Chapter 443

When Shelmaine unlocked the muted group chat, familiar names filled the screen, all actively chatting. Scrolling up, she noticed her old deskmate had uploaded a few photos. To her discomfort, the photo included her—clearly taken earlier that day without her knowledge. Thankfully, Tammy's face wasn't visible. Shelmaine frowned. Taking photos without permission was essentially spying, and it left her feeling unsettled. She wrote, "Hi, everyone." She sent a brief greeting to the group. In truth, she barely remembered most of her classmates' names. After so many years, her memory retained only a handful of faces—those she had meaningful interactions with. The group had over 30 members, but Shelmaine figured she would be lucky if she could recall ten of them. She wasn't a prominent figure in school and had little interaction with the rest of the class. Since they had hardly connected in their school years, it surprised her that they remembered her at all. After sending her message, Sh