Chapter 141 A Table Divided
Lewis furrowed his brows, clearly at a loss for words.
For some reason, he suddenly lost his appetite.
Eliza herself was getting goosebumps all over.
The name “Eliza” didn’t sound too strange in normal situations.
But hearing Nolan say it in front of their friends suddenly made her skin crawl.
“Is there a problem?”
The moment Nolan spoke, the other three all looked down, pretending they hadn’t heard a thing.
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Eliza sat beside Nolan, and for the first time, she truly understood the meaning of the phrase “sitting on pins and needles.
“Elizze, what’s with the whole ‘Eliza‘ thing?” Henry asked, kicking off the gossip.
Lewis chimed in, “Yeah, it’s the first time I’ve ever heard Nolan say anything that sweet.”
Colton let out a scoff. “Don’t tell me you two are hiding something from us?”
Previously, even when two classmates in Class 6 started dating, no one really cared.
But now it was obvious–Eliza and Nolan were really close.
There’s nothing. What would we be hiding?” Eliza mumbled while chewing. “It just feels more casual to say ‘Eliza. You guys can call me that too.”
“Oh really…”
Before Lewis could finish, he felt a cold stare settle on him.
Looking up, he locked eyes with Nolan.
That look clearly said. Try it and see what happens.
Lewis cleared his throat and shifted instantly, “I’ll stick with Elizze. It rolls off the tongue better anyway.”
“Elizze is my nickname for her. Don’t copy me,” Henry protested from the side.
Colton had never found these two as annoying as he did now.
It was just a name–why were they making such a big deal?
At another table in the cafeteria.
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Naomi held her lunchbox and stared across the room at Eliza, laughing and chatting with the four most influential students in Class 6.
She bit her lip.
What exactly did Eliza have that made people treat her so well?
Every one of the four sitting at that table was far from ordinary.
Naomi gathered herself and walked over to them.
“Eliza, so you’re here. I’ve been looking for you.”
Without waiting for permission, Naomi sat down beside her–completely ignoring the others‘ expressions.
It was a six–person table.
Naomi intentionally sat next to Nolan and said, “Were you guys telling jokes earlier? Can I hear one too?”
Naomi always had a sweet face, and now she looked like a perfect girl–next–door, gazing admiringly at the guys across from her.
Henry had never liked Naomi. Colton couldn’t care less about anyone from Class 1.
Lewis was always quiet anyway, and now none of them responded.
They all knew exactly what Naomi had done before.
An awkward silence settled in the air.
Naomi looked helplessly at Eliza, who was also seated beside Nolan. “Eliza, did I do something wrong? It feels like no one likes me anymore…”
Eliza answered slowly and calmly, “Yeah, that’s about right.”
Naomi had expected Eliza to keep up appearances for the sake of the group.
But Eliza didn’t even pretend.
The expression on Naomi’s face froze.
“So annoying. I was actually hungry, and now someone just had to come ruin the mood.”
Henry put down his fork and said to Eliza, “Elizze, let’s go eat somewhere else. This place is cursed.”
“Sure.”
Eliza stood up without hesitation.
Nolan immediately picked up her lunchbox for her.
Lewis added casually, “Too bad. Rare to get a window seat. What a waste.”
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Colton didn’t bother speaking. He grabbed his lunch and left.
It was obvious they were leaving because Naomi had sat down.
Her face turned increasingly sour.
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Someone nearby sneered, “If you don’t belong in a circle, don’t force your way in. Look at you now–still think you’re the school beauty or something?”
“Yeah, didn’t she cheat on tests too? What kind of good character could she possibly have?”
“Wasn’t she famous for stealing other people’s stuff? Guess there’s nothing left for her to steal now.”
The whispers grew louder and crueler.
Back when Naomi had a marriage arrangement with Zayden, people pretended to be polite for the Holt family’s sake.
But now that the Holt family had collapsed-
Naomi was just a pretty face with no use.
The Rivers family was in crisis. Their so–called young lady no longer held any weight.
Not to mention, her grades were poor and her past was full of scandals.
The way people looked at her now made Naomi’s face turn pale.
“Elizze,” Henry muttered, “don’t bother with people like her again. The moment she opened her mouth, you should’ve walked away. No need to waste words.”
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