Glowering at Sadie, he snapped, “If you can’t behave yourself, maybe you should go back to school and learn some decency instead of wasting your days with these misfits.


    ”


    Taken aback, Sadie looked near tears.


    Eliana reached over and tenderly grasped Den’s hand.


    As he turned toward her, she softly murmured, “Sadie’s just a girl, don’t be so harsh.


    ”


    Pausing for a moment, she nced at the distant Hannah and continued, “This is on me, no doubt about it.


    If I hadn’t reappeared and taken Miss Moore’s spot, she wouldn’t have resorted to these desperate measures.


    ”


    Den’s expression turned even darker.


    “She made her own choices, and they led her down this path.


    No one pushed her.


    ”


    Annoyed beyond measure, Hannah shook off Carlos’s unwee hand and icilymanded, “Leave me alone!”


    Embarrassed in front of a crowd of friends, Carlos’s arrogance only escted.


    He moved closer, wrapping his arms around Hannah’s slim waist, ready to nt a ki*s with his garish purple lips.


    “So, you’re ying hard to get? Allow me to grace your beautiful face with a ki*s!”


    Hannah’s lips twisted into a mocking smile as Carlos puckered his lips in anticipation.


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    Bang!


    Swiftly, she grabbed a beer bottle from a nearby table and smashed it against Carlos’s head with conviction.


    The shattering sound sliced through the bar’s pulsating music.


    Carlos toppled over, gripping his bloodied, ss-strewn head, and let out a gut-wrenching cry.


    “f@ck you! Bitch! How dare you hit me?”


    Rising to her feet slowly, Hannah pointed the jagged neck of the shattered bottle at Carlos and grinned coldly.


    “Lay a finger on me again and see if I won’t incapacitate you right here, right now!”


    Carlos clenched his jaw, retorting, “You know who I am? My brother runs the ck Group.


    One word from me and you’ll vanish from Valmere, mark my words!”


    Ignoring him, Hannah rummaged through her Hermes Birkin bag in silence.


    For a moment, she said nothing, leading Carlos to believe his social standing had unnerved her.


    His arrogance swelled.


    “We’re not done here.


    A scar like this could make you reduced to poverty and ruin.


    I’ll get a medical checkup, you know.


    My uncle has contacts with the police.


    Just one call and you’ll be locked up for two weeks.


    ”


    “Den, what are you nning?” Upon seeing Den rise, Sadie clutched his sleeve and looked at him incredulously.


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    Unperturbed, Den removed her hand.


    “The paperwork’s not finalized.