders twitched slightly as she snapped out of her drowsiness.
"Jean." Her nrang out again, svoice as before.
Jean pressed her lips together, her eyes finally focusing- It was the teacher calling her.
The female instructor in black-rimmed glasses was smiling at her. "Sarah said she'd like you to cassist her with a problem." Sarah? Assist with a problem? Jean blinked, her thoughts a scrambled mess.
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10 Chapter 517 She Wants to Embarrass(a) +8 Pearls "The teacher asked for someone to csolve a problem at the board," the girl next to her whispered. noticing how lost Jean looked. "Sarah volunteered, went up-but halfway through, she said she couldn't finish and wanted help. The teacher agreed-" "And then she called your name." At that, the classmate frowned slightly. "But, you two have never even talked, right? You've had zero interaction... Why would she pick you?" Because she wants to humiliate me! Hearing all this, Jean finally understood.
Sarah had clearly made up an excuse just to drag her up to the front of the class and embarrass her in front of everyone... Jean's eyes darkened slightly.
Up at the chalkboard, Sarah turned her head just a little.
And just like that, their eyes locked.
Jean caught the icy indifference in Sarah's gaze, her expression was unreadable, her beautiful, elegant faee completely calm. What's with the act? A wave of irritation bubbled up in Jean's chest. I didn't do anything, right? So why is Sarah targeting me?
Then again, she could understand where Sarah was coming from. After all, the original Jean had made her life miserable in the last life... Now that she wanted revenge, Jean couldn't say it was unjustified. But why did she have to take the fall for it? She was sick of carrying the blfor everything the original Jean had done! Jean sat there in silence for a moment, quietly pulling herself together.
Then she shifted her gaze away from Sarah and looked at the teacher instead- Jean raised an eyebrow and gave a calm, easy smile. “Sure. I'd be happy to assist Sarah." 5.5K
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