Chapter 178: Elder Sister, Little Brother
Evaline:
I had barely stepped into the hallway when the air around me shifted, just enough to send a shiver down my spine.
I didn’t need to look to know who had just entered the building behind me. The smell of expensive perfume mixed with overconfidence was a dead giveaway.
"Look who finally decided to show up," Nadine’s voice rang out, smug and sweet with just enough venom to cut skin. "Heard you passed out like a delicate little flower."
Beside her, Bianca and Violet snickered.
"Poor thing," Bianca drawled. "Spends one night unconscious and now suddenly too frail to take the stairs like the rest of us."
"Guess being a genius doesn’t save you from being wolfless," Violet added in her high and mocking voice. "So much for top scores when your body can’t even carry your own weight."
They laughed as if it was the funniest thing in the world. I arrived at the elevator and pressed the button, ignoring them. I didn’t have the energy - not for their taunts, not for their attempts to get under my skin.
"Silent treatment?" Nadine sniffed. "Careful, Evaline. You may think you are special now, but the second term focuses on strength and physical testing. I doubt the professors will care how well you score on paper if you collapse halfway through a sparring match."
The elevator dinged as the door opened, and I stepped in without a word. As the door was closing, I heard one of them scoff behind me, followed by a sarcastic "Princess can’t be bothered."
I took a breath and exhaled slowly as the elevator took me to my floor. Stepping out, I walked down the hallway.