" Great ! " said Collen with a smile and high-fived with Lina .
' These two women are the only ones to whom I cannot bring myself to say no . ' thought the major with a troubled expression .
After a few minutes , Claire changed her clothes and came out of the changing room . Edward took his eyes from his phone then remained surprised when he saw Claire .
" What are you looking at ? " said Claire with a doubtful expression .
" I am amazed by my own sense of fashion . I managed to turn an ugly duckling into a beauty . " said Edwards with a smirk looking at her from head to toe .
" Narcist ! " said Claire annoyed .
While she went to pay for the clothes , another saleswoman who clearly looked fascinated by him started to show him a new product . She had unbuttoned her shirt on her chest part a bit then stared at him with flirtatious expressions .
" Here ! You are at least smart enough to pay by yourself . " said Edward handing her the card while staring at the saleswoman with a smirk .
' Phhh......What a jerk ! How come girls are so influenced by him ?! He is handsome , okay but this is too much . ' thought Claire with a confused expression .
She took the card annoyed then went to make the payment .
" Can I add you on We-Chat ? " said the saleswoman .
" Sure cute girl but I will be staring at your photo for long so I may answer a bit late . " said Edward winking at her .
" No worried handsome ! " said the saleswoman winking at him .
Edward walked towards Claire then saw a nice hairclip with a grey gem then thought it would suit her and took it .
" What a caring boyfriend ! You sure are a lucky girl . " said the saleswoman when she saw him pick the hairpin from behind .
" He is not my boyfriend ! He is not even my friend ! He is an annoying pet that has been stuck with me . I will finally get rid of him after finish shopping here . " said Claire with a stern expression .
" I.......I......see ! " said the saleswoman with a nervous smile .
" She belongs to the primitive era . Don't mind her . " said Edward with a devilish smirk ." Hah ? Is your behavior considered a civilized one ? " said Claire .
" The way I see it it's better than being old-fashioned . " said Edward .
" Thank you ! " said Claire ignoring Edward and taking the bags with the clothes she was wearing before coming to the store .
She went ahead out of the store and Edward followed her from behind .
" Here ! " said Claire and gave him the card .
" I thought you would have bought something more . " said Edward with a serious expression .
" No need ! Now that we are finished , I have to go . Stay safe and far , far away from me . " said Claire ." Wait there miss monkey ! " said Edward and grabbed her from her shirt .
" What are you doing ? " said Claire annoyed .
" .....Here ! I don't like you . I think you are too old-fashioned , annoying and..... " said Edward but Claire stopped him .
" If you dare say hypocrite for money I swear I will slap you . " said Claire pointing her finger at him .
Edward grabbed her hand annoyed and handed her the hairclip he bought her .
" ........How come you were the one that saved madam Collen when you are such a stupid crazy monkey girl ?.............This is to thank you for saving her . " said Edward with an annoyed expression .
" How come she is a close family friend with a person who nearly crushed her with his car ?........Anyway , I will accept this . " said Claire looking at the grey hairclip with the letter C in a gen form .
" It was an accident...........This is to be sure I pay back for saving her . " said Edward .
" Heh......just because I gave you that hairclip doesn't mean you can think the weird fantasy of falling for me . " said Edward when seeing that Claire did like the hairclip .
" I rarely see nightmares so rest assured . Also , I will accept this not to clear your conscience but to be reminded of today's incident . If I ever happen to meet someone from your family one day , it could be a good bargain chip for me . How much will I be able to earn ? " said Claire with a serious expression .
" Phhh.........Didn't you say that you would slap me if I called you a hypocrite for money a few minutes ago ? Now , you are admitting your true thoughts . I knew you were a gold digger . Playing the nice girl just to make others think well of you and fall in your weed . " said Edward with a forced smirk .
" I need to clarify something for you . I am not a hypocrite for money person but when I see such a rich jerk like you , I can't help but feel pity that you have so much money when you don't deserve it . A good person deserves money so I don't mind being a golddigger in this case . " said Claire with a smirk .
" Never Crazy monkey girl.......Crazy monkey girl ! " said Edward .
" You have no call on this . " said Edward annoyed .
" I guess it's not your call either . I will come to you when I need am in a difficult financial situation . " said Claire .
" You have no proof . With what are you so sure you can make any accusations to me . " said Edward with an arrogant smirk .
Claire laughed a little then took her phone out and showed Edward the video of him nearly crushing madam Collen with his car .
" You......Give me that ! " said Edward annoyed .
