How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband novel Chapter 257

Lorna huffed and walked away without another word.

Dahlia, too, had left for class.

Soon after, Keira emerged from the shower, only to find Dahlia and Lorna had already left.

Morwenna was waiting for her, concern written all over her face. “Why don’t you ask for help when you're bullied? Even if you're afraid to reach out to others, why not tell me? Aren’t we friends?”

Fiddling with a towel, Keira responded with a mix of nervousness and helplessness. “I... I thought I could just bear it and it would pass. I’m used to it, really, it’s nothing.”

Morwenna’s brow furrowed. “Used to it? How long have these people been bullying you?”

Keira lowered her head, staying silent.

With a stern tone, Morwenna pressed. “If you still consider me a friend, tell me.”

Trembling slightly, Keira whispered, “Since freshman year. The Roberts family knows mine, and Sandra has known me since we were kids, though we weren’t close. She knows I’m a nobody, that my family doesn’t care, and she just wants to take advantage of me…”

Morwenna gasped. “So, you mean they’ve been bullying you for a whole year?”

Keira trembled again, biting her lip and nodding.

Morwenna was baffled.

Why would someone endure bullying without fighting back?

These people were not like Norbert or Stuart, who had shown her kindness; she could understand bearing a little grievance then.

But Sandra and her crew had no connection to Keira, no kindness, only bullying.

“Why not fight back?”

“It’s useless. I just need to survive. My parents won’t care.”

“Who said fighting back always needs parents? I lost my parents when I was five, but I’ve always fought back against anyone who bullied me.”

Keira remained silent, her head bowed, causing Morwenna to feel even more frustrated.

Morwenna sighed, knowing such deeply ingrained thoughts were hard to change.

But she couldn’t stand by and watch Keira be bullied like this.

At that moment, Keira thought to herself that resistance was futile.

Every attempt to fight back in her childhood had only led to more intense bullying.