All Chapters of Rise Of The Student Pauper: Chapter 181
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CHAPTER 181
Travis gazed down at the unconscious girl. Seeing her state, he carelessly loosened his grip and let her drop to the floor like a sack of laundry.“Oops,” Travis said, stepping back lazily with the knife still in his hand. Then he tilted his head and gave a wicked laugh. “Why did she die so young?”He dusted his palm, saying, “Damn it, Vivian! Why did you have to give birth to such a weak child? Or was she born from low sperm count?”He jeered, and his men burst into heartless laughter, seemingly unmoved by the possibility of the child being dead.“No!” Vivian screamed when she finally snapped out of her shock.All the color drained from her face. Every part of her, including her soul, was shaken. Tears had already started pouring down her cheeks.“Amelia!” she screamed as she rushed towards her daughter.Darren’s eyes flashed with fury. He shoved one of the thugs aside and dropped to his knees beside the girl with Vivian.“Amelia! Amelia, wake up!” Vivian cried, cupping her daughter’
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Back at the old mansion, the atmosphere had changed.The room that had earlier been filled with cruelty was now thick with tension.Linda stood with the property documents clutched in one hand, glaring at Travis.“You’re insane,” she snapped. “The agreement was five hundred thousand dollars. That’s what we discussed.”Travis sat on the couch with one leg crossed over the other, looking far too relaxed for a man in the middle of a dispute.“Well, I’ve changed my mind,” he said lazily.Linda’s jaw tightened. “You can’t just change your mind. It was a deal, and a deal is a deal!”Travis smirked. “I can do whatever I want.”He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “Why should I settle for five hundred thousand when the house is worth three million? I want fifty percent.”Linda almost choked on outrage. “Fifty percent?”“Yes.” Travis spread his arms. “Half.”“You greedy pig!” Linda barked. “That was never the agreement!”Travis’ eyes turned cold. “Then don’t agree.”Linda stared
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Linda’s forced smile looked painfully unnatural.It stretched across her made-up face, but her eyes were trembling.“Oh, come on,” she said with a brittle laugh, waving one manicured hand in the air as though everything that had happened was one silly misunderstanding. “Vivian is my dear sister-in-law, and Amelia is my lovely niece. I was only joking with them.”Darren stood still, his gaze cold.Linda swallowed and rushed on. “Are you referring to the house documents I took from Vivian? I was never really going to take the house away from them. I was just… toying with them a little.”Darren’s brows drew together.“Just toying with them?” he repeated.His voice was calm, but there was a dangerous edge beneath it.Linda’s smile twitched.Darren took one slow step forward.“So that is what you call it?” he asked. “You took over all your late brother’s properties, threw his wife and daughter into this miserable mansion, left them trapped with his debt, and now you want to call it ‘toying
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***From the old mansion, Darren left for the train station and took a train headed for school.The confrontation with Travis, the hospital, the return to the mansion—it had all taken so much time, that morning had slipped away. Still, even with everything that had happened, there was one thing Darren could not ignore.School.He had already missed two straight days. He could not afford to miss today. By the time he arrived in school it was already half past twelve noon. As he was walking through the school gate, his phone vibrated in his pocket. It was a message from Eddie.Darren opened it while still walking.Eddie: Where have you been? I’ve been calling you since morning!Darren paused under a tree near the gate and quickly checked his call log. True enough, Eddie had been calling him repeatedly.But why didn’t he notice the phone the ringing?He stared at the screen for a second before remembering.Of course.All those calls had come in while his phone had been with Travis. Tha
CHAPTER 185
The moment Dr. Maurice said the class had to divide into two groups, Adrian jumped to his feet at once.He beat his chest proudly and said in a loud voice, “All the smart and strong students should come to my side. Join my group. And if we win, I’ll give each of you two thousand dollars.”The class went wild immediately.“Two thousand dollars each?”“Seriously?”“Adrian, pick me!”“I want to join your team!”Almost at once, many students rushed to Adrian’s side. Some pushed closer to him, afraid of being left out. Others kept calling his name, trying to remind him of their strengths.“I’m good at sports!”“I’m one of the best in class!”“I can help in anything!”“Adrian, don’t forget me!”Clara who was standing beside Darren shoved one girl away, “Not you. You were among the girls that gossiped me”.At the back, Darren stayed where he was. Eddie did the same. A few other students like Alicia and Rebecca also remained in their seats, not bothering to fight for a place in Adrian’s group
