This Time, I'll Be the Villain's Favorite Daughter novel Chapter 58

Jenny gripped the der tightly, fully intending to bring it down on the other guy’s head.

Instead, he caught her arm and locked it in his grip. He laughed under his breath, muttered “little brat,” and reached out to yank Jenny by the hair.

Jenny went dead silent.

Annie walked in right at that moment.

She stopped cold in the doorway.

Okay, seriously.

How do these kids manufacture this much chaos every single day?

A look of pure bewilderment crossed her face.

She watched the two older boys steadily gaining the upper hand, and anxiety gnawed at her bottom lip. Then Toby’s instructions surfaced in her memory.

Whatever happened, she wasn’t about to take Toby’s gift for nothing.

Annie hovered in the doorway for two whole seconds, wavering.

Then she made up her mind. She was really doing this

Terrified that Maya was about to get seriously hurt, the girl strode forward in her heels, raised the phone n her hand, and drove it straight down onto the head of the creep who’d dared grab a girl by the hair.

You actually thought grabbing a girl by the hair was acceptable?” Annie genuinely treasured every strand on her own head, and watching him do that made her scalp crawl with secondhand agony. She slammed he phone down harder. “Get out of here!”

A fourteen–year–old girl’s fury was a savage, specific kind of force. Her sharp nails dug into ski and drew more pain than any punch could.

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Alfred seized the opening. He slammed Jonathan’s head into the floor.

While Jonathan reeled from the impact, Alfred wrenched himselt free, snatched a nearby chan, and brought it crashing down across the back of the older student who’d been chasing his sister

The boy pitched forward and crumpled to the ground, splitting his lip on impact “Ow, ow

“Breathe through it. Pain means you’re still alive” Maya pressed her toot down on his head and similed brightly “When you’re dead, it won’t hurt anymore

The boy nearly choked on his own breath

Annie and Jenny worked together, scratching and kicking until the older boys Laces were streaked with welts and they had nothing left to fight back with.

By the time their teacher came rusing ***

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Their teacher stood in the doorway, speechless.

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Maya’s hair had been yanked a couple of times during all the running around, and it stuck out in every direction. She absently reached up and tried to smooth it down.

It got worse.

enny straightened out her own yanked–up hair, looked down at the two older students sprawled on the loor and felt a quiet bloom of satisfaction.

All of you. My office. Now.”

The homeroom teacher’s voice cut through the doorway, flat and cold.

Maya and Alfred exchanged a glance, then followed along without a trace of concern.

The office had the air conditioning running, and the cool air was a genuine relief. Maya found a seat and ettled into it like she belonged there.

enny immediately planted herself right beside her.

Alfred took the seat next to Jenny, and Annie took the last one.

The four of them claimed every single chair without hesitation.

Their teacher nearly laughed at the sight of it. “You’re all awfully comfortable, aren’t you?”

Maya, Rufus,” she continued, her tone still measured, “what happened today qualifies as a physical altercation. School policy requires us to contact your parents to resolve the situation.”

Her voice stayed relatively even.

But the moment parents got mentioned, every single face in the room soured.

“No.” Maya was the first to protest. “We can handle this ourselves!”

Her amber eyes went wide as saucers, and she pressed her hands together in a plea.

“We’re all very mature and responsible young people. Please, please don’t call my parents.”

“I can’t notify your families?” Their teacher found the whole thing faintly amusing.

Normally, she turned a blind eye to whatever conflicts broke out in her class

These were all kids from influential families. Picking a fight with any of them wasn’t worth it, so looking the other way had always been the easier path.

After all, ordinary bullying was practically a fixture in any school.

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But when it came down to it, a brawl this utterly unhinged was something she’d never seen before.

Pretending she hadn’t noticed was simply impossible.

“Absolutely not, please!”

The students said it almost in perfect union.

Each of them had a polished, respectable image to protect at home.

If their parents found out, they were all going to hear about it the moment they got back. Kids this age feared nothing in the world except getting called to the principal’s office and having their parents summoned.

But the situation still needed to be dealt with.

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