Chapter 14

"What are you doing?" Anna's shrill scream snapped Cyril out of his chaotic thoughts. The next second, her warm fingertips brushed against his swollen cheek. "Cyril, let's just go. They're just trying to humiliate you on purpose. Besides, you never liked Trisha anyway. This is the perfect time to move out." Anna's incessant chatter buzzed in his ears, but Cyril's gaze remained locked on Heather's mocking expression, and his chest heaved violently. "Who do I look like? What the hell did you mean by those words?" he asked. Heather scoffed and clicked her tongue in irritation. "Did you really go to the same university as Trisha? How did you even get in when you can't even understand something so simple? Trisha has left the country. And you, a substitute who overstepped, were dumped without a second thought. Is that clear enough for you?" Heather's voice was calm, but every word stabbed into Cyril's heart like a blade. A substitute? Dumped? His vision seemed to burn red. With a su