RHTMAV) Chapter 2 Part 2 (Patreon)

--AN) Sorry everyone, I am kind of on a vampire girl binge. I will write a different novel tomorrow I promise. I just need to get this out of my system. --

All eyes were on me as I did the normal routine of keeping my head low. I gripped my bag in a show of nervousness. My seat was in the back row near the window. Luckily, I noticed that the sun through glass did not cause me to feel weak. I figured this out while in the car.

I watched out of the corner of my eye as Billy extended his leg out in front of me. You would think such a childish means of bullying would not be used in this day and age, but well, I was witnessing it happening now and have been subjected to it in my past life where I really did fall, but this time.

I stepped forward, hooked my root foot onto Billy’s leg that was in my path, kicked forward as if I were walking normally, and continued walking, all while thrusting my foot out with a good amount of strength.

“Ah! Bitch!” Billy’s cry was followed by gasps from those watching the show as Billy spun around in his seat and fell to the floor. Luckily, I used just enough strength. It was then that I pulled my hood up to show my face and looked down at the young man who was holding his leg and staring up at me.

 “You shouldn’t sit on the floor like that you will catch a cold.” I gave him a playful smile before walking to my seat. It took him a second before he could react.

“You!” He stood up and was about to rush over to me when the bell rang once more, and the teacher walked in.

“Everyone sit down! We are having a test.” The teacher scanned the room back and forth before his eyes fell on me. I just gave him a glance without a word since I have no need to care about him. But for some reason, his gaze was a bit heavier than normal. It was like he was giving me some kind of warning. Not sure why. Unless some rumors have already started spreading. Probably about this morning. I am sure Maria is playing it up as if I did something horrible to her.

They have a name in Chinese literature for people like her, Green Tea Bitch. It means to act sweet, pure and innocent on the outside but manipulative and scheming on the inside. I never thought there would be such an amazing word before that fit a person so well. But it describes her perfectly.

Not that it matters. A small teacher can’t do much to me. He might not think highly of me, but he can’t do anything to me either. A small threat of going to the police will do wonders to make sure he treats me like his most favorite child.

So, essentially, I can get away with a lot at this school as long as I do not go overboard. Even the two young thatchers will not be able to do much to me at school since they will need to keep up their own public image.

Public image is very important for people in high society. Bad publicity can affect not only you but your parent's company as well. So, most things are done in the dark, like hiring others to attack a person or using your background at school to keep people's mouths shut.

Not many would go out of their way to piss off the richest kids in school since partnerships also hold value. And it is normally these richer families that kids try to suck up to even if they are doing things that make them sick. Societal rules are more complex than normal laws.

But for now, I can only let class continue and deal with what is to come after…

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Back at Noelle’s home, inside her mother's old office, Weston Thatcher, Noelle’s stepfather, was having a headache. “Weston, how come you let that bitch take our Maria’s room!?”

“What else can I do!? We need her around right now. Until I have full control of the company I can not deal with the little bitch. I have no idea what happened between yesterday and today but she seems to have woken up and is now acting like her mother!” Weston was not in a good mood. He disliked Noelle’s mother and he disliked Noelle even more.

“I still don’t like it. The smug smile on her face as she looked at me. It reminded me of that bitch! If only we could have gotten rid of the little she devil like her mother!”

“Shut up! Don’t speak about that. For now we will just act like she matters. We just need to treat her slightly better is all. None of this would have happened if you and Maria did not push her into moving down stairs. She is getting close to eighteen. It is crucial that we keep her in her place or else she might start asking about her inheritance!”

“I know… I am trying to keep myself under control. But you can not expect me to be nice to her. I have already treated her like she is dirt there is no way she will fall for it.”

“Just ignore her. Keep to yourself. And control Maria. She is too hot headed. If she slips up and ruins her reputation how will she marry into a good family? She can not ruin her future over that little bitch.”

“I will keep her in line…”