Liora’s POV
“Forgive me?” I blurted out. “You’ll forgive me?” Without thinking, I pushed away from the tree and stepped out of the shadows. “There’s nothing to forgive, Bianca, and you know it.”
All eyes turned to me. Maybe I should have just walked away, but I couldn’t help it. Bianca was actually suggesting that I just hand over my first-place ranking for her forgiveness, like this whole debacle hadn’t been built on a lie to begin with.
“Ah, Liora,” Bianca cooed. “We were just talking about you.”
“Yeah. I know. And I want you to know that I have absolutely no reason to apologize. Nor will I give up my ranking. I placed top in the exam results based on my own merits, regardless of what any of you may claim.”
Jessica snorted. “They’re not just claims. Everyone knows you to
