The girls Jessie had insulted perked up again.“What was that?”“So you’re saying Jessie didn’t get into medical school on her own abilities either?”“Who helped her?”Jessie turned beet-red, yelling at the top of her voice, “Don’t listen to her nonsense! She’s a paparazzo, making up rumors is her specialty!”She jabbed a finger at Lindy. “How did you get in here? I’ll call security to chase you out!”Jessie stormed out after that threat.“What, does being a paparazzo mean I have no right to be invited here?!” Lindy shouted back at her. Jessie ignored her and walked off to call the security.The other girls accompanied Lindy out of the washroom, cheering her on. “Don’t be scared, just tell us all about what she did.”After a while, Jessie came back with some security guards and pointed at Lindy. “That’s her! Chase her out of here. Master Will hates the paparazzi, and you know that. If he finds out you let her in, he’ll probably blame you for your negligence!”The guards tur
She was not close to Marcus, so she did not know she should not offend this person. Since she did not want to make a huge fuss out of this, she only grunted a reply reluctantly.Marcus said to Lindy, “Alright, let’s go back now.” With that, he brought her toward the hall.Jessie and the women watched in a daze as they left. After a while, one of the women came back to her senses. “Does it mean we lose another one with good prospects?”“Why can’t we find a man of that quality?”“Yeah! Ugh!”After they were some distance away, Lindy pulled her hand away from Marcus’.Perhaps she did it a little harshly. Marcus coughed. “Um, Miss Jackson, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to take advantage of you.”“It’s fine. I have to thank you for helping me out there.”However, she was still a little puzzled in her heart. If he wanted to help her, he could just say he was her friend. Why did he say he was her boyfriend, even holding her hand?“I’m glad that you’re not mad. It’s best to say you’re my g
“Thank you so much!” Marcus beamed.As they chatted, they walked to a table.All eyes were on Lindy.Lindy smiled and scanned the table. After that, she focused on the young woman sitting opposite her.Only this young woman at the table was showing Lindy unfriendly gazes. She must be the date Marcus mentioned.Marcus’ family was something else. They even dared to arrange a blind date for Marcus at someone else’s birthday party.“Marcus, who is this?” A man in his thirties asked, puzzled.Lindy looked over and saw a man looking similar to Marcus. Perhaps he was Marcus’ brother.Indeed, Marcus answered, “Bro, she’s my girlfriend Lindy Jackson.”When he said the word ‘girlfriend’, everyone was shocked.“When did you have a girlfriend?” A man with a deep voice asked.Lindy looked over and realized it came from a man in his fifties. He was wearing a suit and his hair was neatly combed back. However, his features and eyes were similar to Marcus’.Lindy smiled brightly and bowed a
A scene appeared in his head.A girl wearing a loose basketball jersey stood in the middle of a basketball court. She had a ponytail and wore a headband.She was playing basketball. She dribbled the ball expertly, close to her teammates. Even though she was not very tall, she looked so cool when she moved past the other team with the ball in her hand.She made the shot and the ball entered the basket nicely. She jumped for joy and high-fived her teammates. The moment she turned her head, he could see the clear sweat being flung away from her face, shining like pearls under the sun.At that moment, this sporty girl was deeply imprinted into his heart.Too bad, he was just passing by. He was busy with schoolwork and did not have time to bother with things like this. When he finally makes it in his career and his family starts urging him to get married, he would compare all women to this girlHe thought the girl would only be a beautiful illusion that he kept in his heart. Unexpecte
Lindy thought about it and replied with a grin, “Right. You’re so considerate.”“Of course.” Marcus was happy that Lindy was praising him.The two were eating when they heard a commotion.Lindy craned her neck to see what was going on and she was amused. Jessie had started an argument with someone again and that person seemed to be one of the women from the restroom just now.“Let’s go have a look.” Lindy had a nosey look on her face.Marcus was not interested in drama. He was about to tell her not to go when he looked down and saw her holding his hand.His face turned red immediately and he stood up to walk over with her.Ray had no idea where the two were going. When he saw them going over to join in the drama, he showed a look of disbelief.He looked at his eldest son and asked, “When did that kid become such a busybody?”Bill was surprised too. Then, he laughed. “Perhaps he met someone interesting.”Ray glared at Bill. “Are we calling busybodies interesting now? I think t
“She’s framing me! Shouldn’t I uphold justice for myself?” Jessie barked.Marcus wanted to continue talking but Lindy pushed him away.“You don’t have to, I’ll help you…”Before Marcus could finish his sentence, Lindy interrupted him softly, “Thank you, but this is my business. I can take care of it myself.”Marcus’ heart skipped a beat when he saw the confidence and firmness on her face.She was still the same. She was still the high-spirited girl on the basketball court.Lindy grabbed the microphone on the table and said, “Firstly, I didn’t post that. Secondly, even though I didn’t post it, it’s true.”Her voice resonated throughout the hall.Now, even the people at a distance could hear what Lindy said. The guests were all in an uproar.The Cole family was just nobodies among the upper class in Harbor City. Jessie’s top scholar persona only influenced a small area, but today, she held Micah’s hand to attend Will’s birthday party proudly with the air of the Third Young Miss
Sonnet smiled slightly. "I have evidence." As she spoke, she took out a piece of paper from her bag.Lindy took the paper in Sonnet's hand, looked at it, and raised it up for the people around to see. "Everyone, look! This is the exam admission slip. This is the evidence that Sonnet took the exam, not Jessie."Jessie rushed forth and snatched the exam admission slip from Lindy's hand. "You must have forged it!""Whether it's a forgery or not, you can check it to find out yourselves. The venue for the exam back then was printed all on the admission slip. I think this will be verified with this!""Then are you a fool to go in my place?!""I'm not a fool, but I had no choice. Back then, my father was paralyzed in bed and our house collapsed due to a heavy rain. I really didn't have the money to repair the house. In addition, my biological mother kept begging me, so I helped you." Sonnet said, her eyes slightly red.The guests started talking,"This girl is really kind. She never
That puppy-eyed pleading expression, how pitiful.If Maxwell saw this, his jaw would probably drop in shock!Mr. Pine, who had always been calm and stoic, could still pretend to be pitiful!Lindy did not push back and flashed a hearty smile. "Okay, since I promised you, of course, I have to do it, right? Tell me, what else should I do?""You don't need to do anything, just have dinner with us.""How is that difficult?" Lindy said and pulled him back.After they sat down, Lindy felt Ray Pine’s particularly cold gaze upon her. "Do you know the Second Young Miss of the Brooks?""Yes, we are childhood friends," Lindy said without hesitation."So, she asked you to make trouble with Jessie tonight?""Of course not! She won't let her best friend do such a thing. I just couldn’t stand Jessie's arrogance anymore! I don't know how much Jessie has benefited from Sonnet but Sonnet was never calculative. But Jessie is envious and always makes things difficult for her, it's too much!" Lindy