The Queen Back From Hell - Chapter 105: Chapter 105

Emily knew Georgie's true nature. 'This time, there's no escape,' she thought, dread settling in.
Emily shot Meredith a pleading look.
As Meredith looked her way, Meredith immediately averted her gaze to Gavin, deliberately ignoring everything around her.
All that remained was Emily's gaze, filled with despair, resentment, and burning indignation.
In less than an hour, a video of the Cloud Nine gambling match went viral online.
Soon, Arielle's name flooded every social feed.
To everyone's shock, she even defeated Georgie, the Gambling God of Konis.
Back at school, the campus was buzzing about the Cloud Nine incident, completely transforming everyone's perception of Arielle.
Reactions were mixed, some cheered, others fumed.
There was a whole spectrum of reactions.
Mya and her clique were so enraged they started hurling things around.
The Peterborough Four from Class 1 were also rocked by the news, with only one thought consuming their minds.
"No way! Is she even human?" one of the Peterborough Four gasped.
Meredith was seething with rage. She fumed, 'Because of that competition, Gavin won't even reply to my messages anymore!
'30 million dollars! That's a lot!
'That shameless Arielle actually dared to ask Gavin for 30 million dollars!'
'How dare she!'
During the midday break, students gathered again in small clusters to discuss the incident.
The students kept replaying the thrilling and intense gambling match video, totally hooked by the excitement. Everyone regretted not being there to witness it live.
Homer nudged Lance and said, "Hey, James' deskmate is really something. Who would've thought Arielle had such sick card skills?"
Homer, totally hooked on the video, nudged his buddy beside him.
Lance, eyes glued to his phone, exclaimed, "Holy cow, I saw it! Does she have some kind of superpower or what? She can fight, she can gamble, what else can she do? She's a total badass." He had always admired skilled gamblers.
Lance's view of Arielle had completely transformed, from initial disdain and dislike to admiration.
Homer nodded in agreement. "Honestly, I never expected her to be this badass. So, who'd win if she went up against James in a fight?"
"Come on, need we even say? James's a legend, he's never lost, not once!"
Noon, in Class 1's classroom, Unfazed by all the stares, Arielle quietly immersed herself in her book.
Justin suddenly turned to Arielle and blurted out, "Hey, Arielle, got time to show me the ropes sometime?"
After saying that, he quickly turned away, looking nervous.
To an outsider, it looked like he'd said something bad and turned away so fast because he was afraid of getting punched.
Arielle was momentarily stunned but quickly caught on.
She lowered her head and went back to her book.
There was a two-hour lunch break.
After lunch, most students remained in the classroom.
Just then, a strikingly tall and beautiful girl made her entrance in Class 1's classroom, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
Her appearance caused quite a stir.
Some of the boys let out wolf whistles.
The news spread like wildfire.
Students flooded in from every floor to see what was happening.
Because this girl was Patricia Hudson, the campus belle of Peterborough.
Patricia was something of an enigma. She never ate or lingered around at school, only showing up for class.
She exuded an air of mystery.
Patricia strode up to Arielle's desk, chin slightly raised as she looked down at her with disdain. "So, you're Arielle?" she sneered.
Arielle looked up to see a strikingly beautiful face, brimming with haughty disdain.
Following closely behind her were Perla, Mya, Samantha, and Meredith, who looked visibly anxious.
"Yes," Arielle replied coolly.
"I want to challenge you. Do you accept?" Patricia held her head high, her eyes brimming with disdain and mockery.
In her eyes, Arielle was infamous.
Patricia scoffed to herself, 'All she ever does is pick fights and gamble.
'With a pathetic 150 points, ranking dead last in the entire school, she really has nothing impressive to show for herself.
'We're students, after all. Academics should be our top priority.
'What good are all those other skills, anyway?'