Chapter 86 THE NEW LILY

A YEAR LATER

“Ladies and gentlemen, Let us all welcome our dearest Summa Cum Laude, Lilibeth Phoenix for her valedictory address!”

A round of applause reverberated inside the huge auditorium. Everyone rose in their seat to acknowledge my presence

With the grace of a queen, I rose from my seat and faced the cheering crowd with a smile.

With the same grace I showed earlier, I walked through the carpeted aisle, and a thousand eyes followed each of my moves.

Cameras flashed in my direction, almost blinding me. I walked until reaching the stage and stood on the podium with my chin held up high to deliver the speech I memorized to heart.

Just a year ago, I'm nothing. As others put it, I'm an insignificant speck of dust with no bright future waiting for me. However, I proved them wrong.