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When Willow heard that, her expression turned ugly. How could he say that right in front of me? What about me? Why did he approach me first?“Clay, have you seriously taken a liking to Sophie? She—”
“Don’t, Willow,” the man interrupted. “Seeing as you’re Sophie’s sister, you can come to me if you need any help, but I’ll be honest. I have no feelings for you.” Clayton could see Sophie had no affection toward Willow, so there was no way he could get to Sophie through Willow.
At his words, Willow’s expression darkened even more. As I suspected, he likes Sophie for real. “Haven’t you heard about her, Clay? She might be my sister, but I must say she doesn’t deserve you and isn’t a match for you. She’s nothing but a sl*t.” Clayton’s expression changed when he heard that as he stared at Willow in disbelief. Thinking he was convinced, Willow breathed a sigh of relief. “I know I shouldn’t have said that, but I was telling the truth. I really like you, Clay, and I don’t want you to be deceived by people like her. Hence, I had to tell you this even though she’s my sister.”
“Watch your words, Willow. You shouldn’t go around spewing nonsense like that. One more bad word about Sophie, and I’ll get mad.” Clayton’s eyes narrowed dangerously. Initially, he did not have that much of a bad impression of Willow, but after hearing her say that, he found her disgusting. “I didn’t take you as an envious person because I thought you were a simple girl. Well, that did it. From now on, even if you need help, don’t bother to come to me.” I hate people who pretend to be innocent the most. With that, he turned around, wanting to leave, but Willow grabbed his hand.
“Don’t be like this, Clay. I really like you, and everything I told you is the truth. You have to believe me,” she uttered, sounding immensely upset. Pulling his hand back, Clayton roughly pushed her aside, causing her to land on the ground. “Disgusting.” Willow’s expression became extremely gloomy. I’ve always had the upper hand. How did it end up like this? What should I do now? Watching Clayton’s car driving away, Willow directed her anger toward Sophie. Sophie. It must be her. She must’ve seduced Clayton. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have treated me in this way. In the meantime, Ysabelle and Sophie were having their lunch near the school entrance. Sophie liked the spaghetti from this particular restaurant. It was just that there were too many customers, so they had to wait for a long time. When the spaghetti was finally served, Ysabelle handed a fork to Sophie.
“Dig in! It’s yummy!” Taking the fork, Sophie was about to eat when Willow suddenly appeared and grabbed the former’s hair, planning to slam her head in the spaghetti. It must be because of this face! It must be because she’s too pretty that everyone’s spellbound by her! Everything will change if I ruin her face! “Soph…” Witnessing the scene, Ysabelle was anxious. She wanted to help, but she found herself completely powerless. Willow’s action caused a bloodthirsty glint to flash across Sophie’s eyes. “Let go!” she roared. Like a madwoman, Willow continued to press Sophie’s head down. Furious, Sophie grabbed Willow’s hand and immediately stuffed it into the spaghetti. As the food had just been cooked, it was scorching hot. “Ah!” Willow did not expect Sophie would still gain the upper hand even in this situation. Her hand was in so much pain that tears rolled down Willow’s cheeks.
Every student in the restaurant was shocked by the scene. At first, they did not think Willow had this crazy side. Then they were frightened when Sophie took action. At this moment, she seemed like a demon straight from hell. Her murderous aura was so strong that no one dared say a word, so the entire restaurant fell deathly silent. Even when the owner of the store snapped out of his shock and approached them, he still did not dare to say anything upon noticing the look on Sophie’s face. “Haven’t I given you a chance? You thought I didn’t have the guts to do anything to you, huh, Willow?” Who does she think she is to lay a hand on me? No one else would dare lay even a finger! Ysabelle was also taken aback by this side of Sophie. After all, Sophie had always remained calm, regardless of the situation. Willow’s ear-piercing shriek echoed throughout the store, but nobody dared say a word other than Ysabelle. “Soph, you need to let go!”
If she doesn’t relent, Willow’s hand will be ruined. Hearing Ysabelle’s voice, Sophie released Willow’s hand, revealing how red and swollen it was. Her skin was even peeling back. “Sophie, I’m your sister,” cried Willow bitterly. “How could you be this ruthless toward me? You—” “Weren’t you the one who made the first move? You’re lucky I only did it to your hand. You, on the other hand, planned to ruin my face! What? Can you not stand my face that much?” “Hey, she has to go to the hospital now. Or else, her condition will only worsen,” uttered the owner of the store, finally having enough courage to speak. “Don’t worry. It’s only a hand. As I know how she is, money can easily resolve this issue, as always, and I can afford that.” That’s how she always handles things, anyway—with money. At this time, Willow’s face lost all color. “You’re slandering me, Sophie.” “Am I? You were the one who sent Angie those photos on the forum, were you not? Angie must be suffering now. Don’t you want to help her?” “What? Willow’s the one who sent the photos?
