As Eden finished speaking , Nina heard the sharp crack of Eden popping her knuckles , one after another . Her scalp prickled , and she shivered in fear . " I'll talk . I'll tell you everything ! " Just then , Sienna , who had been scheming on the side , suddenly snatched up the stick from the ground and swung it at Eden's back . But Eden moved like she had eyes in the back of her head . Without even turning around , she sidestepped , and the stick whooshed past her - landing squarely on Nina's head instead . The sudden twist left everyone stunned . Nina staggered from the hit , lost her balance , and tumbled to the ground . Sienna never expected Eden to dodge so fast . Her sneak attack had completely failed . When Eden's cold gaze landed on her , Sienna's hands shook . She gripped the stick tighter , stammering , " D - Don't come any closer . " . Eden thought to herself - if she had told Sienna not to come any closer earlier , Sienna wouldn't have cared at all . Maybe other girls they had bullied before had begged them the same way . But those girls hadn't been spared . Eden took a step forward . She didn't even need to raise her hand - Sienna's knees buckled in fear , and the stick slipped from her grasp . Spotting the phone nearby still livestreaming , Sienna reached for it , trying to shut it off . But Eden grabbed her collar first . She lifted Sienna with ease , and Sienna's feet dangled in the air . With one hand holding Sienna , Eden stepped over the collapsed men on the ground , reached Nina , and hauled her up as well . " Talk . Tell me everything you two have done before . Every detail . Say it into the camera , " she said . The arrogance the two girls had shown earlier was completely gone . Both were crying like children . Nina spoke into the camera with a trembling voice . Whenever Eden , who knew how to read people , noticed her lying , she denched her fist . The sight made Nina's whole body shake , and she ended up spilling everything . The livestream audience was seething as they listened . [ Holy crap . If this isn't staged , this is seriously messed up . ) [ How can people do things this cruel ? Bullying doesn't just hurt kids physically - it scars them for life . ] [ Yeah , my cousin was bullied so badly that she almost jumped off a building . Even after she was saved , she had to drop out for treatment . ) The child protection laws shouldn't cover people like this . ) 1/3 12:32 Mon , 15 Sept Chapter 18 [ That girl did great . Beating them down ! ] [ Guys , I looked it up . They're freshmen at Everbright High School . The bullies are Nina and Sienna . The pretty one is Eden , and the foreign girl is Irene . ] These two bullies are way too arrogant . Their families need to be investigated . ) [ Isn't the Morris family a big investor in some food company ? Screw that . I'm never buying their products again . ) [ They've also got a cosmetics company . Until they say something , boycott them all . ) As Nina confessed more , Sienna's face twisted with rage . She lunged , trying to cover Nina's mouth . But the second she moved , Eden slapped her across the face . " Stay down ." Sienna stumbled back from the blow . Nina , terrified after seeing that , dared not act up again . Just then , a sports car screeched to a stop outside the alley . Thomas had rushed out with the car keys before remembering he didn't even have a license . He'd hired a driver on the spot and kept urging him the whole way . His phone had died in the car , leaving him frantic .. He tried to recall the alley from the livestream , searched back and forth , and finally heard a woman sobbing . His chest tightened as he wondered if he was too late . Without thinking about whether he could take on five grown men , he sprinted toward the sound . But when he reached the alley entrance , he froze . Eden - fragile and delicate in his memory - was gripping Nina by the collar with one hand while pinning Sienna with the other . Five men lay sprawled around her , their condition unclear . That blue - eyed foreign girl stood by with a small cake in her hand , watching the chaos like a show , occasionally kicking one of the men on the ground . Thomas rubbed his eyes hard and looked again . " Eden ? " Eden was too busy to pay him any attention , but Irene shot him a grin . " Oh , it's you , rookie . " The nickname made Thomas's heart skip . Still , seeing both of them unharmed left him relieved . Even so , his mind spun with questions . What had happened while his phone was dead ? Why were those five men laid out like they'd decided to nap on the pavement ? Once Nina finally confessed everything , Eden released the two girls . Nina , knowing she was completely done for , instinctively backed away . But Sienna lunged at her with red eyes , yanking her hair and slapping her hard . " You useless bitch . And you dare to rat us Out ! " 2/3 12:32 Mon , 15 Sept Chapter 18 Nina yelped in pain and fought back . " You're still hitting me , huh ? Everything was your idea ! " The two of them went rolling on the ground , clawing at each other . Eden stood and smoothed out her wrinkled clothes . Irene , ever thoughtful , handed her a wet wipe . Eden took it and wiped her hands like it was the most natural thing in the world . From the side , Thomas couldn't help but think Eden looked ridiculously cool . 70 % He hadn't seen how it all went down , but the scene in front of him looked like the victory screen in the games he played . Just then , sirens wailed outside the alley . The sun was setting , a slanted beam of light falling across Eden's flawless face . The breeze swept her hair past her red lips , the contrast breathtaking . The police had arrived - the livestream viewers had already called them . " Break it up ! Everyone , come with us , " one officer said . Even though the livestream had been shut off , countless people had recorded it , and clips were already spreading online like wildfire . Public opinion exploded . Nina and Sienna were infamous now , and Eden was trending as well . By dinner time , when students were out of school and office workers were off , several hashtags were already blowing up across Twitter , TikTok , Facebook , and other apps . Each platform had its own trending headline . 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