All the vicious comments and mocking laughter felt like a storm of sharp knives raining down on him from every single direction, stabbing him deep in the heart over and over again.
Every single word of ridicule from his peers stripped away another layer of his fragile noble pride, causing a suffocating pain to blossom inside his chest.
Lloyd had spent his entire life being placed on a high pedestal, universally admired and feared by everyone in the institution, so hearing his former admirers openly call him disgusting was an unbearable torment that completely shattered his soul.
Noah suddenly kicked him forcefully to the side, his boot making solid contact with Lloyd's shoulder and sending the former bully sprawling onto the hard stone floor.
The physical blow wasn't meant to cause severe injury, but it carried a profound amount of disrespect that perfectly emphasized how utterly powerless the trio truly was against him.