My god, how could someone hate their sister this much?” “Yet she’s always pretending as if she cares about her sister when she’s actually envious of Sophie!” “No wonder. There’s also that issue with Mason. She used to claim she loved him, but the moment he was crippled, she went and pursued Clayton. She’s such a bad person.” “Yeah, she’s a hypocrite.” Faced with everyone’s comments, Willow felt as if she was choking and running out of breath. “Why don’t you just faint? If you do, you won’t have to listen to them anymore,” uttered Sophie, agonizing Willow even more. “She’s such a fake.” “That poor Angie. It’s such a pity she was used by someone like Willow.” “Had Angie not gotten involved, things would’ve been fine for her. Now that she’s at that school, she’s totally ruined.” “Mister, can I have another plate? I won’t eat this one.” Putting the dirty spaghetti away, Sophie sat down calmly. “Take a seat, Ysabelle.” Looking at Willow, who was in pain, Ysabelle asked, “What about her?” “Don’t mind her. She has her own phone and can call whoever she wants because two can play this game. Many people witnessed how she tried to ruin my face, anyway.
Also, mister, I believe there are surveillance cameras here, right?” Willow was about to call the police, but upon hearing Sophie’s words, she thought about what had happened to Queenie. In the end, she had no choice but to give Charmaine a call instead. “Mom, I’m hurt. I…” Not ending her sentence, Willow burst into tears upon hearing Charmaine’s voice. She could not hold her emotions back any longer.
“What? You’re hurt? Where?” questioned Charmaine. As Willow was her last hope, she was immensely worried when she learned the latter was hurt. “Where are you? I’ll come get you, so stay where you are.” After the call ended, Willow remained in her spot. She knew Yale and Charmaine would side with her. That was why she decided to call Charmaine. At the same time, the owner of the restaurant, who was in his forties, silently made another plate of spaghetti for Sophie as she had requested.
That young lady doesn’t seem to be someone to mess with. That aura of hers… It’s as if she came from hell. She’s terrifying. Meanwhile, Willow glared at Sophie. I can’t believe she still has the mood to eat after what she did to me! “Sophie, no matter what, I’m still your sister. Aren’t you afraid God will punish you after what you did to me?” “Haha, speak for yourself. You did so many evil deeds, yet you’re perfectly fine, so why would God punish me?” replied Sophie as she wiped the table with tissue papers. “You—” Willow was aware she would not win against Sophie, but even so, she liked to provoke the latter. But I really lost this time. “Ignore her, Ysabelle.” Although Willow’s hand seemed severely injured, she did not deserve even an ounce of sympathy. After all, she had only herself to blame. Had she not made the first move, she would not have ended up like that. Just then, Sophie’s new plate of spaghetti was served. Taking a fork, Sophie dug in. Her movements were so graceful that she did not seem like the same person from moments earlier. “Aren’t you guys eating?
If not, then leave,” uttered Sophie casually, as if nothing had happened. Hearing that, the other customers immediately lowered their heads and indulged in their food. Not one soul dared to say something, let alone check on Willow. Seeing how uncompassionate they were, Willow cried non-stop. By the time Charmaine arrived, Sophie had almost finished her food. The older woman’s heart broke when she spotted “her last hope” slumped on the ground, her hand red and swollen. All Willow was good at was drawing. If she could no longer draw due to her injury, Charmaine did not know what she should do. “How did you get injured, Willa? And why is it so severe? Sophie, why didn’t you call the ambulance when you know your sister’s injured? Don’t you know how precious her hand is?”
Taking advantage of Charmaine’s sympathy toward her, Willow sobbed loudly. “Sophie did this, Mom. She stuffed my hand in the spaghetti. It hurts, Mom. It hurts so much!” As Charmaine heard that, she stared at Sophie in disbelief. Why? Why is she so evil? “Why did you do that, Sophie?” No matter what, they’re sisters! When Sophie did not explain herself, Ysabelle looked at the former worriedly. “Because I wanted to.” “You… How can you be so cruel at such a young age?” “Willow was the one who wanted to harm Sophie first, Mrs. Tanner. While Sophie only injured Willow’s hand, Willow was planning to ruin Sophie’s face!” defended Ysabelle. At first, she had felt a bit sympathetic toward Willow, but it all diminished after she saw how Charmaine behaved. What kind of mother is she? Ever since she arrived, she only cared about Willow. It’s as though Sophie’s not even her daughter!
