Three Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 459

Because Bonnie had been the only one excused from the morning run, it was obvious who had blown the whistle.

When Abby and Bridget finally cornered Bonnie in the equipment room during gym class, Bonnie had remained completely unfazed. She hadn't felt an ounce of fear, because she knew they wouldn't dare pull the same stunts on her that they had on The Phantom.

The worst they could do was hurl insults.

Still, Bonnie couldn't fathom how someone could maliciously frame an innocent person for absolutely no reason.

They started spreading vicious rumors. They claimed Bonnie acted innocent but was secretly hooking up with older boys. They accused her of cheating on exams, stealing, and even told people they'd seen her torturing stray cats behind the school.

They said she was an arrogant snob who thought she was too good to have friends.

They threw every label they could invent at her.

Bonnie never bothered to defend herself. She found them incredibly pathetic. If she wasted her time arguing with Abby and Bridget, she would lose time for practice exams and vocabulary lists.

She couldn't afford to lose her top rank.

Besides, she was exhausted. Between endless homework and the grueling tutoring schedule Shirley forced on her, she barely had time to breathe. Shirley had cut back on her piano and violin lessons just to cram in more advanced math and English classes.

She genuinely didn't have the energy to entertain high school gossip.

It was only when Abby and Bridget escalated their behavior that Bonnie would fire back with cold sarcasm. Eventually, Shirley noticed a massive red 'X' carved into one of Bonnie's textbooks and discovered the truth.

Shirley stormed into the school, dragged the principal and the grade director into it, and ruthlessly shut the whole thing down.

After that, Bonnie was left in peace, but the damage to her social life was permanent. She spent the rest of her middle school years in total, isolated silence.

She finished the story with an eerie calmness, as if narrating a documentary about a stranger.

It was just her nature to try and figure out things that didn't make sense, but she realized now that doing so had silently drained her energy.

They fell into a comfortable, shifting silence. Lawrence stared at the side of her face for a moment too long. When Bonnie shifted slightly, sensing his gaze, he quickly looked away.

He stammered, "I-In the future... at our school, that will never happen to you again."

Bonnie lowered her eyes and softly replied, "I know."

Lawrence had zero experience talking to girls, but the silence was making him desperate to say something. His eyes landed on the earbud in her hand, and without thinking, he blurted out, "Can I listen with you?"

Bonnie froze, the tips of her ears burning. Silently, she offered him the earbud.

As he reached for it, their fingers accidentally brushed. Both of them pulled back instantly, the air between them crackling with sudden, heavy tension.