" No can do ! You can't even touch it . " said Claire .
" How did you get that ? " asked Edward .
" I have my ways too . Furthermore , there was a large audience staring at us . I can add witnesses too . " said Claire with a smirk .
" You crazy monkey , I will....... " said Edward but his phone and Claire's phone both started to ring .
" Hello ! " answered the two of them at the same time .
" What ? I will be there right now . " said the two of them confused then glared at each other .
" Stop copying me ! " said the two of them again .
" This is crazy ! Stop it already ! " said the two of them glaring at each other .
" I hope I never see you again . " said Edward .
" Same here mr . Just hope I do not run into financial problems . " said Claire and walked ahead , leaving Edward alone .
' Damn her ! Such an unlucky day ! I already have problems with my family , let alone having her near too . That bastard Nolan ! It's all his fault and now he asks me to even come to his rescue...............Haaaaahhh ! I will help him out first then punish him severely . ' thought Edward annoyed then headed out of the mall .
He opened the door to his car and entered then headed to the location Nolan sent him . At the same time , Claire rushed to her friend's location in a hurry . A few minutes later , Edward's car arrived . He came out of his car and entered the building while looking at his phone .
" Where the heck is this guy ? What is he doing in a place like this ? " said Edward looking around annoyed as he was searching for Nolan .
" Bro !!! " spoke a voice from behind .When Edward turned his face towards the voice he saw that it was Nolan .
" What's the trouble ? " said Edward stopping Nolan from hugging him .
" Why are you being so cold bro ? You were fine this morning . " said Nolan not understanding why he was so annoyed .
" Everything was fine until the moment you called me . You made this morning the worst morning in my life . " said Edward with an annoyed expression .
Claire arrived at the meeting place and was able to see her friend standing in front of a machine that looked like a stage with huge boxes .
" Claire ! You are finally here . " said her friend and hugged her tightly .
" I only came because you said that the teacher got sick and it was declared a vacation day . " said Claire with a smile .
" You little nerd ! It's good to take a break from time to time . " said her friend smiling .
" Carol , you should know better than others the reason why I am a hardworking nerd . " said Claire poking her forehead .
" He he he ! I know ! I know ! I won't say it anymore . Now , my idol of fast learning , please help me . " said Carol .
" You said that it was an urgent situation . " said Claire looking at her doubtfully .
" It is ! The limited edition is the one I have been searching for , for such a long time and is now given as the first prize to the one who wins this challenge . It's the puff collectibles . " said Carol .
" Are you serious ? You took me here just because of this ? " said Claire with a confused expression .
" I am begging you Claire ! You can ask me for anything . I will make sure to do all the annoying homework for the both of us . Just help me get the puff collectibles' limited edition . " said Carol hugging her with a cute expression .
A few meters away Edward and Nolan were coming in their direction . When Edward saw Claire's back he immediately recognized her .
" Why did you stop ? " asked Nolan when seeing Edward stop walking .
" I can't believe it . Is this a curse ?........Why does this girl appear everywhere I go today ? We just separated a while ago . " said Edward annoyed .
" Bro , is she your new girl ? " said Nolan when looking at Claire .
" What new girl ?! Are you cursing me ? " said Edward punching his arm .
" Ouc !!!! " said Nolan confused as he held his arm .
