Chapter 5

Karen let out a nasty scoff. "Just as expected from someone with no proper upbringing. Willingly throwing your life down the drain..."

I hung up before she could finish her rant.

With the bright skyline out my window and my desk buried under mountains of project files, I forgot about the annoying phone call within minutes.

Unfortunately, Emma and a few of her preppy classmates had been walking past the advisor's office and caught every single word of that conversation.

"Working?" one of her minions gasped dramatically. "Did Halle literally drop out to flip burgers?"

Emma chimed in with her…