“What?” Charmaine felt as if her ears were deceiving her. “Is that true, Willa?” “My hand hurts, Mom. Take me to the hospital.” The way everyone stared at Willow made her feel embarrassed, so all she wanted was to escape to the hospital. Regardless of what happened, Charmaine could not bear to see her daughter like this anymore, so she asked the driver to carry Willow to the car. Before leaving the scene, Charmaine turned to Sophie. “Sophie, she’s family, no matter what. Did you really have to go that far? Your grandpa will be sad if he learns about this as he values harmony in the family more than anything.” Charmaine knew Sophie’s sole weakness to this day was her grandfather, so she used that card. “That’s none of your concern,” responded Sophie. I didn’t pursue the matter last time because Grandpa was in surgery, and I didn’t want to concern him lest it affects him. However, Willow’s the one asking for it this time. What else could I do? Had I not taught her a lesson, she would’ve forgotten I’m not one to be messed with. Enraged, Charmaine was about to retort, but she knew Sophie would not listen to her regardless of what she said. Hence, she left and brought Willow to the hospital. “Soph, if you’re done eating, let’s head back,” stated Ysabelle.
The atmosphere here is uncomfortable. Soph must be tense. Standing up, Sophie scanned the QR code to pay for their meals. “Let’s return and take a rest. We have another exam later,” remarked Sophie calmly. Walking behind her, Ysabelle nodded. Yeah, we have another exam. It’s not worth it to let us get affected by someone unimportant. Once they exited the restaurant, Sophie’s phone rang. It was a call from Tristan. “We found the one who injured Sunny. What do you want to do?” he asked, wanting her opinion. “I see. Let’s hold this matter off for two days. I’ll handle it after the exam.” “Okay. What are you doing now? Have you had lunch?” Tristan inquired. “I just had it with Ysabelle. What about you?” “I haven’t eaten anything. Everything’s tasteless because you’re not with me! What are you going to do to end my torment?” he flirted. Sophie was speechless after hearing him. Well, unlike him, I enjoyed my lunch. “Stop it. I’m going to end the call now. I have an exam later, and now I want to take a nap before that.” She had not slept for long last night. If not for her willpower during the Chanaean exam, she would have dozed off. “All right! Let’s visit Old Mr.
Tanner together later,” he suggested, knowing Josiah was still in the hospital. “Okay.” “Wait for me at the school after the exam. I’ll pick you up. There’s going to be heavy snow later.” He felt uneasy about letting her drive, and he did not have faith in taxi drivers because he feared they would hurt her. “All right, I got it.” With that, Sophie was about to end the call. She did not know how to act lovey-dovey at all. However, before she could, the man spoke again. “Wait! You haven’t said you missed me!” Sophie was rendered tongue-tied, for she truly could not bring herself to say something like that. Blushing a bit, Sophie stared at Ysabelle, still not saying a word. “Mr. Tristan…” Can he not make things difficult for me?
The way she spoke his name was enough to make him all giddy. Since she’s too shy, I’ll say it. I’m the man, anyway, and I really do miss her.
“I miss you,” he stated.
When he had nothing else to say, he continued, “Well, I’ll hang up first.”
Tristan had something to do, anyway, so he had to end the call earlier.
Seeing his reluctance, Felix nearly burst out laughing.
On the other hand, Sean remained calm even though he was surprised by Tristan’s behavior, as he never expected the latter would act like that when it came to love.
“Mr. Tristan, you look like you’re about to go to the school right now to wait for her until the exam’s over.”
“Oh, yeah, that’s a good idea. I’ll do that during the university entrance exam.”
“I was only joking,” stated Charles helplessly. He did not think Tristan would take his words seriously.
“I’m not, though. I’ll go there tomorrow since my schedule today is packed,” uttered Tristan in all seriousness.
“Mr. Tristan, you’ll also be busy tomorrow!” Felix remarked.
There’s so much to do tomorrow!
“Well, you’re here, aren’t you? You can go settle it yourself tomorrow. I’m going to take the day off.” Why do I have to do everything myself when I have an assistant?
“I… You cannot enslave me like this, Mr. Tristan. I also want to have a girlfriend, and for that, I need to have the time to pursue someone,” Felix whined. “Why is my life so pitiful? Hey, why don’t you guys speak up for me?”
Ignoring him, Charles and Sean acted as if they were discussing Clayton’s issue.
“You guys are too much. I’ve decided to leave this organization and establish my own,” said Felix.
“Go ahead. The door’s right there,” responded Tristan nonchalantly.
Felix was stumped for a moment.
“Mr. Tristan, don’t you love me anymore? I’m your sweet little Felix. Now that you have Ms. Tanner, you’re abandoning me?”
“Get out!” hollered Tristan.
That’s disgusting.
Seeing the expression on Tristan’s face, Felix felt satisfied.
Hehe, if there’s something I’m good at, it’s to make Mr. Tristan feel disgusted.
Watching their exchange, Charles and Sean were both rendered speechless.