CHAPTER —"THE WALK OF SHAME… AND SOMETHING ELSE"
(Michelle's POV)
The day humiliation meets comedy, and something inside her finally unlocks.
I woke up with that feeling.
That sinking, hollow, stomach-dropping dread—
the kind that sits in your lungs and refuses to move.
I wasn't surprised.
Last night, I made the brilliant mistake of opening CampusFiles.
The top thread:
"MICHELLE LUI: The Ultimate EX8 Climber???"
And the sub-threads:
"Andy → Anthony → Steven. Girl has SKILLS."
"She lured Steven WHILE HE WAS WITH LARA."
"…Spread her legs for Ren, no wonder Jasmine hated her."
"…pretends innocent but is obviously collecting Sy attention."
"…cheap girl disguised as a sweetheart."
I closed the app.
Sat on my bed.
And quietly let my lungs collapse.
I've been through public humiliation before —
real humiliation.
When my family fell from grace in my first life, the world turned its back on us overnight.
I remember the whispers.
The fake pity.
The schadenfreude.
