The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 271

Chapter 271 Taking the Stage

Chapter 271 Taking the Stage

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Looking back, people slowly realized that although Cassia could be hard to get along with, they had never actually heard her gossip about anyone.

As that realization sank in, many of those who had once been biased against Cassia started reflecting on themselves.

Setting Cassia aside, which one of them could honestly say they had never talked about someone behind their back?

Sometimes it wasn’t even that you wanted to. You just heard others chatting enthusiastically nearby, felt that itch to join in, and tossed in a few words to feel included.

Sacha turned to Cassia. “I’m the last one to go on, so there’s still some time. Can you help me listen to–ow-

Suddenly, Sacha clutched her stomach, her face turning pale in an instant.

“What’s wrong?” Cassia reached out to steady her

Rosalie was startled and quickly stepped forward to help as well.

Sacha’s face grew paler by the second.

“My stomach … my stomach hurts…”

“How did it suddenly start hurting?” Rosalie asked.

Cassia frowned. “Did you eat something bad?”

“I don’t know. I was fine just a second ago. Ow… no, I can’t take it. I need to go to the bathroom.” Sacha crouched down, trembling from the pain.

Suddenly, Jade spoke up and pointed straight at Cassia.

“Cassia. That Gatorade you gave Sacha earlier, you didn’t put laxatives in it, did you?”

The moment she said that, the room erupted. Hostile looks immediately turned toward Cassia.

Cassia’s expression went ice cold. The look she gave Jade was sharp enough to cut.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Sacha didn’t eat anything earlier. She only drank the Gatorade you brought. If it wasn’t you, then who was it?” Jade said, sounding defensive. She glanced pointedly at the bottle on the table.

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Rosalie also looked toward the Gatorade, her expression serious.

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“Jade, what are you saying? Cassia would never do something like that,” Sacha said weakly through the pain.

Rosalie felt the same way. Cassia would never do this.

“I don’t think that makes sense either,” another girl said hesitantly. “Why would Cassia do that? There’s no reason.”

“How is there no reason?” Jade said firmly. “Maybe Cassia just can’t stand seeing others do well. Whether Danica’s injury was intentional or not, no one really knows. And now Sacha suddenly has a stomachache after only drinking the Gatorade Cassia brought.”

Cassia raised her brows slightly, a trace of defiant sharpness in her eyes, and glanced at the Gatorade.

That bottle had been given to her by Leah Abbott to bring over.

“Ugh… I really can’t take it. My stomach hurts so bad.” Sacha clutched her stomach and stood up with Cassia and Rosalie supporting her.

“I need to go to the bathroom.”

“But what about the performance?” Jade asked.

Sacha turned her head toward Cassia. “Cassia, can you go on stage for me?”

Cassia frowned.

Why not ask Rosalie?

Sacha grabbed Cassia’s hand. “I really can’t handle this pain. I’ll probably be stuck in there for

a long time. Our class’s honor is in your hands now, Cassia. Please … you’re the best.”

Cassia’s furrowed brows filled with a mix of irritation and something harder to define.

“Okay.”

Hearing Cassia agree, Sacha felt like cheering, though the situation didn’t allow it.

“I’ll leave it to you. I’m off to fight for my life in the bathroom,” Sacha said, before Rosalie and another girl helped her away.

Not long after, the host’s voice echoed through the auditorium.

“Next up is a skit performed by the senior honors class. Senior advanced class, please get

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ready.”

They were next.

Jade panicked and immediately called their homeroom teacher, Lilian.

Lilian rushed over in a fluster.

“What’s going on? Why does Sacha suddenly have a stomachache?”

Jade shot Cassia an unfriendly look.

“Ask her.”

Ask Cassia?

Lilian was confused. What did Sacha’s stomachache have to do with Cassia?

“She gave Sacha a drink, and then Sacha started having stomach pain,” Jade said. The implication was obvious.

Lilian looked at Cassia.

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