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    For a moment, shock flickered across Richie’s face. Then arrogance crept back in, curling his lips into a smirk. “You think calling my father scares me? Do you even have proof I did anything? Who’s going to say this has anything to do with me?”


    He knew that as long as he denied everything when questioned, nothing would happen to him. After all, his father already knew the school’s cameras were offline that day.


    As long as the story sounded clean enough, he’d walk away untouched.


    Ste stared at his smug, unrepentant face, her patience thinning. Without a word, she lifted her phone and tapped the stop recording button, her expression calm but her eyes burning with quiet resolve.


    “I’ve had this recording since the moment I entered. Every single word you spoke is captured clearly.”


    Then she pressed y. Richie’s voice filled the room, dripping with arrogance, each syble exposing his cruelty.


    As the sound of his own words bounced off the walls, Richie’s face drained of color.


    He had always worn the mask of a model student—praised by teachers, admired by peers.


    But only a handful of cronies knew the truth—that behind the charm, he took pleasure in making Jeff’s life miserable.


    If that recording reached anyone beyond the room, his spotless image at school would shatter. Teachers and ssmates would finally see him for what he was—a bully hiding behind good manners.


    Worse still, his father would make him pay dearly.


    The rule in their household had always been clear: he could stir up trouble all he wanted, as long as it stayed hidden. The family name came first, and any stain on its reputation was unforgivable.


    Richie’s eyes flicked toward Ste’s phone, the swagger draining from his face as the weight of her words sank in.


    “Richie, listen to me. If you keep up these stunts, I will upload this recording to your school’s forum and post it online. Tell me now that you will leave Jeff alone and I will keep this between us. Refuse, and the whole school will learn who you really are.”


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    She moved a step closer until their eyes met, her stare unwavering and full of quiet authority.


    Ste didn’t believe for a second that Richie would ever give Jeff a real apology. Pretending to be sorry wasn’t worth anything. What mattered was making sure he’d never try something like this again.


    Richie’s eyes darted nervously around the room before he finally gave in, his shoulders sagging. “Alright, you win this time,” he grumbled.


    Ste crossed her arms and gave him a pointed look. “Well? What’s it going to be?”


    With a heavy sigh, Richie turned to Jeff, his pride clearly bruised. “Fine. I won’t mess with him again,” he muttered.


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