Chapter 107
The young lady extended her hand and introduced herself. “The name’s Avril.”
Bonnie shook her hand out of courtesy, saying, “I didn’t eat the cake out of spite. I’m just hungry and needed to grab a bite.”
Avail’s eyes widened as she stared at Bonnie, realizing she was not bluffing or lying
‘She’s telling the truth. How intriguing. This Bonnie character is something else.‘
Meanwhile, Hadwin stormed over grimly. “What’s the meaning of this, Bonnie? I’ll admit I underestimated you. You aren’t as useless as I thought you were. Still, you don’t hold a candle to Trina. She’s an excellent student and is better than you in every way. You only won the Best Scholar Award because you got lucky.”
“Hey, watch your tongue!” Avril rolled her eyes, arms akimbo. She looked at Hadwin and barked, What do you mean she got lucky?! Do you have any idea what it means to win the Best Scholar Award? Stop making it sound worthless.
“Bonnie is the Best Scholar in Pyralis. Do you even know our city’s population? Not even the biggest
city in the world can match us, not to mention minor cities. Also, this year’s SATs were much more challenging than they had ever been.
“I’m something of a genius in our school, and I only managed to scrape by the SATs because my parents hired a professor from Pyralis University to tutor me. On the other hand, Bonnie aced the SAT with a perfect score!
“How do you think it’s dumb luck that she won the Best Scholar Award? Try repeating what you said to all of the students who partook in the SATs and see if they’d drown you in their spits! Get off your high horse, jackass!”
Hadwin’s grim expression deepened while Trina grabbed his arms and smiled, saying, “Let it go, dear. Bonnie can eat all the cake she wants. She’s right, anyway. We’ve been friends since childhood.
“We were engaged the minute we were born. That’s why we’ve been looking after each other ever since. Still, I didn’t know Mom and Dad weren’t my birth parents until it was too late. I’m not the one who was engaged to you.
“Bonnie was. Technically, I did become the homewrecker by stealing you away from her.” She started sobbing halfway through her little speech. She effectively silenced anyone who called her a
homewrecker.
The onlookers had forgotten about the fact that Bonnie and Trina were swapped in the hospital when they were newborns.
The Shepards and the Rhodes decided on this marriage way before Bonnie and Hadwin were born. Trina could not have known that she was not the Shepards‘ biological daughter at that time. On the contrary, that made her engagement with Hadwin seem all the more convincing.
With that in mind, Bonnie was the homewrecker instead. She was the one who came into the picture later and stood between Tvina and Hadwin.
e. How are you this hypocritical? You’re mouthing off, but you spun the tale in such a way that no one could point their fingers at you. Are you trying to mislead everyone into thinking Bonnie’s the homewrecker
How absurd. Your pity story could never bluff anyone with a working brain. If you didn’t know about the swap at the hospital, how do you suppose Bonnie knew about it? If the swap hadn’t happened, you would ye been toiling away at a farm while the sun beat down on you.
“Purthermore, Bonnie is the legitimate daughter who should’ve lived a wealthy, comfy life. She’s the one the Rhodes wanted their son to marry, I can’t believe you’re using your childhood friendship with Hachon as a bargaining chip.
hell with it, you bitch! You’re the one who stole Bonnie’s life from her. You’re trying to twist the truth in your favor when you should be feeling guilty. It’s baffling that you dare to accuse Bonnie of coming between you and Hadwin.”
Trina did not expect Avril to be so quick–witted. The former was already having trouble with Bonnie, and now she had to deal with Avril, too.
Avril continued, “If you’re going to steal Bonnie’s fiance, be forthright. You should say you and Hadwin love each other and that Bonnie doesn’t deserve him. I would’ve admired your honesty if you did, but you didn’t.
“You might look gentle and vulnerable, but you’re just throwing Bonnie under the bus, which leads to everyone demeaning her.”
