It seemed Serie wasn't the only new student; two other newcomers were excitedly chatting away.
One of them was a dark-skinned, slightly thin boy.
Next to him was a girl with a bun, a hint of baby fat on her cheeks, and eyes that curved into crescents when she smiled.
This noise clearly bothered Claudia.
Her brows furrowed in displeasure, and her gaze swept over the two like they were trash, her steps not faltering in the slightest.
Just as she was about to brush past, her arm "bang"ed, solidly hitting a stack of books on the boy's desk.
Crash!
The stack of brand-new textbooks by the boy's desk scattered, spreading messily across the floor.
"Tsk, in the way." Claudia finally gave them a grudging direct look, filled with condescending disdain.
The two new students turned pale with fright, their lips trembling a few times, but they didn't dare utter a single word, only quickly squatting down to frantically pick up the books, their heads almost buried in their chests, wishing they could disappear on the spot.
But it wasn't over; not only did Claudia not move aside, the tip of her high heel precisely stepped on the cover of the textbook closest to her.
The girl couldn't pull it out no matter how hard she tried.
The two new students' faces instantly went "whoosh"ly pale, and the girl's round eyes even had tears welling up.
She ground the tip of her shoe on the stepped-on book, a cold curve forming on her lips, "Blocking the way and not even saying sorry?"
The entire front row was silent, no one daring to speak, or even to glance in that direction.
"So… sorry! Miss Claudia! I'm sorry! It was my fault for not paying attention! I'm really sorry!" The boy's face flushed red then quickly faded to an ashen gray, his voice trembling with fear and humiliation as he incoherently repeated his apologies.
Only then did Claudia, as if bestowing a favor, slowly lift her foot.
The cover of the poor textbook bore a clear shoe print, its edge even torn.
She didn't even look at the trembling boy and girl on the floor, continuing to walk as if no one else was there.
The sound of high heels tapping on the ground went from distant to near, finally…
Stopping next to the empty seat beside Serie.
Serie:?
"Heh…" A voice with a playful laugh sounded.
Serie's brow under the bandage furrowed almost imperceptibly, an alarm bell faintly ringing in her heart.
This voice, this tone…
"Student Serie?" Claudia's uniquely lazy voice, mixed with a hint of sharpness and contempt, sounded.
The proximity was like a whisper right next to her ear.
"How… coincidental, may I have the honor of sitting here? Or…?" Her slender fingertip seemed to lightly tap the back of the chair, "Is this actually a seat reserved for the disabled?"
Serie's heart sank.
This crazy girl, causing trouble on the first day of school?
Heh, who's afraid of whom!
I'll go complain to Doctor Lynette later!
She didn't turn her head—she couldn't see anyway—but merely turned her face slightly, a faint smile on her lips:
"Of course, Student Claudia, given your intellectually disabled condition, this seat is perfectly suitable for you."
As her words fell, the air seemed to freeze instantly.
The surroundings fell into a dead silence.
Then came a few stifled coughs and gasps.
The few peeking students, especially the two new ones, were stunned.
They had thought this new, petite girl would be intimidated by Claudia like other new students.
They never expected her to dare to retort directly, and so harshly!
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