Chapter 135

From start to finish, Cassandra didn’t say a word, didn’t even try to defend herself. Naturally, everyone took her silence as an admission that she really did push Mara into the lake. Whispers quickly turned into outrage. "Mara, seriously, look at you trying to defend her, but she doesn’t care at all. Not even a simple ‘thanks’ or an apology. Wow, cold much?” "Cassandra, even if Mara’s not pushing for consequences, shouldn’t you at least apologize for what you did?" "She nearly hurt someone and just stands there like it’s no big deal. Heartless doesn’t even begin to cover it." Cassandra had just finished washing the veggies, then casually walked over, calm as ever. “Just putting this out there—I didn’t push her.” She then turned to the rest of the students. “You’re all acting like you're so righteous, but did any of you actually see what happened? Do you even know the full story? Judging me based on just one side of this—how’s that fair? I didn’t do it, so no, I'm not apologizing.” Her