The second those words left my mouth, the blood drained from both Chloe and the man's faces.
A savage glint flickered in the man's eyes, and he tensed to storm over and beat me senseless.
But Sandy and a handful of classmates who believed me stepped forward immediately, planting themselves between us to block his path.
I locked my gaze on Chloe, who was a crumpled heap on the floor, and let my words drip with mockery.
"You all still don't get it, do you? Your poor Chloe? All that garbage about her dad leaving massive gambling debts and her brother needing cripplingly expensive medical treatment? It's all a load of crap!"
Chloe snapped back to her senses, staring daggers at me, sobbing and shaking her head over and over. "I'm not! I didn't lie... I... I'm just an orphan who grew up in
