Chapter 12 Used To Being Alone

Eileen’s school uniform was different from the usual boring shirt and skirt. It was an English uniform, with a blazer and shiny leather shoes. The schoolbag was made of a special material as well.

Petalburg High School was right across the road from Cloudberg Public School, a regular public school. It was, however, the most desirable public school, and all the students who went to Cloudberg were intelligent and talented.

The students at Petalburg got in relying on their parents’ wealth and

power.

The students at Cloudberg were not so well off, but had gotten into the school by working hard.

The wealth gap had driven a wedge between both schools, and they had been rivals for the longest time.

Eileen blinked. She seemed to catch sight of Eric’s car among the black SUVs, stopping at the school across the road.

Sure enough, Vera got out of the car.

Was Eric sending Vera to study at Cloudberg?

Eric sensed someone was staring at him. He turned around instinctively, and was greeted by the sight of Eileen in her black uniform.

She had her hair up in a ponytail, her tall and slender figure making her stand out in the crowd.

Eileen had not expected for him to turn around all of a sudden. She merely nodded and smiled, greeting him.

glasses and pigtails ran up to Eileen.

books in her hand. “You’re back, Eileen! I heard you were on sick leave, are you alright?”

was the daughter of the education minister.

also classmates with Eileen.

of a

better now.”

you not wearing makeup today? Also, why are you so quiet? You used to be scowling all the time, why does it feel like

attention, which was honestly quite a fuss and took up at least an hour. She could now use

at you so I’ll

did indeed use to have a bad temper, and lashed out at people quite often. This

making friends much, either. Everyone saw Eileen as an

loner.

talk to her, and Eileen hardly ever

her hands at once. “No, that’s not what I meant! I think you look nice like

best reputation in school.

one.

be friends with someone from the Swan family, who had blood stained on their hands just so

sketchy things in the past, some of them. gruesome and illegal. It was only after the blow that they finally stopped what they were doing. Eileen’s grandfather

money

amount of respect reserved for the Swan family. No one from this family was to be

retreating back, glancing at his watch. “There’s still time. I’ll walk

in.”

Eileen? Does she study at Petalburg?” Vera was clad in a regular blue and

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