" You have no call on this . " said Edward annoyed . " I guess it's not your call either . I will come to you when I need am in a difficult financial situation . " said Claire . " You have no proof . With what are you so sure you can make any accusations to me . " said Edward with an arrogant smirk . Claire laughed a little then took her phone out and showed Edward the video of him nearly crushing madam Collen with his car . " You......Give me that ! " said Edward annoyed . " No can do ! You can't even touch it . " said Claire . " How did you get that ? " asked Edward . " I have my ways too . Furthermore , there was a large audience staring at us . I can add witnesses too . " said Claire with a smirk . " You crazy monkey , I will....... " said Edward but his phone and Claire's phone both started to ring . " Hello ! " answered the two of them at the same time . " What ? I will be there right now . " said
" She is just a poor nerd girl we have at school . She is so old-fashioned . Gosh ! I soo love it when you call me baby ! " said Chloe with her eyes totally enamored with Edward . Claire stared at the two of them with a surprised expression . " Oh....a poor nerd...I am curious about your perspective miss . " said Edward with a polite tone . " A simple opinion . No need to mind it too much . " said Claire not wanting to continue talking with him or the other girls anymore . " Claire , where are you going ? " asked Chloe . " We are just taking a look around . " said Carol . " I had no idea that you could afford to wander around here . " said Chloe . " Let's just say , I worked hard during the holiday . " said Claire . Edward looked at Claire's calm smile and found it weird how she didn't take Chloe's words to heart . ' She's too headstrong for being poor . ' thought Edward . " Well....We........We really h
After the three of them joined the group , they walked towards the place where the challenge was taking place ." Welcome ! Which game do you want to play ? " said the man with a welcoming smile .Claire looked at Chloe and opened her phone ." Sign the check first . " said Claire ." Claire , aren't you being a bit too rude now ? " said Chloe ." I am simply making sure that you keep your word . I wouldn't like it if the situation were to end up with an excuse . " said Claire ." You should keep your word Claire if you want me to keep mine . " said Chloe ." I always keep my word when I say it . " said Claire and directed the phone towards herself then started to record a video ." Hello everyone ! I am Claire . Chloe challenged me to win these puffs and she will pay me a hundred thousand dollars if I make it but if I fail I will have to kiss her feet in front of the whole school . She is so generous that I do not find it in my
" Wow ! You are amazing . " said Nolan with his thumbs up at Claire ." I am glad to have impressed you . " said Claire with a smile ." You did impress us in a very unexpected way miss . Didn't she bro ? " said Nolan with a smile .Edward stared at Claire with an amazed expression . He didn't want to admit it but it was indeed impressive that she was able to find the way to throw all the thirteen cans with just one bullet .' I hate to admit it but it was impressive just like Nolan said . She is such a poor and pauper girl but her intelligence sure is to be praised . What a pity that she is a greedy person ! ' thought Edward with a smirk ." Beginner's luck........... " said Edward with a serious expression ." You realize what you are saying sounds extremely false and boring , right ? " said Claire with a smirk .Chloe was burning with anger and she had enough of it when she saw her talking with Edward and Edward paying attention to
" It's a great opportunity . Now that you have also taken so much money from Chloe , it will be easier for you . I am really happy for you Clarie . You deserve it . Also , don't be sad about Chloe's words . She is always arrogant like that . " said Carol patting Claire's shoulder . " I am not sad . It's the truth and I can't deny it . That is the reality in which I live in . " said Claire with a forced smile . " Awwww.......you are gonna make me cry . " said Carol with her eyes tearing up . " Ha ha ha ha ! You can't continue to be such a crybaby anymore . I won't be around so you need to take care of yourself . " said Claire patting her head . " Please don't go ! I want you here . " said Carol hugging her arm . " Ha ha ha ! I need to go , especially after slapping Chloe . I can't stay here anymore or else she will make my life a living hell . " said Claire with a smile . " Claire...........did it feel good slapping her ? " said Carol w
" Eee.......Great ! " said Claire looking at her mother's smile relieved .Her phone rang and she saw that it was the assistant of the dean calling her ." Who is it ? " asked Melani when seeing her daughter's face turn serious ." The dean's assistant . " said Claire with a troubled expression and opened the call ." Hello , miss Claire ! " said the dean's assistant ." Hello ! " said Claire ." I wanted to congratulate you for winning the scholarship abroad . It's a huge blessing for you . " said the dean's assistant with a smirk ." A blessing I highly deserve , don' you think so ? " said Claire with a chuckle ." I called you to inform you that you need to come tomorrow to sign the papers needed for your acceptance . If there are no problems , you will be able to leave for abroad five days later . Everything has been arranged and there will be some people waiting for you at the airport . " said the dean's assistant .
