The Coma Prince’s Fiancée novel Chapter 98

After he left, Steven looked at Norris, a half-smile playing on his lips. “That file just now, there’s something off about it, right? Why didn’t you tell Irvin?”

Norris sat in his wheelchair, his expression cool and distant, the kind of coldness that kept people at arm’s length. “There’s nothing wrong. You’re overthinking it.”

Steven chuckled softly. “You might be good at fooling other people, but that doesn’t work on me. Still, I have to say, there’s something different about Rebecca. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have managed to drag Paulina, Sophia, Harriet, and Shirley into that mess last time.”

Norris turned his head slightly, his sharp profile catching the light, a thin blue vein pulsing under his pale skin from his earlobe back to his neck. When he looked down for a moment, his long lashes threw shadows across his eyes.

“She’s not easy to deal with. So you’d better not mess with her unless you’re tired of living.”

He still remembered the first time he met Rebecca. She’d shown up fierce and uncompromising, never letting go of a grudge. That kind of power and resolve ran deep in her; even when she tried to hide it, you could still feel it.

As for that file, there really wasn’t anything wrong with it at all.

And that was the problem. Someone like her shouldn’t have such a plain, forgettable background.

Steven may or may not have taken his words to heart. He just smiled like it didn’t matter. “Sure, I’ll be careful.”

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Vantage Point University.

The Apex Academy exams were coming up. It wasn’t just a test—it was how Apex sorted the students who belonged there.

Everyone in the school was grinding, pushing themselves as hard as they could to prepare.

Rebecca, who’d talked the biggest game at the start, acted like she didn’t even have an exam. She strolled around campus, not a care in the world.

After a few days of checking things out, she realized Apex Academy really was a step above most top schools. Wade hadn’t worked so hard for nothing.

Even though Vantage Point University was technically a closed campus, all the supposed restrictions were nothing to her. Still, sneaking in and out every day was a hassle. Since she’d be stuck here for a while, she figured she should start moving some of her work onto campus.

While she was thinking about that, she overheard someone murmuring behind her.

She had barely set her tray down when someone else popped up.

“This one’s taken too. Move.”

Rebecca tilted her chin, looking straight at them. “Is it?”

“Are you blind? Didn’t you see the napkin here?” one girl said, grabbing a wadded-up napkin from the corner and tossing it onto the seat, glaring at her like she was dirt.

Rebecca couldn’t help but laugh at their little tricks. “So this means the seat’s taken?”

“Yeah, that’s how it works. It’s cafeteria rules. What do you know, you’re new. Don’t think we’re scared of you just because you’ve got Wade on your side. A nobody from a nothing school doesn’t deserve to eat at our table. Ridiculous.”

“Seriously. Look at yourself. And you’re bragging about coming out on top and beating all of us? Give me a break.”

“You know exactly how you got into this school. People who like to take shortcuts aren’t welcome here at Vantage Point.”