Chapter 223 A Horrible Childhood 3 (1/2)

”SHE'S ADOPTED! THAT LITTLE WRENCH IS ADOPTED!”

Inna winced slightly as she recalled the horror she felt when she first heard those words. She paused her little story-telling, hesitating whether to continue and divulge everything or to play it off as nothing.

This was the point where her scars would be revealed. She never told anyone about this, not even her parents.

Well, especially not her parents.

But seeing the genuine concern and curiosity in Raghnall's eyes, she felt far too cruel to back out from the story now. So, with a small cough to clear her throat and muster up some resolve, she continued on.

”At… first, I didn't think much of it. After all, it's not like she lied about it. I really was adopted and I was never told to keep it a secret anyway. But then, I failed to realize that that phrase alone changed their view of me so much.”

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But she still felt unsettled talking about such a sensitive topic so she began to gently traced lines on her wrist with her thumb again. And after releasing a big huff of air while doing so, she smiled dimly as proceeded to talk.

”And just like back then, the whispers started again. The following days, different stories suddenly erupted about how I was a charity case, how I was adopted from a beggar's family, and how I lived a fake Cinderella life. They talked about the fact that I was a fake princess, that I don't deserve everything I had, that I only had a pretty face, and that the reason why I was studying in this school instead of being homeschooled was that my parents needed to dump me somewhere while they work. They also said stuff about my parents regretting taking me in an--”

Raghnall's eyebrows shot up in disbelief as he exclaimed.

”That's not true! How can they say such cruel things?”

Inna jumped slightly in shock from his sudden outburst.

And seeing her startled expression, Raghnall apologized immediately to which Inna brushed off with a small yet sardonic laugh.

”Well, the reason why these rumors were so 'cruel' was because someone carefully planned them to directly attack me.”

With an idea of the identity of the perpetrator coming into mind, Raghnall narrowed his eyes in suspicion as he drawled out slowly.

”That psycho girl…”

Inna nodded as she continued to tell her story.

”Yeah, it's pretty obvious who it was. After all, she's the only one who would have the guts to do that. And so, it doesn't take a genius to know that it was her who conjured them up and spread it around. Heck, it spread around pretty fast as well because, apparently, she already had 'friends' in our class that seemed to do her bidding. And with them on her side, whatever shit she had on me would be spread in no time at all.”

But despite having the right idea, Raghnall still looked at Inna with confusion.

”I had a feeling it was her but… was she not punished since she was dragged away by your teacher? How can she cause trouble so easily again?”

Inna snorted.