Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 1042

If it hadn’t been for Juna’s background, Lucinda’s classmates would have probably ganged up on her with their words alone. But Juna was a force of nature, and everyone knew better than to mess with her.

Lydia was another story. She didn’t have a famous family name, but as Kevin’s favorite protégé, she was still off-limits.

“Miss Davis, Lucinda is the richest girl in the country. Booking a place like this is nothing for her,” someone piped up, quick to defend Lucinda.

“Yeah, Miss Davis, Lucinda’s monthly allowance is in the tens of millions. Spending money here is no big deal for her.”

Honestly, everyone at school thought Juna was unbearable. For all that money her family had, she never once treated her classmates to anything nice. She was stingy, plain and simple.

So now, when Lucinda was the one footing the bill and being generous, Juna still had to show up with her snarky attitude. It was so annoying.

Juna raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on her lips. “Wow, must be nice to be the nation’s richest heiress. So generous with other people’s money. I guess it’s easy to spend when you didn’t earn it yourself.”

The Norwood family was the one bankrolling Lucinda’s lifestyle. Juna just couldn’t stand how fake Lucinda acted. If you’re a fake heiress trying to hang on to your place in the Norwood family, shouldn’t you at least keep a low profile? But no, Lucinda was out here every day, showing off a title that wasn’t even hers.

Lucinda definitely didn’t want to get on Juna’s bad side. Juna, after all, knew the truth about her. “Miss Davis, we only booked a room this big because there are so many of us,” Lucinda said, trying to keep things calm.

That was all it took for the others to jump in.

“Yeah, there’s a whole crowd of us. A smaller room wouldn’t do.”

“Miss Davis, aren’t you an heiress too? Why not invite a few more friends out to play?” another classmate said, their voice thick with sarcasm.

Juna just laughed. “You are so stupid.”

Lucinda felt like a complete fool, stuck between Lydia and Juna’s games. She was so mad she could barely keep it together. If she wasn’t terrified they’d expose her secret in front of everyone, she never would have let them treat her like this.

“We all joined the academic competition together. It’s not like we’re strangers,” Lucinda said, trying to change the subject.

Juna let out an exaggerated “Oh.” Then she smiled at Lucinda. “Speaking of the academic competition, I seem to remember Miss Norwood winning some… what was it, again?”

Everyone’s memory flashed back to that day. They’d all expected Lucinda to win the math championship. But she hadn’t solved the final problem. Lydia had come in and saved the day. In the end, the trophy still went to Lucinda, but everyone whispered that Lydia just didn’t want it. Lucinda had the title, but nobody really thought she deserved it.

Right now, Lucinda thought Juna was even more infuriating than Lydia.

“Miss Davis, if you want to hang out with us, you’re more than welcome,” Lucinda said, her words polite but her meaning crystal clear. She was sure someone as sharp as Juna would get the message.