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"You don't need to worry too much; I'll handle the rest," Calantha reassured Paula as they left. "You're not the only victim; I am too. She wanted to hit both of us with her car. I was just lucky enough to be protected by you. Otherwise, we might both still be in the hospital." Paula felt she shouldn't have come here tonight and apologized to Calantha. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come alone. They said Gisela had something urgent to discuss, and I thought she genuinely wanted to apologize. But it turns out she just wanted to trick me into writing a letter of forgiveness." "You're too naive," Adler sneered. "Don't you know what kind of person Gisela is? You've been classmates for so long, haven't you figured her out yet?" Paula lowered her head and apologized again, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake." "Paula, don't listen to her. If Gisela had called me, I would have come, too," Calantha said, glaring at Adler and signaling her to be quiet. Adler turned her head away, not wanting to i