Chapter 31 The Truth and the Cure

None of the girls believed what Scarlett had said.

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But Scarlett insisted. “I’m telling the truth. That day. I heard Zayden say in ss Six, loud and clear, that he’s Eliza’s fiancé A bunch of people heard it! If you don’t believe me, go ask around–Naomi definitely knows toob, /bright?”

She was clearly trying to put Naomi in a difficult spot.

“I always thought Zayden bwas /bengaged to Naomi. If Eliza is his fiancée, then why is Naomi so close to him?

“Yeah, that’s really weird”

No one could make sense of it.

If Zayden really was engaged to Eliza, then technically, he’d be Naomi’s brother–inw.

Why would Naomi be so close to her own future brother–inw?

Naomi, just tell us–are Zayden and your sister really engaged?

“Yeah,e on, tell us! We’ll believe whatever you say!”

All eyes turned to Naomi.

She could hardly sit still..

If she said yes, then she’d basically be admitting she had been clinging to her future brother–inw all this time. What would people think of her?

If she said no, then she’d be lying. Zayden had admitted it himself that Eliza was his fiancée–her lie would be exposed in no

-time.

After much inner turmoil, Naomi finally spoke in a low bvoice/b.

“My sister and Zayden are engaged, but… I gave him up to her. I knew my sister liked him, so I backed off… I just didn’t expect Grace to show up at school. She must be upset that I did that, band /bthat’s why she’s been ignoring me–and saying all that stuff, making it seen like my sister is the one clinging to Zayden.”

Suddenly, everything bmade /bsense to the others.

No wonder!

No wonder Grace ignored Naomi earlier and said what she did. It all added up now.

Just then, Zayden walked into the ssroom.

The moment Naomi saw him, she rushed over to bhim/b.

“Zayden, did the teacher say anything to you?”

She looked up at him nervously, terrified bthat /bsomeone in bss /bbhad /bmentioned bwhat /bshe bjust /bsaid.

“It’s fine, don’t worry,” Zayden said, his voice softening. “What my mom said today wasn’t directed at you. Don’t take it too personally

Because of what he said, the other bstudents /bexchanged looks.

b56 /bNaomi had been telling the truth.”

This Eliza girl, just because she liked Zayden, had no shame at all!

She even tried to bsteal /bher own sister’sncéb? /bbNo /bwonder Zayden always seemed cold toward her.

So this was bwhy/b.

11:30 AM

Chapter 31 The Truth and the Cure

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Meanwhile, in ss Six…

Eliza suddenly sneezed out of nowhere.

Henry blinked in surprise. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Maybe… I’ming down with something”

Eliza couldn’t shake the feeling someone was btalking /babout her behind her back.

bAnd /bnot just one person either.

“Catching a cold this time of year is no bjoke/b. The season’s changing. If you get sick before the mathpetition, you’ll fall way behind.”

As he spoke, Henry reached out to feel her forehead. When he confirmed she wasn’t running a fever, he let out a breath of relief

“Good, you’re not feverish. I have some medicine that prevents colds–take it, better bsafe /bthan sorry.”

“No need…”

Before Eliza could finish, Henry had already ced the pills in front of her.

“One pill each time, three times a day. I guarantee it’ll work.”

“This some kind of miracle drug?”

Eliza nced down at the pill in her hand.

Suddenly, she remembered: in her past life, there was a massive global flu outbreak the following year. It was a viral infection that imed many lives andsted for about a year.

That outbreak caused many businesses to go bankrupt. The Holt family, in particrb, /bcopsedpletely–their entire production line ground to a halt, and several projects were forced to shut down. They had already been on shaky ground, and the flu just bfinished /bbthem /boff.

If she could stockpile a decent amount of masks and acquire these miracle pills before next year, she’d make ba /bkilling.

Henry had no idea what she was thinking. He just said, “These are totally safe, bdon’t /bworry. They’re made by my family’spany. They really work”

Eliza held the medicine in her hand.

“How’s this miracle drug selling?”

“Hmm… Not great. Not that many people are catching colds or fevers these bdays/b. And even when they do, no one really needs this kind of medicine. So sales have been pretty I

y low,

“How much does it cost?”

About twenty per bpack/b. But with the current bmarket/b, you could probably get it for fifteen or sixteen”

Eliza fell into deep thought.

Henry asked, “Why are you so curious? It’s not like the Rivers family is in the medical business.

“No breason/b–Just asking.

Eliza tucked the pills baway/b. The flu outbreak was less than bsix /bmonths away.

In three months, it would be the New Year–and that’s when vendors would start rushing to unload their inventory.