Nora had done this kind of thing for Tiffany before, and the posts were never deleted. This was a first,


    <b>She </b>had no idea why.


    Could it be true what the other students were saying? That Alicia wasn’t actually in a sugar daddy arrangement?


    But Tiffany had been so sure, telling her Alicia was being kept by some rich guy. As her sister, she would know the truth, right?


    Nora’s mind was a mess as she sat through her two long lectures.


    At lunchtime, the school posted an official rification on the forum.


    [1. The university is aware of unsubstantiated rumors on the student forum regarding Alicia Lawrence. We hereby state for the record that these allegations are false and defamatory.


    <b>[</b><b>2. </b>The university will use technical means to identify the original poster, who will face disciplinary action.


    [3. The student forum is intended for academic andmunity exchange. We urge everyone to maintain <i>a </i>respectful environment. Any simr incidents in the future will be met with severe consequences<b>.</b><b>] </b>


    Dozens ofments appeared almost instantly.


    [See? I knew it was fake. Whoever did this really has it out for Alicia. She seems pretty low–key, right? Average grades, doesn’t dress fancy. Who would she even piss off?]


    [Told you. All she did was get dropped off from a nice apartment building and eat one expensive meal, and suddenly she has a sugar daddy? People are so quick to get jealous.]


    [Okay, let’s y detective. Who do we think started this rumor about Alicia? Like the user above said, she keeps to herself. She doesn’t seem to have any enemies… except maybe Tiffany, who she embarrassed twice yesterday.]


    Thatment was immediately dogpiled.


    [That’s total bullshit. Tiffany is so good to Alicia. She’s the best sister I’ve ever seen.]


    [I’d sooner believe pigs <b>can </b>fly than believe Tiffany would do something like this. You have no idea. When this whole thing started, Tiffany immediately went to that girl who delivers Alicia’s food and offered her a huge sum of money just to tell the truth and clear Alicia’s name.]


    :


    Alicia and Sienna scrolled through the forum while they ate.


    Sienna said, “Alicia, who do you think really posted it? Some people in thements are <b>guessing </b><b>it </b><b>was </b>Tiffany. I bet it was her, too.”


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    Alicia looked at Sienna. “I know who did it, and the school will find out. But let’s not specte, Sienna. And don’t say things like that anymore, okay? Especially not where Tiffany can hear you.”


    Sienna looked at Alicia and grinned. “Alicia, are you worried Tiffany wille after me because of you? Is that why you’re always telling me to just go along with what she wants and not to piss her off?”


    Alicia was surprised Sienna had figured it out. She gave a small smile. “Yeah. So from now on, don’t confront her. The people backing her are not people I can afford to mess with.”


    Sienna just smiled. “It’s fine. What’s the worst she can do, give me a hard time on campus? I can take it. Alicia, whatever happens, I’ll face it with you.”


    Hearing Sienna’s words, Alicia sighed. Sienna was just too naive. She had no idea how vicious people could be. Tiffany wouldn’t limit her revenge to just campus drama.


    Alicia looked at Sienna seriously. “Sienna, thank you. But we should never test the limits of a cruel person’s malice. Promise me you’ll protect yourself, don’t be reckless, and do as I say, okay?”


    “Okay.” Seeing how serious Alicia was, Sienna knew her friend was genuinely worried. She didn’t want to cause any more trouble for her, so she nodded in agreement.


    They went back to happily eating their now–cold breakfast. Alicia’s phone buzzed. She pulled it out and saw <i>a </i>WhatsApp message from Hank Grant: [Found the person who made the post. It was Nora Judd.]


    Alicia already knew. Tiffany would never do this kind of thing herself. She was an expert at using other people, just like in her past life when she’d used the Lawrence brothers to torment her.


    She replied, [Got it.]


    Right after she sent it, another message from Hank came through. [Haven’t tracked down the trolls yet. The post is gone.]


    Alicia raised an eyebrow. [So you can’t track them just because the post is gone?]


    Hank hadn’t expected that response. He paused for a few seconds before replying: [I can, it’s just a bit moreplicated.]


    Alicia: [Scared of a little trouble?]


    Even though it was just four words and a question mark, he could somehow picture the mocking smile on her face. ‘She must think I’m not trying hard enough for her,‘ he thought.


    He quickly typed back, [I’ll look into it again.]


    Alicia: [Don’t bother. Just keep an eye on the school’s rification post. They’ll stir up trouble there again. You can start your search from there.]


    Hank: [Okay!]


    After sending the message, she looked up and saw Sienna had already finished all her breakfast. She smiled gently. “So, was it good?”


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    <b>Sienna </b>nodded enthusiastically. “It was delicious. You have to bring me some every day from now on:


    “Okay, I promise you won’t have the same thing twice in a week,” Alicia said with a grin.


    Sienna didn’t answer, pulling out her phone instead.


    Alicia assumed she was texting someone and didn’t pry, simply gathering the empty food containers to wash them.


    But then her own phone chimed. She picked it up and saw Sienna had transferred her <b>$</b>30.


    She looked at Sienna, surprised. “What’s this for?”


    Sienna beamed. “For breakfast. I can’t have you doing all the work and paying for the ingredients, too.”


    “It was no big deal, I was just making extra,” Alicia said, shaking her head. “You don’t need to pay me.”


    Sienna insisted, “Take it. If you don’t, I won’t feel right eating it anymore, and we can’t be friends.”


    Alicia chuckled and epted the money.


    She went to wash the containers before heading back to the ssroom.


    *****


    When Tiffany saw the school’s announcement, she was seething. She had spent so much money, and Alicia had gotten away with everything. Why was the school protecting her?


    She gritted her teeth and sent another WhatsApp message to the head of the troll farm she’d hired: [I’ll add another thousand. I want you to go to the school’s rification post and start asking questions. If Alicia is so innocent, what about those photos? And how can she afford to eat at Noble Leaf Bistro? Or live at Linen Bay Residences<b>?</b><b>] </b>


    She had to force that man out into the open. She refused to believe any man would genuinely pursue Alicia, spend that much money on her, and even set her up in Linen Bay Residences. Why her?


    The reply came back: [Hey now, that’s an official school post. You want me to cause trouble there?] <fn8023> This text is hosted at Find_Novel(.</fn8023>


    Tiffany: [Are you going <i>to </i>do it or not?]


    [I’ll do it, but it’ll <i>cost </i>you. Two thousand. Otherwise, find someone else.]


    Tiffany: [Transferring <b>$</b>2,000.]


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