Chapter 5
The next morning, I was helping Mom organize the garden when Luna came running over in a panic.]
“Phoenix, you need to see Raven’s Instagram post!“]
Her face was red with anger as she shoved her phone at me.]
I took the phone and saw that Raven had posted a photo of herself grading papers in her office.]
Caption: [Some people just love creating drama and stirring up trouble. Truth will always come to light. People should try to be kinder instead of hurting innocent people with their own twisted
“She’s implying that we’re stirring up trouble? Saying we’re maliciously attacking her?” []
Luna was practically stomping with rage, “What a shameless hypocrite! She’s the one doing shady stuff, and now she’s playing victim!”
I slowly scrolled through Raven’s Instagram feed and noticed she’d also shared an article titled “When Kindness Meets Malice.“[]
“This woman really knows how to play innocent.“[]
I laughed coldly, “Since she thinks she’s so pure, let me show her what real innocence looks like.“[]
I pulled out my phone and had my assistant arrange a corporate donation to Maplewood Elementary.]]
The assistant asked if I wanted to specify particular items for the donation.[]
“Let’s arrange custom thermos bottles for every teacher,” I said with a smile.[]
“Oh, and have them engraved with: ‘Skip the liquid happiness, savor more of those childhood flavors.“]
After hanging up, I saw Luna was already grinning ear to ear, “Phoenix, this move is absolutely brilliant! I’m heading to school right now to help with the coordination!“]]
The next afternoon, every staff member at Maplewood Elementary received this special “welfare gift.“[]
Luna posted photos in the school group chat with the caption: [Thank you to our generous corporate sponsor for this thoughtful gift!]]
Soon, whispers started spreading throughout the school.
Stay away from fizzy drinks, savor more of those childhood flavors.]
“Liquid happiness… isn’t that referring to that dramatic incident at school recently?“]
“But what does savoring childhood mean? What’s the connection between liquid happiness and childhood?“]
“I heard Ms. Raven said she and that guy who loves liquid happiness are childhood sweethearts. That connects to childhood, right!”
“What a coincidence with this sponsorship message–is someone specifically targeting Ms. Raven?“]
He Wanted His Childhood Sweetheart? Contrats She lust Won a Bankrupt Man and a Rotten Heart
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Luna seized the moment to drop some strategic comments in the teachers‘ lounge:]
“Actually, there’s really nothing going on between Ms. Raven and my brother. They’re just close friends who occasionally exchange jewelry worth thousands of dollars, text each other constantly, go to movies together, and show deep concern for each other… that’s all.“]]
“That’s all?” The other teachers exchanged meaningful looks.
Soon, the entire school knew about Raven Bellamy’s “outstanding achievements.“[]
People started pointing and whispering outside Raven’s office, and everywhere she went, she could hear colleagues talking.
“So it was her all along, no wonder she’s been playing victim on IG lately…“]
“Women like her are the worst–wrecking other people’s marriages while playing innocent.”
We
should all keep our distance from her. You can’t trust people like that.“[]
Luna also took the opportunity to collect more dirt on Raven:[]
She frequently stole credit from other teachers at school, blamed her mistakes on others, and loved tattling to the administration.
That evening, Luna excitedly texted me: [Phoenix, Raven’s face was dark all day! Now the whole school knows exactly what kind of person she is!]]
I checked Raven’s latest Instagram activity–she’d deleted all those passive–aggressive posts from before.]
