Lilac was only around five feet and two inches, and her build was petite and delicate.As for me, my height of five feet and seven inches was considered quite tall for girls my age compared to the average height in the North.Thus, in this confrontation, my height advantage was significant, forcing Lilac to look up at me.Yes, this was the feeling I wanted. If she was unhappy, then it was too bad for her."Lilac, it doesn't matter whether I saw anything. What matters is that you're aware of your actions. We should seek our peace of mind respectively. You have no right to question me, so stay away and stop provoking me.When I walked away from her after that, Lilac spat out a nasty curse, "You'll pay for this."Many times I wondered what I had done wrong to make Lilac hate me so much. If it was because of my past relationship with Felix, shouldn't her jealousy be long gone by now?Presently, Felix and I had nothing to do with each other whatsoever, not even a typical friendship.
Queenie had a lot of courage. She held onto my hand even though she was visibly scared, vowing to face life and death together with me.I was deeply touched and silently swore that if I survived this ordeal, I would be a lifelong and devoted friend to her."You, whatever your name is, get lost. I'm here for Luna." Shawn waved his hand as he spoke, his tone sounding impatient.This guy might not be as tall as Colin, but he had a strong and muscular build. He looked like someone who could fight well.Oh no, I might seriously end up losing some front teeth this time."No way, I'm not leaving." Queenie boldly stood by my side."Well, you can't blame me then." Shawn walked to a spot less than six feet away from us, hands behind his back, twirling a piece of grass he picked up from somewhere.Like a street thug, he spoke haughtily, "What an idiot, asking for trouble.""What kind of man bullies women?" Queenie sniped with a fearless spirit."I never said I was a good man." Shawn cont
"Do you know who I am? Do you want to die?" Shawn was still putting up a fight, and even Queenie could sense the hypocrisy in his threatening tone."Do I need to know?" The guy sneered."Would you dare tell me who you are?" Shawn kept yelling defiantly. But to me and Queenie, it sounded like his last desperate struggle."They call me Colt," the guy said arrogantly."Colt?" Shawn seemed apprehensive regarding the name. He immediately fell silent and abandoned all resistance.Pathetically, he pleaded, "Colt, please spare me. I didn't know Luna was one of yours. I won't dare to touch her again."Was Colt that famous and intimidating? I had no idea. But he seemed pretty cool to me for beating Shawn to a pulp."You'd better behave yourself and stay away from her in Lincoln University. If she loses a single strand of hair, I'll make you pay for it."So domineering!I stared at the guy with twinkling eyes."Get lost."Having been granted mercy, Shawn crawled to his feet and fled wi
"Repay what? How would I repay him?" I retorted in annoyance."In this world, besides offering yourself, any other way of repaying seems pale in comparison.""Shut up. He's practically my older brother.""Right. Are you sure he's not your lover? Luna, this type of 'brother-sister' relationship is most likely to develop into something deeper."I seemed to hear a muffled laughter from Colin. Annoyed and embarrassed, I kicked Queenie in the leg. Why was her mind so dirty?"He watched me grow up and changed my diapers. 'Offering myself' is never going to happen between me and Colin. It can be with any guy on this earth but him.""What, he changed your diapers? Doesn't that mean you've been..."Before Queenie could finish her words, I went up and gave her a resentful kick. If I had known about this conversation back then, I would have never let him change my diapers."Queenie, shut your mouth. If you keep blabbering, you won't get to eat later."At last, Queenie reluctantly kept qu
"Hey, can you tell me exactly what happened?" I asked one of the guys, Aaron, while biting into my skewer and shifting closer to him."Come back here. Don't talk while you eat." Colin reached out to pull me back to my seat.Colin didn't eat much, spending most of the time looking after me. He handed me tissues and sliced the pizza for me—taking care of me in every way."No, I want to hear Colin's romantic tales. Come on, tell me, Aaron. I'm all ears." I pouted, getting Aaron to spill the beans. Colin shot me a glance of indulgence but didn't say anything more."All right, let me tell you about Colt's charm. He's a really popular guy. There is hardly anyone in the whole university who doesn't know him. Let's not talk about the past. Just last year, there was a junior girl who was quite decent-looking. She was a bit shorter than you, and not as pretty. But she was okay."One day, when queuing for food in the cafeteria, she accidentally bumped into Colt. Without any hesitation, Colt
Fine. Since I was unable to get the answer from the others, I decided to ask the person involved."Colin, why did you kick that girl? Tell me what you were thinking at that time." I smiled and approached Colin, getting close enough to smell his scent.Aaron, seemingly fearless after a few drinks, took the opportunity when everyone noticed Colin's changing mood. He provocatively teased him, "Maybe he found her smell unpleasant, haha.""What? Does that girl not take showers? How could she smell that bad? But Colin, that's still not right. If she smelled unpleasant, you should keep your distance. Kicking her out is too much. It's not very gentlemanly.""So, are you saying I should hug her and give her a couple of kisses to be a gentleman?" Colin's face turned gloomier, making it unbearable to look at.I felt helpless at how he misunderstood my simple words.Colin's remark caused a few of the guys, who were in the middle of chugging beer, to choke and spit their drinks out.Colin gl
Felix called to inform me that, due to certain circumstances, Lilac's exchange program ended a week earlier. During the phone call, I could tell he was very happy, and honestly, I was happy too.After all, I no longer had to see her or think about her. Lilac's absolute absence allowed me to finally be at peace. She was like a ticking time bomb placed beside me, bound to cause trouble sooner or later.Somehow, I found myself comparing Felix and Colin. Whenever I was in trouble, Felix either wasn't aware or left me to my own devices. On the other hand, whether intentionally or coincidentally, Colin always protected me.Looking from this perspective, I had to admit Dad was right about one thing. Colin was truly dependable, and it made me even more reliant on him.While I positioned myself as an independent person who avoided troubling others with things I could handle on my own, deep down, I was still a little princess who yearned to be loved.Colin, apart from my parents, was the pe
With most lecturers and students out of campus, only Colin and I were in the usually quiet studio. Apart from watching me eat, he kept reminding me to focus and put more effort into my work. It was so desolate that I felt like crying.Oh, Christmas. The holiday came just once a year, and yet I was forced to waste it. How heartbreaking! I wanted to cry!On the night of the 3rd, I was enslaved until 9:00 pm. Exhausted and sleepy, I snapped that it was bedtime and that I would finish the rest tomorrow.However, Colin adamantly refused, using both soft and hard tactics to drag me into completing the remaining work.At 10:45 pm, he escorted me back to the dormitory. After three consecutive days of working day and night, I was physically and mentally worn out. I was sound asleep as soon as I got into the bed.In my dream, Julia and Queenie were sitting in a restaurant, proudly showing off the photos they took in Verdantmont. The scenery was beautiful, making me want to cross through