CHAPTER 36
The Charity Ball (3)
Nova
The taunting laughter cut deep into my skin, and judging by the look on Eloise's face, that was its intent.
Oliver took a step forward, ready to step in but I caught his eyes and shook my head, no.
I was quite familiar with settings like these and knew them well back in high school.
The most popular girl controlled the rest, setting examples and trends for them to follow.
If Eloise didn't accept me, the rest wouldn't.
It's as simple as that.
Already, things were bad, but having Oliver step in to chivalrously defend me would only make things worse.
“It's okay, I can handle it,” I whispered to him.
He hesitated, his eyes flicking up to Eloise. My words weren't enough to convince him, so I tried another alternative.
“Why don't you get us somet
