Chapter 1742

Maeve's presence was suffocating. Clara felt an invisible pressure crush her, leaving her gasping for air. What went wrong? How could Maeve, the girl she knew just yesterday, have turned into someone completely unrecognizable in just one day? "If you're not going to hand it over, then swallow it." Maeve seemed to have already sealed Clara's fate. Without waiting for a response, she bent down, picked up a rhinestone from the floor, and grabbed Clara's jaw. Clara winced at the sharp pain shooting through her chin. Her eyes widened in terror as she looked at Maeve. "No! No!" Clara frantically slapped Maeve's hand away. The rhinestone fell from Maeve's fingers and scattered across the floor. Clara shoved Maeve aside and bolted for the door. But before she could reach it, Maeve's classmates had already barricaded the exit. A few of them stooped to pick up the rhinestones Maeve had dropped, then advanced slowly toward Clara. "You can't do this! This is murdering! It's illegal! Don't