Chapter 46

Laurelle retorted, "I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I apologize to Maverick?" William answered, "You were the one who hit him, and that is definitely wrong. You owe him an apology!" After everything that had happened recently, Laurelle had come to a conclusion—blindly enduring would only allow those who bullied her to take advantage further. She'd put up with the Fletcher family's favoritism for years, and instead of being treated well, she'd ended up in prison. Thinking back, she found it ridiculous. She wasn't in the wrong at all, so why did she have to keep accommodating them? Why allow them to walk all over her? Since the Fletcher family favored others, she was done playing the obedient daughter. No matter how well-behaved she was, they only cared about Bianca. "Are you sure Maverick wants me to apologize? Last night, he was beaten up by me, and now he's the laughingstock of our entire social circle. If I apologize, won't that just remind him of last night's humilia