Chapter 247: A New Life

“Why did you just now abandon the will to live?” the masked man asked her.

“Because my grandmother passed away, and I lost my home. I am penniless, powerless, and have no means to stand against the Goodridge family. I…” Raylee choked. “I’m so useless.”

“Then why do you want to live now?” the masked man asked again.

“Because I refuse to accept defeat. Where there’s life, there’s hope. Your arrival has made me see the light,” Raylee expressed gratefully. “Who exactly are you? Why did you save me? This is the Goodridge family’s graveyard; how did you end up here?”

The masked man didn’t answer her questions. Instead, he posed his own: “What if I told you that I have the power to aid your revenge? Will you come with me?”

“I will!” Raylee didn’t hesitate for a moment.

“Aren’t you afraid that I might be a bad person?”

“I’m not afraid of death, so what could anyone else do to me?”

Five months later, the seasons began to turn warm. All the major universities in Jexburgh had just started their academic year. Raylee appeared on the campus of Beijing University, elegantly dressed in a light purple dress complemented by a yellow-white knitted cardigan. She arrived at the prestigious Jexburgh University as a transfer student to pursue her studies, embarking on a new chapter of her life.

After five months of meticulous care, she was no longer wafer-thin. Her skin, once marred with countless scars, had fully healed. Presently, her face even bore a hint of baby fat, pure and pristine. It only served to enhance her already beautiful features, making them appear even more delicate and captivating, yet still retaining an adorable charm. She was wearing a pair of casual shoes, which accentuated her fair and slender legs. With her high ponytail, she exuded a vibrant aura. Her arrival instantly awed everyone on campus. One after another, the passing students could only ogle at her.

“Goodness, what a gorgeous girl! Which faculty is she from? I need to get her number right away!”

“Is she the campus belle? Looking like that, she’s no reason not to be!”

“Are you f*cking blind? The campus belle is Waverly, the heiress of the Goodridge Group and fiancée of the heir to the Sutherland Group!”

“That’s not right. I’ve seen Waverly before, and she’s not as pretty!”

“I agree. A beauty of this caliber would undoubtedly be the undisputed campus belle. Why haven’t I seen her before? I’ve never even heard anyone mention her.”

Someone pulled out their mobile phone, opened the school forum, and brought up Waverly’s picture. Waverly was voted by all the students at Jexburgh University as the undisputed campus belle.

“This girl being voted as the campus belle must be a joke, right? She pales in comparison to the beauty standing before me!”

“Was the voting fair? Could there have been any foul play?”

Some people began to question the validity of the vote.

10:15 AM

Anyone who wasn’t blind could tell that Waverly wasn’t in the same league as Raylee at all.

+8 Pearls

The forum was flooded with countless individuals, all speculating about the true identity of this beautiful woman and where she was from. News of this matter quickly reached Waverly.

Ever since she announced her engagement to Casimir, she thrived in the Jexburgh high society by riding on the status of the future lady of the Sutherland family. Leveraging her family connections, she had even managed to gain admission to the prestigious Jexburgh University. Wearing the halo of a daughter from a prestigious family and a top student, she felt as if she was on top of the world. Her transformation was similar to that of an ugly duckling turning into a swan.

“Wavy, look at this,” Mindy exclaimed in surprise. “Doesn’t this woman, who’s trying to steal your title of campus belle, look like Raylee?”

“How could this be? Didn’t Raylee go missing?” Waverly enlarged the photo in disbelief.

“I can’t believe it. She really does resemble Raylee! It can’t be; she’s much more attractive than that skinny monkey.”

After serving her time, Raylee emerged from prison physically weak. Her body was frail and covered in scars, resembling a terminal patient on the brink of death. There was simply no comparison to the girl in the photo.

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