Nobody listened to her and she was not surprised. She let them threw insults to her and waited until the hype died down. It did not took too long. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, someone cleared their throat. "What do you think you're all doing, class?"
The classroom went silent. Sydnee turned around to see the adviser standing by the entrance. She was one of the people who Sydnee respected in the school. She was considerate and never looked down on scholars in the academy.
The teacher looked at her and smiled apologetically, "Do you want to take a shower first?"
She did not want to make things difficult for her adviser so she nodded. Just as she exited the classroom, she looked over her shoulder and smiled coldly at her classmates. "I'll be back," she said and followed the adviser towards the gymn.
She did not know that when she left, the atmosphere inside the classroom plunged into coldness. Rogie was no longer studying in the academy, and the princess Isa was absent. They did not know why the princess did not attend classes for the past few weeks after Sydnee stopped attending school too.
They were confident to bully Sydnee because her two greatest supporters were absent. But they knew that what they did was too much. What would Sydnee do to them in the future?
Almost all of the students inside the classroom threw sharp glares at the girl sitting at the back seat of the classroom. The girl was a transferee who attended classes a week ago before the news of Sydnee being an adopted daughter of Duke Mondragon broke out.
They never knew who the girl was because even though their families have little powers in the society, the academy was protecting the information of that transferee.
When the news of Sydnee broke out in the academy, it was the girl who suggested that they should bully Sydnee in order for Sydnee to fear them and to not relatiate against them.
They knew that Sydnee was their victim not long ago, and they were very disturb by the fact that Sydnee now stood above them all, that they should bow their heads to her. How humiliating was that?
So they came up with the idea that they should bully Sydnee first before she could retaliate against them. But alas!
The Sydnee just now was not the same silly and scared rabbit of the past. Who said that Sydnee would fear them when they bully her first? Those eyes that looked back at them were filled with loathe and coldness. They shivered upon remembering those eyes.
"Selena! You said that she will fear us Did you see how she looked back at us?" one of the students complained at the transferee.
"Yeah, right! I think Sydnee is promising to retaliate with her gaze. Why is it happening?" another one protested.
"Fools," Selena muttered under her breathe. She looked at the scenery outside of the window and did not utter another single word.
The whole class went silent again. Although they were very dissatisfied with Selena, but the fact that the academy took good care of her was something that only a child of rulers could enjoy. They were no match to her so they just sat obediently in their seats and kept quiet.
It did not take long for Sydnee to finish her bath inside the school's gymn. There were a lot of athletes in the school, so there should be shower rooms in the academy.
She wore her new uniform that her adviser handed to her. It fit her perfectly. A soft smile rarely appeared on her lips. She then strode towards the door and exited the shower room.
She did not wear the emblem that Duke Theodore gave her inside the academy because it was forbidden to flaunt the status of students inside. That's why there were a lot of hidden young masters and misses inside the academy that many students did not know.
It was also the reason why some of the students, even though they dig the information about somone, could not find any information because the academy kept their identities secret.
Just like Selena Clarize.
Sydnee stood in front of Selena who was sitting on her chair and looking outside the window. She pursed her lips into a thin line. "Excuse me, that is my seat," she informed her.
Although Sydnee wanted to teach lessons to her classmates, but the fact that the teaching time of her considerate adviser was not long, she decided to postphoned it. As long as they would not instigate another bullying session to her, she would not retaliate. But if her classmates would pull another tricks on her, she would not mind teaching them the rules on how to face a ruler.
Even though the academy did not want students to flaunt their status, it was not entirely impossible to teach the students how to respect the rulers. It was the exception to the rules implemented inside the school grounds.
The whole classroom were silent. The Young Miss of Obando was openly oppossing the student who was protected by the academy. What an interesting show!
Some snickered upon seeing Sydnee and Selena. They both hate those two because they need to bow their heads in front of them and respect them with their hearts. Bah! What respect? What bow their heads? No. They never want to show any weaknesses to them, but societal norms and ethics would not let them do what they want!
So come on, let the two fight each other!
But contrary to the expectation of the class, Selena looked at Sydnee and smiled at her. "You are Sydnee Mondragon?"
Sydnee blinked for a few seconds before nodding her head. She did not know why this girl was giving her a familiar vibe.
Selena's smile widened and shook her head. "I don't want to share this chair with you. I can look over the scenery outside in this seat, so why should I transfer seat? Why don't you sit beside me and let's enjoy the scenery together?"
Sydnee's lips twitched upon hearing her words. What did she mean by that? "I can't. That's my seat," she said.
Selena shrugged her shoulders. She did not want to obey Sydnee's words because she was not born to obey anyone, except for her brothers and father. Even her biological mother would bow to her, so why should she obey a mere Duke's daughter's words?
"Sydnee, Selena used that chair when she first attended school. Why don't you sit in front? In that way, you could focus more on the lesson?" the adviser hurriedly interfered upon seeing that a fight might broke.
Her back was already drenched in sweat because two powerful girls were in the same class. It did not matter if Rogie and Isa were in the same class before, because one is a tycoon's son and one is the king's daughter. It would not contradict anything because Rogie would give way for Isa and Isa would not want to have anything to do with Rogie. As if they lived in two separate worlds.
But now, a duke's daughter and a royal princess. What should she do if they fight each other? The principal clearly warned her not to disclose the princess' identity because the princess is on the mission directly given by the king.
If she would not disclose the identity of the princess, and Sydnee would fight with the princess, what would she reasoned to the principal if the princess was offended?
And Sydnee, she knew that this child suffered so much and upon having a title, she knew that Sydnee would not take another grievance. She understand if Sydnee would pick a fight with the princess because in the first place, it was Sydnee's seat.
So she had to think something to disrupt the brewing tension betwen the two.
On the other hand, Sydnee knew that the teacher only wanted for her to have a peace of mind so she sighed and looked away.
"Since you are a transferee, I will not hold it against you. You can have my seat and I hope that you'll enjoy the scenery outside." Then she turned around and walked towards the vacant seat in front.
"You are so kind, Young Miss of Obando. I heard that you are naughty and would not take any grievance. You seem different from what I've heard," Selena said.
Sydnee froze for a second, before she continued walking towards the vacant seat. She sat there and looked over her shoulder where she could she Selena clearly. Their eyes met.
She curled the side of her lips and spoke, "I am not kind. You misunderstand my intention."
Selena also raised the side of her lips. "Is that so?" she said.
Sydnee shrugged her shoulders and sat straight. But Selena continued watching Sydnee from her seat. In fact, she chose that seat because she knew that Sydnee would sit in front of her. By this arrangement, she could watch the movement of the Duke's daughter.
It was Sydnee who misundertood Selena's intention, because in the first place, Selena's mission is to watch the girl who easily entered Duke Mondragon's household.
From the day that Duke Mondragon signed the adoption letter, the royals already set their eyes on Sydnee Mondragon. And it was only the beginning of the play that Duke Mondragon had started eighteen years ago.