They Bullied The “Poor” Girl… She Was a Billionaire’s Daughter
Chapter 1
When Sophie Bennett walked through the gates of Westbridge Academy for the first time, nobody knew who she was.
That was exactly how she wanted it.
Westbridge was one of the most expensive private schools in the country, where the children of politicians, CEOs, celebrities, and old-money families studied together. The school parking lot looked more like a luxury car showroom than a place where teenagers arrived for class.
Sophie’s arrival was different.
She stepped out of an old blue sedan wearing a simple white blouse, black skirt, and a pair of inexpensive sneakers. Her backpack had a small tear near one of the straps. Her hair was tied loosely behind her head.
She looked ordinary.
Too ordinary.
A group of students standing near the entrance immediately noticed her.
“Is that her?”
“I think so.”
“She actually came in that?”
Sophie’s cheeks warmed.
She kept walking.
She had spent the previous night reminding herself why she had transferred.
Nobody here knew her father.
Nobody knew the Bennett family.
Nobody knew that her father, Daniel Bennett, owned Bennett Global, a multinational company with investments in technology, construction, transportation, and real estate.
Nobody knew that their family estate had more rooms than Sophie’s entire school building.
And nobody knew that her father was worth billions.
Sophie had asked him for one thing.
“I want to go somewhere where people don’t know my last name.”
Daniel had initially refused.
“Why?”
“Because I’m tired of people treating me differently.”
“They treat you well because you’re my daughter.”
“Exactly.”
Daniel had looked at her for a long moment.
Then he agreed.
There was one condition.
She could not reveal her identity unless absolutely necessary.
Sophie had accepted.
Now, standing in the middle of Westbridge Academy, she wondered whether she had made a mistake.
Her first class was mathematics.
She sat near the back.
A girl with perfectly styled blonde hair entered with two friends.
Her name was Madison Clark.
Madison was one of the most popular girls at Westbridge.
Her father owned a chain of luxury hotels.
She looked at Sophie.
Then at her shoes.
Then at her backpack.
“You’re new.”
Sophie nodded.
“Yes.”
Madison smiled.
“Scholarship?”
Sophie hesitated.
“Something like that.”
Madison laughed.
Her friends laughed too.
“Figures.”
Sophie ignored them.
The teacher entered.
The lesson began.
For the first twenty minutes, everything was quiet.
Then Madison leaned toward Sophie.
“Hey.”
Sophie looked over.
“What’s your name?”
“Sophie.”
“Sophie what?”
“Sophie Bennett.”
Madison repeated the name.
“Bennett.”
She frowned.
“Never heard of you.”
Sophie smiled politely.
“I’m not famous.”
Madison laughed.
“Obviously.”
A few students nearby giggled.
Sophie turned back to her notebook.
She told herself it didn’t matter.
But it did.
At lunch, things became worse.
Sophie sat alone at a table near the window.
Madison and her friends walked past.
One of them looked at Sophie’s lunch.
“Did you bring that from home?”
“Yes.”
“That’s sad.”
Sophie looked down.
It was just a sandwich.
Nothing special.
Madison sat across from her without asking.
“So, Sophie.”
“Yes?”
“How did you get into Westbridge?”
“Transfer.”
“Who do your parents know?”
Sophie paused.
“My father works in business.”
Madison smiled.
“Of course.”
Another girl asked:
“What company?”
Sophie didn’t answer.
Madison leaned closer.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“No.”
“Then why won’t you say?”
“Because it doesn’t matter.”
Madison smiled.
“It matters here.”
She stood.
“Come on.”
The group walked away laughing.
Sophie sat alone.
She pulled out her phone.
There was one message from her father.
How is your first day?
She typed:
Good.
Then deleted it.
She typed:
People are being mean.
Deleted that too.
Finally:
Everything is fine.
She sent it.
What Sophie didn’t know was that her father had already arranged for a private security team to monitor the area around the school.
He had promised not to interfere.
But Daniel Bennett was not a man who ignored threats against his daughter.
And by the end of the week, he would learn exactly what was happening.
Because Madison and her friends had no idea who they had chosen to bully.
