The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 87

"That's monstrous!"

At that time, Chloe wasn't even an adult!

Bullying her was already horrible enough.

But to block the only path she had to escape that home was beyond cruel.

"How were Chloe's grades?"

Nora's breathing was heavy, anger simmering in her chest.

"Good, but not top-tier."

Nora wasn't surprised. "She was a sensitive teenager going through puberty. Her father remarried, and suddenly there were two new people in her life, making her the target of everyone's abuse. The fact that she could maintain her grades at all is already quite remarkable."

"Indeed."

Nathan said, "When she was about to drop out, the school actually tried to persuade her to stay. Her teacher even gently suggested that the reason Chloe's grades weren't stellar was because she didn't have enough time to study."

"Her stepmother must have refused?"

"Yes."

"Her stepmother even publicly insulted the teacher, claiming it was the school's fault for not teaching properly and just making excuses about Chloe not having time to study."

"Then she publicly accused Chloe of God knows what, wondering what was going through her head. She said Chloe was up at all hours and still failing—accusing her of being more interested in chasing boys than her books."

Nora felt her chest tighten even more.

To be humiliated like that in front of the entire school by her stepmother at sixteen or seventeen... the fact that Chloe could still single-mindedly focus on returning to her studies showed she must have been a girl of strong will, firmly believing that education could truly change her fate.

But clearly, she was still too naive.

"She told someone about the money she saved, didn't she?"

Nora had already guessed the cause of Chloe's death.

"Yes."

Nora sighed.

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