Chapter 33

'With her looks, she could go anywhere. Why did she have to come to Arcane Academy's finance department?' Wendy thought.

She said to Shelia, "I think she's here to compete with you, trying to steal your boyfriend."

Shelia turned pale, her mind elsewhere.

Debra's arrival meant a risk of her lies being exposed.

"Shelia? What's wrong?" Carrie waved a hand in front of Shelia's eyes.

Shelia snapped out of it. "I-I'm fine. I suddenly feel unwell, so I won't go to class this afternoon."

On her bed, Shelia pondered how Debra managed to get into Arcane Academy.

'Could it be that Debra didn't rely on Juan but paid her way into Arcane Academy?'

The thought made Shelia clutch her blanket, a surge of anger coursing through her.

Years of hard work secured Shelia's place at Arcane Academy. But for some, wealth paved the way to dreams she'd toiled for.

She couldn't accept it.

After everyone left the dorm, she called Juan, who answered after a while.

Before this, no matter how busy he was,