Campus Belle's Forbidden Taste - Chapter 7: Chapter 7

I shoved Dominic Evans away with everything I had, my heart pounding in my chest.
His face twisted with rage. Before I could react, his palm cracked against my cheek, sending a sharp sting through my skin. He pinned me down, his grip bruising.
"Cut the act. I know exactly who you are," he sneered, his hands moving with cruel intent.
Panic surged through me. I thrashed, fists flying, my screams tearing from my throat.
Then—bang, bang, bang!—the door shook under violent knocking.
Dominic stilled, his expression flickering with unease. "Who the hell is it?"
"Utility inspection," a man's voice called.
"Not now!" Dominic snapped, but the pounding didn't stop. Cursing, he finally yanked himself off me.
The second the door swung open, I tried to scream for help—until my breath caught in my throat.
Ethan Lowell.
And beside him, Sophia Granger, lips curled in a vicious smirk.
My voice cracked. "You… How…?"
Ethan's eyes burned crimson—disgust, betrayal, pure revulsion—all aimed at me.
It shattered me. Tears spilled over, hot and unstoppable.
He looked wrecked, his face drained of color. "I didn't want to believe it… but here you are."
His voice was ice. "Isabella, I thought you were different. You've destroyed everything."
And just like that, he turned away—like I was something filthy he couldn't stand to look at.
A sob ripped from me. Sophia didn't move to help. If anything, her smirk grew.
Then it hit me.
This was her.
From Dominic's party to this moment—every piece fell into place.
"Was it you?" My voice was raw, broken. "You set this up, didn't you?"
Sophia tilted her head, her gaze dripping with contempt. "Every. Single. Step."