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Eliza couldn’t be bothered with Pam and Irene.

Just because she hadn’tshed bout /bbefore, they really thought she was easy to push around?

This time, with the PE teacher right there, neither Pam nor Irene dared try anything again

Eliza hadn’t even finished her firstp when she was already pulling far ahead.

In the end, bshe /bpleted the full 800 meters in 2 minutes and 28 seconds.

“Eliza,e here.”

Zayden had already finished his test earlier.

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He had used the teacher’s distraction to go back into the school building in search of Naomi–but she was nowhere to be

found.

I’ve got sit–ups next. I don’t have time to chat. Move.”

Eliza brushed past him without pause.

But Zayden grabbed her arm and frowned. “Eliza, Naomi’s missing”

“And?

Eliza raised an eyebrow. “You’re not seriously asking me where she is, are you?”

Zayden fell silent

That was exactly what he’d meant bto /bbask/b.

*First of all, I’m not even in ss One anymore. And even if I were, Naomi never reported her whereabouts to me. If you’re worried, go find her yourself. Don’t waste my time–I’ve got a test to finish.b” /b

With that, she bshook /boff his hand band /bwalked away.

Zayden looked down at the hand she’d pulled from his grip.

For the first time, at felt like something was missing.

Eliza had shaken hini off?

bBack /bat the ss bSix /btesting area. Henry had already set up the bmat /bfor sit–bups/b.

bAs /bEliza bwalked /bover, slie bsaw /bNn approaching

He tossed lus jacket into Henry’s arms. “I’ll do it.”

Henry blinked,

Nn? Volunteering!

Nn crouched down without even ming up. “Lie down”

Eliza quietly sat on the mat

Nn rolled his wrist once before pinning her ankles down bfirmly /b

Henry, the PE monitor, began the countdown.

Eliza moved swiftly. She kept going until she hit the maximum score.

Only then did Nn speak, his bvoice /bcalm: “You’re the one who locked her in.”

8:30 bAM /b

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It wasn’t a question. It was a statement.

Eliza nearly lost her rhythm from bthe /bbshock/b,

The sixty seconds ended right then.

The students around them started calling out their scores.

But Nn’s gaze never lef Eliza, as though he could see straight through her.

“Nn, how many did Eliza get?” Henry walked over, record book in hand.

Nn didn’t take bhis /beyes off her. “Fifty–three.”

*Nicel Perfect bscore/b!”

Henry jotted it down and walked off.

Eliza’s heart was racing.

She remembered how, in her previous life, Nn had be the ruler of Haicheng with ruthless force.

Even Zayden had never measured up to him.

Was his mind already this sharp as a teenager?

“L… don’t really understand. Locked who in?” Eliza looked at him with innocent confusion.

She yed it well.

Nn finally looked away. “Think about how you n to end this after ss.”

Someone had been locked up. If this turned into a bigger deal, the school would definitely punish Eliza

The bell rang.

PE testing bwas /bofficially over

“All right, bss /bOne and bss /bSix, return the equipment,” the teacher announced.

Zayden ordered a few ssmates bto /bcollect everything.

Nn nced at Eliza again. Her expression remainedpletely calt, not ba /btrace of panic.

“Nn! Let’s go!”

Henry and Colton were already carrying equipment, with Lewis hauling one of the mats.

bNn /bsaid nothing and joined them as they headed toward the equipment room.

Outside the storage r

room-

Zayden had just reached the door when he noticed the key bsticking /bout of the lock

He froze

That was his key.

bNaomi /bhad asked for it earlier, and he’d handed it over without ba /bbsecond /bbthought/b.

Why was it still here?

Zayden quickly unlocked the door.

Inside, Naomi was curled up alone, lookingpletely disheveled.

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