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After Dr. Maurice left the classroom, the room immediately divided into two clusters. The students gathered in circles, and the noise level rose from chatter to full discussion mode within seconds.Adrian clapped his hands loudly to get his team’s attention.“Alright everyone, gather around. We don’t have time to waste. Let’s plan this properly so we can crush them completely.”His team quickly surrounded him, forming a tight circle. Clara stood right beside him, flipping her hair over her shoulder confidently, already looking like she had won something.Adrian crossed his arms and looked around like a general inspecting his army. “First, the Model of the Year competition. We need our best person for that.”Before anyone could even speak, Clara stepped forward, lifted her chin slightly, and said, “I’ll do it.”Her tone wasn’t a suggestion. It was a declaration.She placed one hand on her waist and added, “Let’s be honest, no one here matches me in beauty, class, or fashion sense. I’m
CHAPTER 187
The next day, the university auditorium was filled with noise, excitement, and tension. The auditorium was arranged in two large sections. On the left side sat Adrian and his group surrounded by an air of ego. On the right side sat Jacob and his group. Compared to Adrian’s group, Jacob’s group was quieter, tenser, many of them had somber faces like people who had already accepted defeat.At the front row, close to the stage, some members of the school administrative board sat in dignified silence ready to witness the contest.Dr. Maurice adjusted his suit, cleared his throat, and then confidently walked to the podium. “Good morning, students,” he began smoothly, smiling like a man hosting a grand show. “Welcome to the first day of the Extracurricular Competition.”The auditorium filled with applause and cheers.Dr. Maurice raised his hand slightly, enjoying the attention before continuing.“As you all know, this program was designed not only to test your academic abilities but also
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Adrian looked at Darren and his group mockingly.“Alright,” he said with a smirk, shoving his hands into his pockets. “Let me make this easy for all of you. If your Alicia can somehow reach ten thousand likes… we’ll admit defeat in this round.”His teammates laughed derisively.“Ten thousand!” one of the boys repeated, laughing. “They can’t even reach one thousand!”Another chimed in, “You’re being too generous, Adrian. Look at them. Ten thousand is impossible for that side.”Adrian leaned slightly toward Darren and lowered his voice just enough to sound insulting. “But then again… miracles do happen, right? Delivery boy?”A few people around them snickered.Adrian straightened and clapped his hands once. “Anyway, I’ve wasted enough time here. Try not to cry when this is over.”He turned and walked back to his section, laughing out loudly.For a few seconds, Darren’s group was silent. The tension hung in the air like a heavy cloud.Then Eddie suddenly clapped his hands once, trying to
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“Tell me,” Clara demanded, her eyes fixed on Alicia like a hawk locking onto its prey. “How did you do it? How did you get Akshay—the whole Akshay—to repost your video?”Her heels clicked loudly as she stepped closer, folding her arms tightly across her chest. Her face was no longer confident; it was tense, suspicious, and slightly pale.Alicia herself was as much puzzled. “I… I don’t know,” she said honestly.Clara frowned deeply. “Stop lying. Someone like Akshay doesn’t just repost random people. You must have done something!”“I’m not lying,” Alicia said again, her voice softer now, confused herself. “I don’t even know him.”Clara’s eyes narrowed. She studied Alicia’s face carefully, as if trying to detect any sign of deception.“Are you going to come clean or not, you cheat!”Eddie, who did not look stunned after hearing Akshay reposted Alicia’s video, leaned back lazily in his chair and said, “Why do you care so much how we got Akshay to repost for us?”Clara turned to him sharpl
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Clara stood frozen for a few seconds after the comment was read, but the moment the laughter from Jacob’s group grew louder, something inside her snapped.Her face twisted with fury, her nails digging into her palms, her chest rising and falling quickly. The embarrassment, the anger, the disbelief — everything mixed together until her eyes began to burn.“How… how could she say something like that?” Clara said, her voice shaking with anger. “How dare she?!”Her friends around her tried to calm her down.“Clara, calm down—”But she slapped their hands away.“Don’t touch me!” she snapped, her voice sharp and loud enough to draw attention again.Then suddenly, she turned, her eyes locking onto Alicia like a blade.“You!” Clara pointed at her accusingly. “You must have done something!”Alicia blinked in confusion. “What?”“Don’t pretend!” Clara snapped, taking a few aggressive steps forward, her heels striking the floor loudly. “Elizabeth Kane would never say something like that for no re