10
But in the end, the test didn’t happen.
Because Willow fainted.
Overwhelmed by the questioning of her
grades, she had a heart attack and passed
out.
In the principal’s office, Principal Lewis called
for an ambulance. My mom anxiously called
out to Willow, and my dad angrily blamed me.
It was chaos.
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Chapter 2
I stared at the test paper.
Lying on the floor, trampled underfoot.
Destined to become scrap.
I chuckled coldly, my eyes full of mockery.
Feigning illness, feigning fainting.
Now, no one could force Willow to prove her
innocence.
Willow, you’re truly something.
Back in class, my classmates were curiously
looking at the ambulance wailing in the
distance, gossiping about whether I had made
Willow faint.
I ignored them all.
Back at my desk, I buried my head in my
arms.
Then, a clear voice rang out beside me:
“Crying?”
I looked up.
A handsome face, sharp and delicate
features.
The boy paused, noticing I wasn’t even teary-
eyed.
I opened my notebook, my voice flat:
“Ethan, I never cry.”
Crying is useless.
I learned that lesson a long time ago when my
bedroom was taken and I was left home
alone.
Seeing my calmness, Ethan raised an
eyebrow and chuckled: “Rose, you shouldn’t
be crying. You should be smiling.‘
