Lesson learned

That night, Emma was getting ready for bed when Noah came into her room with a doll and whispered, "Sister, I don't like that family at all!"

In the past, Emma would have comforted her brother by saying, "After all, they're family."

But this time, Emma gently rubbed her brother's head and said, "Don't worry, brother; sister will definitely kick them out."

The hatred she had never let go of, nor forgotten.

The debts had to be slowly repaid, one by one.

.....

The next morning, Benjamin went to the company early.

Noah was also driven to school by a driver.

Although Noah was only eight years old, he was talented and had already skipped several grades. With his abilities, he could have skipped primary school altogether, but his father didn't want to push him too hard, so he was still in primary school.

As for Emma...

She and Isabella were the same age and attended the prestigious academy arranged by their father, in the same grade and class.

When the waiting driver saw Emma coming down, he immediately opened the car door and respectfully said, "Miss, it's time to go to school."

Isabella was already sitting in the car, and when she saw Emma, she provocatively smiled at her.

What could they do to drive their family away?

After all, their uncle would not agree, so Isabella was confident.

However, Emma's gaze was calm and showed no signs of anger, as if she had just seen not Isabella, but...air!

She completely ignored her.

On the way, Emma flipped through a book and paid no attention to Isabella.

Isabella had to speak up, "Sister, you..."

But before she could finish, Emma interrupted her, "Don't pretend to be sisters and put on a show. Do you really think others are fools and can't see through your little schemes?"

"What do you mean, sister?"

"Isabella, I'm looking forward to your tactics," Emma smirked, with a hint of coldness in her smile. "Don't disappoint me."

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

Isabella had been acting out her grievances for a long time, but now that she realized Emma was serious, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

She felt that Emma had completely changed overnight and was no longer easy to manipulate!

It might not be easy to use her and deceive her in the future...

But at the same time, Isabella felt relieved.

She had been acting out the nauseating sisterly love drama for a whole year! She was already fed up with it!

If they were really going to break ties, she might not necessarily lose

......

Half an hour later, Emma stepped into the familiar classroom.

As soon as she entered, someone threw a large poster at her, which happened to be the scene where she confessed her love to William in public!

It was specially enlarged and had become the laughing stock of the entire school.

"Emma, how does it feel? Hahaha, look at your dog-like behavior, I'm embarrassed for you!"

"That's right, even though he rejected her countless times, she still clung to the engagement and pursued him relentlessly," they said.

"Yeah, William is coming soon. I can't wait to see how Miss Emma will continue to try to please him," another added with a laugh.

William and Emma were the same age and in the same class.

Emma ignored them and went straight to her seat, casually flipping through a book, seemingly unfazed.

Her classmates found it strange.

In the past, when she heard these kinds of comments, Emma would either stomp her feet in anger or cry directly. But today, she was unusually calm, without any ripples.

So a curious boy walked up and snatched the book from Emma's hand, throwing it into the trash can. He taunted her, "Hey, Emma, why don't you cry? As long as you cry, I'll let you go!"

Emma calmly stood up and faced the boy, who was surrounded by onlookers. "Pick it up," she said.

"Tsk, do you think I'll pick up what I threw away? That's ridiculous."

This arrogant and conceited attitude was really...asking for a beating.

Emma smiled. Just when everyone thought she was going to compromise, she punched the boy hard in the nose!

He screamed in pain, and without batting an eye, Emma kicked him in the knee and then grabbed his hair, slamming his head onto the desk.

The ruthless and unexpected move caught everyone off guard.

But Emma remained calm throughout the ordeal, even responding to the boy's provocation in kind.

"Cry, and I'll let you go."

The boy's nose started bleeding profusely, and he actually started crying in pain.

"Waaah... it hurts so much, wuwuwu, I'm so miserable!"

After teaching him a lesson, Emma let go of him.

The book that she had thrown into the trash bin was now back on her desk, unscathed.

Returning to her seat, Emma acted as if nothing had happened.

Whispers and gossip continued to circulate around her.

Most of them said that she had been traumatized, which had caused her to become twisted.

After a while, the noise suddenly died down.

Emma looked up, bored and saw a boy walking into the classroom from the door.

It was.... William, the boy she had once loved so deeply.

He was dressed in clean and casual clothes, with a tall and slender figure, an outstanding temperament, and a handsome and sunny appearance that looked like he had walked out of a comic book.

This person had once shone into the depths of her heart.

But this light ultimately destroyed everything she had.

It would be a lie to say that she didn't hate him.

She hated how he had begged and coaxed her to take the blame for his beloved "White Moonlight" and go to jail.

She hated how, after five years in prison, he had looked down on her with contempt and said those three words.

Are You Worthy?

The branding, like iron was etched into her heart.

Indelible.

But what she hated most was herself back then.

She was so lost in her own thoughts, so lowly that she was like dust.

Who could she blame?

Emma's hand quietly clenched and then released, her gaze shifting away from William.

The changes in Emma were imperceptible to outsiders, but William could certainly feel them.

Since Emma had bluntly told him to go to hell on the phone yesterday, she hadn't contacted him again.

This feeling made him breathe a sigh of relief, but also felt strange.

When did Emma become so smart, no longer clinging to him, but instead using the tactic of playing hard to get?

But just now, he clearly saw the deep hatred in Emma's eyes...

Seeing him stunned, Isabella, who had been looking for William since entering the school, quickly tugged on his sleeve and said, "Brother William, please go and coax my sister. She was so angry yesterday that she said she wanted to break off the engagement with you..."

Upon being reminded, William came to his senses and felt disgusted. "I couldn't ask for anything more!" He didn't want to continue with this damn engagement!

No matter what he said, Emma didn't even lift her eyelids, quietly reading her book.

Just then, the bell for class rang.

All the noise came to a halt.

Only David, the boy who had been beaten to a pulp and was now asking for leave, threw a harsh word at Emma before leaving. "Emma, if you have the guts, come to the underground arena after school. I promise to teach you how to be a better person!"