---- Chapter 5 Text messages poured in, and my phone lagged, freezing at the chat interface with Greyson. Greyson: [You're disgusting! Don't return to the Tromp family anymore! I'll tell them about your affairs! } [1 feel dirty to have ever slept with you!] Iwanted to explain, but I found it useless after typing a long explanation. Greyson would never believe me, so I deleted word by word. After a while, a call came in, and I subconsciously picked up. The unfamiliar male voice was extremely vulgar. "How much for one night?

I've seen your photos, and I'm satisfied!" Iwas so scared that I hurriedly hung up, but I received many more calls asking the same thing. I felt like I was being sliced apart by a blade, one at a time. It was causing me such intense pain that I was almost breathless. For a moment, my vision became blurry as my heart raced. My hands trembled as I fumbled in my pocket to take out a bottle of medicine. I haphazardly stuffed the pills into my mouth. Then, I hurriedly turned off my phone. I told myself that I didn't need to read the messages. I could just ignore them. I could get through it.

At university the next day, everyone's gaze toward me was filled with malicious curiosity. ---- A lecturer called me to the office. Elise and Greyson were also there. Greyson's gaze fell on my bandaged hand, and a flicker of concern passed through his eyes. He opened his mouth to say something, but he eventually turned his face away in disgust. The lecturer threw the withdrawal application form in front of me. "You should know what I called you here for. Your situation has become too serious. Drop out." Llowered my eyes and stubbornly refused to take the form.

Seeing that, she remarked disapprovingly, "Girls these days have no self-respect! They fool around and still have the nerve to stay in the university! I'd be ashamed if I were your parent. Oh, right, you don't even have parents! Nicola, if I were you, I wouldn't dare show my face here." Each word was like a sharp blade stabbing into my heart, and my hands trembled uncontrollably at my sides. Elise and Greyson were talking to another lecturer about the exchange program abroad. The lecturer they were talking to looked regretful.

"Nicola, how could you..." Thad always been a good student with excellent grades, even after arguing with Greyson. This lecturer had talked to me about studying abroad before, but now, I was facing expulsion. The regret in her eyes almost burned me. | instinctively lowered my head to avoid it. Elise suddenly said, "Miss, Nicola's mind isn't on her studies. She's probably thinking about clubbing and other stuff." ---- Llooked up sharply. She smiled, her eyes filled with the smugness of a winner. All the hatred and anger surged into my head.

Seeing the culprit right in front of me, I rushed forward, grabbed her hair with my uninjured hand, and slammed my right hand, which was wrapped in a cast, into her face. I hit her relentlessly. When Greyson finally reacted and pulled me away, Elise's face was bruised, swollen, and covered in scratches. She screamed while clutching her face, "My face! My face!"" You lost your mind!" Greyson slapped me and looked at me with disgust. "If anything happens to her, I won't let you get away with it!" My right hand was already broken, and the force of my actions made me wince in pain.

However, the anger that had been building up inside me dissipated, and 1 felt incredibly relieved. I scoffed. I did not care anymore. Picking up a pen with my left hand, I signed my name on the withdrawal form.