Chapter 601

By this time, the crowd had mostly dispersed, leaving only two boys who, after being rejected by Willow, had turned their attention to Alaia to curry favor. Their expressions were visibly sour. One of them, a slick-haired young man with a powdered face, couldn't help but spit out, "Who would've thought she looked so pure but turned out to be a used-up tramp?" Then, noticing Baylor's darkened expression, he couldn't suppress a gleeful smirk. So much for the campus heartthrob, the top-scoring genius of the college entrance exams—rejected outright and publicly humiliated by a so-called tramp. After sharing a laugh, the two boys turned their sycophantic charm back to Alaia. She shot them a disgusted look, didn’t even bother to speak, and simply grabbed her friend’s arm to leave. ... When they entered the cafeteria, Juniper was still in a daze. It wasn’t until they lined up for food that she finally lowered her voice and asked, "Willow, you're still pretty young, right? How come you got mar