This time, let them make their own mess.
I'm done trying to save people who'd sooner see me dead.
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"Even though he bullied me over family stuff and threatened our classmates not to rescue me... he's gone now. I forgive him."
He sighed, perfectly rehearsed. "But I have trauma around the exam now. I can't bring myself to retake it. I've decided to study abroad instead. I know I promised everyone I'd get into Stonebridge University—I'm sorry to let you down."
He'd built his whole persona on being the "genius heartthrob," the guy destined for the nation's top school.
His followers ate it up. Called him an inspiration, a survivor who rose above tragedy. He gained a million new fans overnight.
The second the stream ended, he was tangled up with his sugar mama, smirking ear to ear:
"I cheated on every single test. If I'd actually sat for finals, I'd have been exposed in a heartbeat. Lucky I came up with this scheme—and bonus, it covered up your husband finding out about us and landing me in the hospital."
He stretched lazily. "Originally, I was gonna lure Samantha to the bar that night. Get her pregnant. Marry into money. But that dog Daryl Shepherd ruined it."