Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed novel Chapter 796

Arkle was crying like a hundred-pound baby.

Truth be told, he had always known he didn’t belong in Sybil’s little clique.

Their disdain for him was as clear as day, no attempts to hide it.

Arkle had awkwardly tried to fit in.

After all, people are social creatures, and in an environment like this, anyone would rather stick together than go it alone.

Self-preservation is a basic human instinct.

Arkle was no different.

But he quickly realized that no matter how hard he tried, they remained on their high horses, never reciprocating any of his overtures of goodwill.

It was then he understood that some people can never be won over, and some circles are simply impenetrable.

So, he stopped trying and let things be.

When he heard about the upcoming competition, his first thought wasn’t to join someone else’s group but rather to think about what kind of project he wanted to work on and who he could team up with.

Because deep down, he figured Sybil wouldn’t invite him into her group.

See, when you have no expectations, you can truly face exclusion and isolation with calmness.

But to his surprise, Sybil approached him with an olive branch.

Arkle was stunned and didn’t immediately say yes.

Sybil figured he was just too thrilled to respond and walked away with a smug smile.

Arkle agonized over it for two days before finally mustering the courage to decide on a polite refusal.

But when he went to find Sybil—

She had already put his name on the team roster and sent it in.