Rebilty of a Flopped Actress: Career First, Love Second

Chapter 47: Bullying Through Power

After breakfast, Olivia ignored Vance’s smug attempts to claim credit and drove straight back to school. She didn’t throttle him on the spot, purely out of respect for Liam. On the way, she called her grandmother in the countryside. Since her rebirth, Olivia had made it a point to call her grandmother every day. In her past life, she had neglected her for the sake of love—this time, she wouldn’t make the same mistake.

Yesterday, Olivia’s stunning performance at the academy’s showcase had made her the talk of the campus overnight. The moment she arrived at class, she was summoned to Mr. Grayson’s office. Inside, she found Mr. Grayson, Emma, Mia, and a middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious clothing with immaculate makeup, likely in her early forties.

“There she is, Olivia,” Emma said with a smirk, her eyes flashing with schadenfreude as Olivia entered. The elegantly dressed woman scrutinized Olivia from head to toe, her brows furrowing at Olivia’s modest appearance.

“Mrs. Davis, you specifically requested to meet Olivia today. May I ask what this is about?” Mr. Grayson asked, puzzled. Mia’s father was an honorary board member of St. Rona Academy, and now her mother had come in person, demanding to see Olivia. Mr. Grayson had a bad feeling about this.

Mrs. Davis ignored Mr. Grayson, her sharp gaze fixed on Olivia. Her delicate brows arched in disapproval.

“Are you the one who dumped garbage on my daughter?” she asked coldly.

Mr. Grayson froze.

“Garbage? This must be a misunderstanding,” he said cautiously.

“Misunderstanding?” Mrs. Davis scoffed, her tone haughty. “A few days ago, this Olivia poured a whole bucket of garbage on my daughter. Clearly, your school has some issues if it’s producing students like her.”

“Olivia, did you really dump garbage on Mia?” Mr. Grayson asked incredulously, glancing at Olivia. She didn’t seem like the type to do such a thing.

Olivia had nearly forgotten about the incident, but it seemed Mia had finally brought reinforcements.

“Did I?” Olivia said, her tone casual. “I only remember accidentally spilling garbage while throwing it away.”

“That’s a lie! You did it on purpose!” Mia exclaimed, unable to believe how blatantly Olivia could twist the truth. If her parents hadn’t been abroad until yesterday, she’d have made sure Olivia was expelled long ago.

Olivia shot Mia a calm look. “Why would I deliberately pour garbage on you? Unless… you’re saying you’re a trash heap?”

Mia nearly exploded. Did she just call me a trash heap?

“You were deliberate! You were mad because I dumped garbage on your desk, so you took revenge on me!” Mia blurted out, unwittingly revealing the truth.

Olivia raised an eyebrow. Realizing what she’d said, Mia quickly covered her mouth.

Mr. Grayson sighed as the situation became clear. It seemed Mia had bullied Olivia repeatedly, but this time Olivia had finally fought back, and Mia couldn’t handle it.

“Ahem… If that’s the case, I think we should let this go,” Mr. Grayson said, trying to de-escalate. This was clearly Mia’s fault, and now she’d even brought her mother to accuse Olivia unfairly.

“Let it go?” Mrs. Davis sneered, completely ignoring her daughter’s slip-up. “My daughter has endured such humiliation, and you expect me to let it go? My daughter has never suffered like this in her life. Olivia must be punished!”

Mrs. Davis’s tone was firm, leaving Mr. Grayson in a bind. By all logic, Mia was the one in the wrong. Yet Mrs. Davis refused to drop the matter, insisting on punishing Olivia, who had been the victim of bullying.

“Olivia, apologize to Mia,” Mr. Grayson said reluctantly, bowing to the Davis family’s influence.

Rebit of a Flopped Actress: Career First, Love Second