From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 51

When Laurinda came back to the classroom carrying strawberries and blueberries, she could hear everyone in the hallways talking about Fabian. The moment she walked past, though, their voices dipped almost to a whisper.

She clenched her jaw, feeling more annoyed with every step. She hated it when people tried to tie her and Fabian together.

Laurinda pushed open the classroom door and stepped inside. The chatter died instantly. A few students in the front row gave her awkward little smiles, then suddenly acted like their homework was the most fascinating thing in the world.

Shirley spotted her right away and jumped up, taking the fruit from Laurinda’s hands. She tugged her back to their seats.

“Just ignore them. They’re treating all this like some juicy gossip.”

Laurinda frowned. “What’s going on? On my way here, everyone was talking about Fabian, and as soon as they saw me, they just… stopped.”

She was starting to get genuinely angry. At first, she’d brushed it off, but now it was obvious something was up. People were acting way out of line.

Shirley saw the irritation on Laurinda’s face and decided she couldn’t keep her in the dark anymore. She pulled her phone from her desk and set it in front of Laurinda.

“Um… Fabian and Laura went public with their relationship. In their announcement video, Fabian actually mentioned you. He said you wouldn’t leave him alone, and he only dated you because he felt pressured. Now he says he’s truly in love with Laura and hopes everyone will support them.”

Laurinda laughed, but it wasn’t because she was amused. She had wanted to give him a chance to save face, but if he was going to dig his own grave, she wasn’t about to stop him. If he wanted to play dirty, then he could deal with the fallout.

She sat there for a second, scrolling through a photo of Fabian and Laura kissing in the snow. Suddenly, she didn’t feel so mad anymore. In fact, she felt a little bit gleeful.

What an idiot. He had just handed Finn a mess that was impossible to clean up.

With both of these scandals together, Laurinda wasn’t sure how Finn would handle it all.

She handed Shirley’s phone back. Before Shirley could say anything, Laurinda nudged the strawberries and blueberries toward her.

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