Sienna gave a slight nod. “Come on, Amber. let’s get you checked out at the hospital.”

Just bas /bSienna bwas /babout to leave with Amber, the principal hurried in, beaming obsequiously, “Miss Enna, I had no idea about your sudden visit. What exactly happened?”

“Miss Enna bis /bhere today regarding her sister’s matterb. /bThere’s no need for such formalities. Miss Enna still needs to get to the hospital, so we’ll take our bleave /bnow,” Lana said politely.

“Okayb, /bMiss Enna. bPlease /btake bcare /bon your way out,” the principal said.

Seeing how powerful Sienna was, even the principal was bowing and scraping to her, the parents were utterly terrified, but secretly relieved they’d had the good sense not to cross her.

Thank god they didn’t escte thingsb. /bThe bacsh would’ve crushed them.

“Who exactly is Miss Hartb?/b” Wendy asked the principal curiously.

The principal wiped the cold bsweat /bfrom his brow and said nervously, “She’s a big shot, definitely not someone we can afford to offend. Susan, be kind to Amber. Don’t interfere where it’s not necessary.”

“Understood.” Susan gave a quick nod. She bnever /bexpected Amber’s eldest sister to be this formidable, byet /bbso /breasonable.

‘It seems bI /bshould schedule a meeting with Miss Hart to discuss Amber’s academic bprogress/b, Susan wondered, b‘/bbAs /bfor that ipetent impostor sister, Jocelyn, who knows what schemes she’s plotting?

‘Her malicious intentions deserve nothing but contempt.‘

ire had just gone to notify Susan when another teacher assigned her to carry ba /bstack of homework upstairs for distribution. By the time she finally made it back to the officeb, /beveryone had already dispersed.

ire gnashed her teeth in fury. ‘Unbelievable. After everything, we’re the ones who actually have to apologize to Amber. Did I really just take that p? This isn’t over, Amber.‘

As ire was leaving, her eyes caught the letter on the desk. “That handwritingb?/bb‘ /bshe thought, it looks just like Mia’s.

ire recalled Amber insisting the letter wasn’t hers, and sure enough, she was telling the truth.

ire thought, ‘So it was Mia. But why wouldn’t she admit it? And why didn’t Amber say anything?‘

Still puzzled, ire left the office and nearly collided with Mia. She froze, watching as Mia casually pocketed the love letter.

ire quietly followed Miab, /bonly to see her tear the love letter to shreds and toss it straight into the trash.

ire frowned thoughtfully iat /ithe love letter lying atop the trash bin. Her cheek still stung from that bp/b.

‘Amber, you psycho. Getting pped wasn’t enough. Amber even shoved me into a desk, and I bwas /bpainfully wedged there for ages. Seriously, could this day get any worse?‘ ire wondered, absolutely livid.

Amber obediently followed Sienna to the hospital, her mind racing with anxiety the whole way.

Does Sienna think I’m just a delinquent student too?‘ she wondered. ‘What am I even worried about? I’ve always been the good–for–nothing troublemaker, to begin with.

Her grades were terrible, and she ranked deadst in the whole school. She was always a thorn in the teacher’s side, the outcast her ssmates scorned and avoided. But that letter wasn’t hers.

Before entering the doctor’s officeb, /bAmber muttered an exnation in a low, heavy voice. “I was just passing that letter along for a friend. It wasn’t me who wrote it.”

Sienna hadn’t expected Amber to offer her an exnation. She wasn’t some naive teenager. In fact, Sienna had already seen through the whole incident.

“I never doubted you. That wasn’t your handwriting,” said Sienna.

At these words, Amber, who had been slumped in dejection just moments before, suddenly straightened up, her whole posture snapping to attentionb, /balert and confident.

“As if I’d bever /bwrite such ugly handwriting. And that so–called top student? Pfft. He’s downright hideous, with a face only a mother could love. No way I’d ever like some scrawny weakling who couldn’t even lift ba /bfeatherb,/bb” /bAmber said.

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Sienna watched Amber’s spirited stance and smiled faintly, “Alright, go on in now. The doctor’s waiting for you”

Amber lifted her chin and strode confidently into the room.

Sienna turned to Lana and ordered in a lowb, /bmanding voice, “Lana, go teach Jocelyn a lesson she won’t forget.”

Lana nodded and continued, “bYes/b, Miss Enna. There’s one more thing regarding her. We’ve discovered that Jocelyn has been reaching out to severalpany executives and managers, requesting private meetings about Hart Corporation’s core confidential information.

“Do you remember that leaked document on ourtest technologyb? /bbI /bbelieve that’s exactly what she’s holding. Now that the project has already started, if she leaks it to external parties, it might—b” /b

Sienna gave a slight nod, her lips curving into ba /bsmile that never reached her cold, calcting eyesb. /bb“/bSo that’s her ace in the hole. No rush. Let’s y along with her for nowb, /bTell Reno to bkeep /ba close beye /bon that project.”

b“/bUnderstood, Miss Enna.” Lana lowered her head, hesitating. There bwas /bstill one more thing she needed to reportb, /bbut she wasn’t sure if now was the right time.

“Out with it,” Siennamanded curtly.

“Miss Enna, Mr. Hart is also at this hospital. He called earlier to inquire whether we’d identified who orchestrated the attack on him,” Lana said.

Amber and I will bgo /bsee him shortly. You may bleave /bif there’s nothing elseb,/bb” /bSienna said.

“Understood, Miss énnab,/b” Lana replied.

ire was seething bas /bshe trudged to the hospital alone. bIf /bAmber hadn’t shoved her, she wouldn’t have ended up with her butt stuck in that seat. It bwas /bstill aching. She was sure it was already turning ck and blue.

‘Don’t byou /bdare show your face again, Amber. Or I’ll make you bregret /bbever /bmessing with me, she wondered and winced in pain.

ire, rubbing her sore backside and wincing with every step, walked into the examination room directly bacross /bfrom Amber’s.

“Hey,” ire yelped in shock, then snapped, “What the hell are you doing?”

“What’s all the yelling about? Stop being so dramatic. Didn’t you say your butt hurts? How am I supposed to diagnose you bif /bbI /bdon’t take a look?” the doctor snapped. “Acting all precious for a girl your age.

“It’s all women here. Don’t tell me we don’t all have buttsb./bb” /b

ire’s face turned ashen with humiliation. Jaw clenched, she stood rigidly, swallowing her pride and forcing herself to stay silent.

The female doctor gave ire a sharp p on the buttocks. ire yelped in pain again, “That hurts.”

The female doctor yanked at ire’s clothes in annoyance and snapped, “I’ve never seen such a drama queen. Are you getting examined or not? If not, get out.

“Stop making such ia /ifuss, like you’re the only one with a backside. And you reek all over. Honestly, if I didn’t pity you, I wouldn’t even bother with you.”

ire’s eyes widened, feeling the sting of an invisible p. Her fists clenched involuntarily, her body going rigidly upright.

“Arch your back and spread your legs wider. If you’re so desperate to moan, save it for your boyfriend at home. Don’t put on a show in front of me. The rest of you,e over and watch her closely,” the doctor said.

b“/bYes,” the others replied.

“Look at her, bruises all over. Clearly, someone beat her up. Girl, watch your private life at such a young age. I really don’t understand young people nowadays,” the doctor continued.

ire knew exactly what the doctor was insinuating. “What nonsense are you talking about? This bwas /bjust an idental collision.”

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