2. Reapply.

Bella cried. She got the following bad news, let's call it a definitive verdict that Bella could not refuse.

Bella was officially expelled from the university this morning, the university representatives only said that they couldn't help Bella anymore, but anyone would know that the Parthatap family is the biggest supplier of funds for the university.

Mikky hugged her, and she let Bella cry without asking more questions. Only Mikky could understand Bella since they became close friends two years ago.

University exams are coming soon, but Bella has to accept bad decisions like this unilaterally. She can't just bury her little dream.

"They did it, Mikky. They let me go for no apparent reason. Why do so many bad things come to me every day?" Bella raised her face, looking wet. She shook her head and continued to speak, protesting in front of Mikky, who only listened without intending to interrupt her. "What should I do after this? How do I explain to mom if her daughter is expelled from university?"

"This is beyond prediction, and I didn't expect that your aunt's family would be behind everything. I'm sorry for you, Bella. How should I help you?"

Bella was silent, and she wiped her tears. The other students made the girl a free spectacle.

Balila stood from afar, watching Bella and Mikky's interaction. The girl seemed to know something terrible had happened to her sister today. Balila looked down, and she seemed to regret it.

"What should I do, Bella? Everything happened so fast. I can't go against Mom and Dad's decision, but how could I see you cry that much?" Balila decided to come closer as Bella and Mikky sat on a long metal chair at the side of the campus corridor.

"I was too shocked to think properly."

"You need to calm down, Bella. Breathe slowly, and you can do it."

Bella nodded. Even though she was still crying, she still followed Mikky's orders.

"If you feel calmer, you can think properly." Mikky hugged her. "Tell me if I have to help with something. You don't have to be shy with your best friend, Bella."

"Bad things are coming one after another, making me suspicious again if I hear the same thing after this. Can I take it any further, Mikky? How can this woman do it?"

Balila was already standing near them, and she silently watched the interaction until Mikky noticed Balila's presence and slowly released his hug on Bella.

"She's here," Mikky said.

"Who?" Bella turned her head, and she moved to face Balila.

"Sister Bella, I–"

"You already know about this, Balila?" Bella seemed to lose her temper, and she grabbed Balila's arm. "You must know this must be your mother's doing, right? Tell me, Balila. Explain it to me now." Bella did not hesitate to shake her.

"Bella, calm down. You're hurting her, and she's whimpering." Mikky tried to remind her when she saw the look of pain on Balila's face.

Bella let her go, but she continued to question Balila. "What are your mother's plans, Balila." She corrected her words. "No, what are your parents' plans besides Aunt Paeng, Uncle Nabdao also knows, right? Tell me now if you still consider the sisterhood between us."

The girl looked down front at Bella, and she looked scared and confused while facing this situation. She realized that anger was burning Bella, even though Balila knew all her parents' plans, but did Bella have to know?

"Balila, tell me. Don't you still consider me your dearest sister? Come on, say it." Bella touched her back, just gently enough without a grip. While Mikky watched them, she feared Bella would act rudely.

If Bella thought Balila would say something based on their sisterhood, the girl had to swallow disappointment because Balila shook her head.

"I don't know, Sister Bella. Mom and Dad didn't tell me anything."

"Really? Then look me in the eye, speak honestly if you have nothing to hide, and don't look down."

Balila swallowed. She ventured to stare at the flames in Bella's eyes. Had body trembled. Although Bella's character seemed gentle, the girl's anger continuously erupted as if it had crossed the limit of her patience.

"Are you going to repeat it?" asked Bella.

"I don't know anything about my parents' plans, Sister Bella."

"You look at her, Mikky." Suddenly, Bella laughed blandly. "Even my sister would lie. Even if she remembered memories of us swapping clothes or borrowing toys as children, she would still lie to me."

"Bella, maybe Balila doesn't know anything. You can't force her," Mikky said.

Bella looked at Balila with a fierce, suspicious gaze. "I should have asked Aunt Paeng and Uncle Nabdao directly, and I'll do it now."

"Bella, are you going to leave under these circumstances? No, Bella. Hold yourself together." Mikky tried to stop her, but Bella had already hardened her heart and turned a deaf ear. She didn't care anymore.

Bella stayed out of the way, running away from the main corridor. She had to reach justice again.

***

When Bella went to MP Group, the security barred her from entering even though they knew that Chali Parthapat–Bella's father–had previously been the company's CEO before it passed into Nabdao Parthapat's hands.

When Bella asked for an explanation, they said that Bella and her mother could no longer access the place after her uncle replaced the CEO position.

Bella was almost shocked, but she had no intention of fighting or protesting more. If Nabdao restricted her like this, then Bella would go after Paeng.

The girl decided to come to the Parthapat family mansion after returning from MP Group, but the house security also prevented her from entering.

"Why is everyone doing this to me!" Bella snapped at the security guard as she kept being pulled away from the gate.

"Miss, I'm sorry, I was forced to follow Mrs. Paeng's orders. I still want to work there." The security guard was named Jirawat, he felt sorry for Bella's condition, but Jirawat really couldn't do much.

"If it's really like that, you should close your ears," said Bella.

"What will you do?"

"AUNTIE PAENG!!! AUNTIE PAENG, COME OUT NOW, AND I'M WAITING FOR YOU OUTSIDE!!!" Bella shouted so loudly that Jirawat covered her ears. The girl had not lost her mind to seek attention. "Aunt Paeng, come out now!"

The commotion outside the house ruined Paeng's focus when she was busy opening the weekly magazine, she was already eyeing a new bag to buy, but Bella's voice ruined her good mood.

Together with the two house assistants, Paeng met Bella, who was still standing behind the gate with Jirawat.

Paeng then chuckled at the sight of Bella. She look her and smiled a dismissive look wryly.

"What are you shouting in front of my house for? I can't revoke the decision that you and your mother no longer live in this place, so leave, Bella."

The girl gripped the iron gate. "Mom and I have left as you wish, but how could Auntie revoke my student status at the college as well? Why would you do that? What do you plan to do? We've suffered enough now."

Paeng laughed, but the two assistants and Jirawat were silent. This was not a funny situation to laugh at. Paeng did have a hard heart.

"Persecuted? Really, but I don't think you've realized everything yet, Bella. Don't let you cry blood, and I don't want to see it."

"What do you mean, Auntie."

Paeng approached, and the main gate became a barrier between them. "After Chula's death, you and your mother can no longer find happiness in the world, and no one will accept you because I want to see you and your mother miserable forever."

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