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Chapter 124
Chapter 124
Maisie and Zinnia got to their classroom. Zinnia glanced over at her usual spot. Someone was already sitting there quietly.
Lydia was actually in class today. Ethan had his head turned, excitedly telling Lydia all about their crazy adventure from yesterday. Lydia just listened, quiet as ever.
A faint smile finally softened Lydia’s usually calm face as she saw Zinnia walk in through the door. “Zinnia,” she called out.
“Morning, Zinnia. Morning, Maisie.” Ethan turned around with a bright grin, looking at them.
“Morning.” Both girls replied.
“Zinnia, I’ll catch you during the break, okay?” Maisie said. Her desk was two rows behind theirs, so they weren’t sitting together.
“Hey, Lydia,” Zinnia greeted softly as she sat down. Something felt off about Lydia today. It was summer, but Lydia was wearing a long–sleeved, high- necked black shirt. Her long hair was draped over her shoulders, hiding her whole neck.
“Hey, have you finished your homework? I can help if you want.” Lydia’s voice was barely there, even softer than usual.
Zinnia frowned with concern. “Are you feeling okay?”
Lydia froze for a moment, taken aback by the question. Instinctively, she hunched her shoulders and pulled her neck in slightly.
“I’m fine.” Lydia shook her head lightly.
“What the heck? Someone on Facebook is already back to defending Betty,” Ethan grumbled, clicking his tongue in annoyance.
After two classes, the extended break finally arrived. As seniors, they had hardly any downtime and even fewer chances for entertainment. Hanging out wasn’t really an option.
Ethan was brain–dead from sitting through classes, so he mindlessly scrolled through the Facebook school discussion group, hoping to clear his foggy
mind.
It definitely worked. Somehow, people were defending Betty again online. Half the class pulled out their phones to check Facebook when they heard
him.
There was a post going viral in the school’s Facebook group. The title read: [Zinnia Shaw: Using her “real daughter” card to bully Betty Shaw. Here’s the dirt.]
The post basically made a hit list of all the ways Zinnia supposedly tortured Betty at home.
First, Zinnia smashed Donald’s vase, denied it, and tried to pin it on Betty.
Second, Zinnia swiped a necklace Maelis loved, wrecked it, and then totally framed Betty for it.
Zinnia was jealous of how nice Timothy was to Betty. So, she slipped laxatives into the soup for Timothy, which had him glued to the toilet all day. Then she set Betty up to look guilty.
Fourth, Howard had this huge racing competition coming up. Zinnia snuck into his garage while he was sleeping and loosened a bolt on his car, nearly getting him killed in a crash. When confronted, she played dumb and tried to throw Betty under the bus.
Fifth, while Yosef was away negotiating a crucial bidding contract, Zinnia allegedly snuck in and secretly tore it up, causing him to lose the bid. Furious, he confronted her, but she flat–out denied it and once again pinned the blame on Betty
Points six through nine were just more stories about Zinnia supposedly setting Betty up.
Tenth, not long ago, because Zinnia didn’t get her cake at the birthday party, she tricked Betty into going to the pool to set her up. But Betty saw right
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through her scheme and turned the tables on her before Zinnia could make a move.
The post made Betty out to be a poor, innocent victim who finally got gutsy enough to stand up for herself. Zinnia, on the other hand, was painted as nothing but a scheming troublemaker and the black sheep of the family.
The comments section was going crazy. [Damn, Zinnia’s not nearly as sweet as she acts. Look at all this crazy stuff she’s been doing. She’s actually insane.]
