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    Skyler sat at her desk, grinning from ear to ear as she listened to the gossip swirling around the ssroom. Every jab and snidement aimed at Cameron felt like a victory. She even chimed in now and then to add fuel to the fire.


    Amelia arrived not long after, her expression cold as she walked straight up to Skyler''s desk and tapped on it.


    Skyler beamed and followed her out of the room with a skip in her step.


    "Amelia, did you see the post?" she said, practically buzzing with excitement. "God, Cameron is disgusting. Thank God you called off the engagement. Imagine being stuck with someone like that. I knew he was just a boy toy. Totally nailed it, didn''t 1?"


    Amelia''s voice was sharp. "Skyler, that''s way out of line."


    Skyler blinked. "What?"


    "We''re not friends anymore," Amelia said tly.


    Skyler grabbed her arm. "What''s that supposed to mean? What the hell is your problem?"


    Amelia yanked her arm away. "Don''t touch me. You''re honestly disgusting." Skyler stood frozen, stunned by the sudden shift. "What are you even talking about? Say it clearly."


    Amelia stared her down. "You posted thatst night, didn''t you?” Skyler''s eyes widened in shock.


    For a split second, she looked away and then quickly denied it. "It wasn''t me."


    Amelia scoffed, "How pathetic. You go to all that trouble to ruin someone, but don''t even have the guts to admit it? What did Cameron ever do to you for you to pull something like this?"


    Skyler''s restraint snapped. "Yeah, it was me! So what? I can''t stand that piece of trash! I went after him on purpose-he gets under my skin, and I''m sick of pretending otherwise. What, are you having second thoughts? Regretting breaking off the engagement?"


    "You''re seriously letting a basketball game make you fall for him?" she added, her voice full of scorn.


    "You''re disgusting," Amelia said simply.


    And then she walked away.


    Skyler''s eyes widened in shock.


    She couldn''t believe Amelia had picked this moment to jump ship-and worse, sided with Cameron.


    ''Has she lost her mind? Whatever. Let her sulk''


    Skyler sneered.


    ''And who cares if Cameron is actually gay or not? The point is, the entire school has bought into the post. Even if she suspects me, what can she do? Produce evidence?''


    Even if they traced the IP address, Skyler could just im she''d been hacked. With a smug roll of her eyes, she strolled back into ss.


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    When Amelia knocked on the Dean''s office door, William was in the middle of a serious conversation with the Dean of Students.


    Clearly, this wasn''t a great time.


    But Amelia didn''t care-her matter was more urgent.


    "Amelia?" Tiana Murphy looked up. "What are you doing here?”


    Amelia stepped inside. "Ms. Murphy, Mr. Drake, that post fromst night-Cameron was framed."


    William and Tiana exchanged a look. "You know what happened?"


    They had already decided to expel Skyler for spreading malicious rumors and damaging the school''s reputation.


    But the Young family wasn''t easy to deal with. They were still weighing whether to add more charges to strengthen the case.


    Amelia pulled out her phone and yed the recording of her conversation with Skyler just minutes ago.


    Tiana''s eyes widened.


    William''s expression curved into a satisfied smile. "Thank you for standing up for what''s right. We''ll make sure the student responsible faces consequences."


    Amelia added, "Mr. Drake, what matters most is clearing up the misunderstanding about Cameron. That should be the priority."


    Whether Skyler got punished or not didn''t matter as much.


    Rumors could destroy someone.


    And she was sure Cameron must be hurting right now.


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