The onlookers burst into laughter. Skylar wanted to dig a hole and hide in it!She turned around to look for Logan, hoping that he would help defend her in times like this.When she looked around, though, she realized that Logan was no longer where he was before.Where did he go?She looked around in a panic, but she could not find him anywhere.“By the way, who did you come here with? I thought men these days would have better taste than that. Which man would bring a pathetic woman like you to a charity gala?!” one of the women surrounding her said.Skylar hurriedly replied, “I came here with Mr. Logan Scott!”Everyone went silent once she said that.Skylar thought it was because they were shaken by Logan’s position and reputation.He was one of Harbor City’s Big Four, and he was very influential. Once they heard his name, no one here would dare look down on her!She puffed up her chest at the thought.However, the other women only burst out laughing.“Seriously, who gave
However, Logan turned and left without even sparing her a glance.Skylar was thrown out of the Milton Hotel. She fell onto the floor, breaking the heel of her shoe.When she bent down to look at her shoe, her dress accidentally got caught on a rose branch nearby.When she pulled her dress away, she ripped a huge hole in the fabric.That was the last straw for her. Without even covering her face, she burst out wailing.She came from a modest family, but she had always been pretty and she excelled at school. As a result, she had always been the center of attention.She had never been humiliated like this before! She had never been reduced to this state!It was all Logan Scott’s doing. He did this to her!He purposely bought her a fake dress so she would be humiliated, then he pretended not to know her so she would get kicked out!Why on earth would he do such a thing? She had to get to the bottom of this!She rummaged in her bag for her phone, then she called Logan’s number.T
“What?” Skylar had a sense that there was more to this than met the eye, so she asked in a trembling voice.“Mr. Scott told you that Shay has a home tutor, right?”Skylar looked at Samson dazedly.Samson scoffed at her. “Just so you know, Shay’s home tutor is none other than Sonnet Turner!”Skylar’s eyes widened. “It was Sonnet? She badmouthed me in front of Mr. Scott, didn’t she? She seduced him!”Samson looked at her in contempt. “Do you really think everyone is trying to seduce Mr. Scott like you are? She never considered such a thing. She only cares about the Little Young Master from the bottom of her heart, so Mr. Scott really trusts her.“You keep picking fights with her at school, but she didn’t tell him a thing. Mr. Scott found out on his own. He played with you to punish you for what you did to the Little Young Master, but also to avenge Sonnet!”“But why?! Sonnet’s just a high-school grad—”“So what if she’s just a high-school graduate?!” Samson defended Sonnet in a h
However, Shay happened to run past at just that moment, and the trolley knocked him over.Sonnet immediately picked him up and checked him for injuries. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was unharmed.She then turned around and yelled at Skylar, “What on earth are you doing, Skylar?!”“What do you think? I want to beat you up!”“Do you really think you should get violent in front of the children?”“Hmph! Stop pretending, Sonnet. You’ve clearly wormed your way into Mr. Scott’s bed, yet you pretend to not know him or Shay while you’re at school! Do you like playing me for a fool?!” Skylar shouted at Sonnet.Sonnet’s expression turned cold. “Watch your words, Skylar Hughes! Don’t run your mouth without thinking!”“What did I say wrong? If you’re mad at me, get Mr. Scott to beat me up again!” Skylar screamed.As soon as she said that, Shay suddenly jumped out of Sonnet’s arms and punched Skylar’s leg as hard as he could.After she was humiliated by Logan last nigh
That night, Skylar approached the man in the hotel room dressed in a black nightdress.The man’s breathing grew heavier.Just then, however, the room door flew open.A group of people stormed in, led by a woman who was taking photos with her phone.Mr. Ron and Skylar immediately jumped apart. To cover up his own body, Mr. Ron even snatched away the only blanket on the bed!The woman in the lead was none other than his wife!Mrs. Ron scoffed as she continued to take photos. “And you were acting all virtuous too, saying you were just a teacher and his student! Is this what a teacher is supposed to do with his student?!”Skylar leaped up to grab her phone.The man behind Mrs. Ron stopped her, while Mrs. Ron brought the phone closer to get a better view of Skylar in all her glory.“Skylar Hughes, you shameless hussy, I’ll collect concrete evidence tonight to expose your true colors in front of everyone!”Skylar could not stop her even if she wanted to. On the verge of tears, she
Skylar held her face and stared for a while before bursting into tears hysterically.She wailed for a long time before she finally packed her things and left the hotel.However, the receptionist stopped her at the lobby. “Miss, please pay for your room.”Skylar stared at her. “How much is the bill?”“Five thousand.”“Five thousand! Why is it so much?”“A lady came downstairs just now and asked for a few bottles of our best wine. She said to put it on your tab. Wasn’t she your friend?”“Ahhh!” Skylar held her head and screamed…——Miss Jean approached Sonnet as soon as she arrived at school. “Hey, did you see that trending article?”“Which one?”Miss Jean scrolled through her phone and then showed Sonnet the topic. The title was ‘Student Shamelessly Seduces Teacher to Advance Career’.It was followed by a censored video with no sound, showing a naked woman at a hotel.The accompanying story said that a Masters student was caught trying to seduce her professor to advance her
Felix had resigned, and Skylar was in a mess of her own making. Sonnet was no longer in danger, so she made up an excuse saying she would head home with her colleagues and told Lewis to stop picking her up every day.There was actually another reason she did not want Lewis picking her up. If he was around, she would not be able to visit her father after work.It was Sonnet’s first day heading home on her own. After reaching the suburb, she visited the Harrison Estate first.Myles was eating watermelon with her two children. The two kids held half a watermelon each and used a special scoop to dig out watermelon balls. They alternated between eating one themselves and giving their grandfather one.The kids took turns feeding him, until juice kept dripping from the corner of his mouth.Sonnet laughed when she saw this and walked up to her father, wiping his mouth with a towel.“Lune, Jaybie, you’re going too fast. Look, Grandpa can’t even eat fast enough!”“No, no, I’m alright. I’l
Sonnet laughed. “What are you talking about, Dad? It’s not like our family can suddenly become rich and powerful.”Myles blinked at her. “What if we can?”Sonnet clapped her hands together, thinking her father was joking. “True. As long as I work hard, we might actually make it big someday. I don’t have to marry into wealth if I become wealthy myself!”Just then, they heard voices outside. It sounded like Maxwell was heading this way.Sonnet’s heart leaped into her throat.She was not ready to let her father know about her relationship with Maxwell yet…“Uncle Maxwell, you said you’d take us dragonfly-hunting. Are you going to keep your promise?” said Jaybie from outside.“Of course!” Maxwell replied.“Then let’s go right now!”Then their voices became distant again.Sonnet quietly breathed a sigh of relief.She stole a peek at Myles. She did not know what he was thinking, but he was smiling. “That man may act like a child, but he’s a great chess player! I haven’t met a dece