The warning bell at Angel Noble Academy rang out, and Chen Que snapped her head up. The sound was hauntingly familiar.
The long, resonant toll seemed to beckon everyone back, and countless people around her looked toward the direction of the academy.
"Angel Noble Academy really loves its pageantry. Even the curfew bell is perfectly on time every single day."
"Well, they have to protect those pampered sons and daughters of privilege! High-maintenance, the lot of them."
"Don't be so bitter. Who knows how many people would kill to get in there? They say stepping through those gates is a leap across social classes."
"I’m truly envious. Those people have it way too good."
Chapter 29