" Edward........I know you don't want to ever meet your family but...you have to go there Edward . You must be present in your grandfather's funeral ceremony . " said madam Collen with a sad tone . " Madam Collen , I........ " said Edward a bit hesitant . " Please Edward ! " said madam Collen . Edward also wanted to go but he was afraid that his presence would bring more trouble than solutions . " I...understand . I will come back madam Collen . See you at the ceremony. Edward..........you should come . " said madam Collen . " That's the right thing to do Edward . Don't worry about what anyone else says . You will not be staying there for long anyways . I will also be there to back you up . " said madam Collen with a relieved tone . After closing the call , Nolan came inside Edward's office inside his apartment and saw his demoralized expression . " What's wrong devil king ? Are you lost in thoughts on how to spend the one and
" Give me all the money that's in there or I will shoot you right on the head . " said the thief with a harsh tone . Everyone in the store started to panic . The thief pointed the gun at another saleswoman which was hovering and ordered her to close the front door of the store , blocking the people inside the store . The ceiling of the store opened and another thief came inside . In comparison to the other thief who was wearing all black clothes and even his mask , the other thief was wearing a grey mask . The people around were even more terrified . They couldn't even move . " If anyone dares to pick their phone or call other people I will shoot them . " said the thief with the grey mask and shot a bullet towards a glass exposition . " Ahhhh ! " yelled the girl near the glass and immediately fell on the ground covering her face with her face . " Little Ed...... " said madam Collen scared and worried . " Calm down madam Collen . " said Edward
Claire left and closed the door . Erik and Emma looked at Edward with an annoyed expression ." Edward.......is this necessary ? " asked Emma .Edward looked at her and ignored her then started to look at the files on his desk ." Edward , are you serious ? I really hope that you aren't.........Seriously , how can you threaten a good girl like her in such a way ?.......I don't know Claire's family condition but when I heard you say the medical treatment for her brother that confused me . No matter how cold you are , you can't behave like this . You can't threaten her with her brother's medical condition . " said Erik annoyed .Emma was surprised to see Erik so protective of Claire . Erik was never the type to care about girls in general . The only girls he talked to were his relatives , Emma, and a few close friends to him ." Since when have you become so supportive of her ? You have only met her two times . " said Edward staring at him in an inte
" You are the one who came here . I didn't ask you to come nor did I take you forcibly . I told you to not mess with me but you keep coming to me . Since you can't stay away from me you may as well stay within my sight......I hate it when others try to approach me in a shady way . " said Edward with a serious expression ." What ?.....What are you saying ? How can you even think that I am purposely following you ? How could I possibly come after you ? " said Claire looking at him shocked ." .....I have seen a lot of women trying to approach me . They will try every method just to get close to me . You too ! Stop playing the hard catch . " said Edward ." How can you say that ?........I will not waste my breath with you . I have no reason to be near you . The school decided that I would come here to your company . It wasn't my free will . I struggle hard to give my family a good life and to try to become someone for both of them but you.....How dare you th
Claire looked at Edward and noticed that he was very serious about what he was said . She let go of him and stepped back ." Your........special lawyer ? " said Claire confused ." .....I want you to be my special lawyer . You will not only deal with the cases of me being thrown in court but you will also be in charge of my protection . This is all that will be required from you . Since you will be working as my bodyguard you will also be my assistant . " said Edward with a smirk ." ....Instead of two jobs now I have to do three ? " said Claire with a forced smile thinking that he was joking ." I will not ask you to do any other job apart from dealing with documents related to law cases and protecting me ." You must be kidding me.....Seriously ?...... " said Claire touching her forehead in a troubled way ." I am dead serious . I was serious when I said that you are annoying but now I am even more serious . " said Edward .Claire t
" I think I misheard but.......Did you just call me old ? " said Edward with a frozen smirk ." Even your hearing isn't working well . Those are clear signs of old age . How about you go and see a doctor ? " said Claire with an innocent smile ." You have already used half of my patience crazy monkey girl . " said Edward annoyed ." .....Only half more and I will be saved from you , old man . I am doing quite well . He he he ! " said Claire with a happy tone then noticed a strange ominous aura coming from Edward ." I can't believe such a girl actually exists . The more I hear the way she talks with him , the more afraid I become of her . " whispered Erik with a terrified expression ." I totally agree with you . I am feeling my blood pressure low because of them . " whispered Ema .Edward bit his lip as he grinned . He didn't expect that she could escape from his charms but once again he was proven that he could not predict anything when it
Claire to the taxi and soon she found herself at Edward's company . When she got out of the taxi , she stared at the company then a voice from behind called her ." Claire ! " said the voice again .When Claire turned her head , she saw it was Erik ." Good morning ! " said Erik with a smile ." Morning ! " said Claire with a forced smile ." You don't look happy . " said Erik ." I am super pissed Erik . " said Claire annoyed ." Who and why ? " asked Erik ." I don't think the person who annoyed me needs an introduction . He is already very famous . " said Claire with an ironic tone ." I guess I know who this famous person is . " said Erik .Claire and Erik entered the elevator and waited to arrive at the floor where the annoying president was ." If it can make you feel better , I have got an additional coffee latte can with me . Do you want it ? " said Erik handing her the coffee latte can .She
When Claire went to her home at night they all smiled happily ." Overall , we did have a good day . " said Melani as she unbuttoned Rei's jacket ." Yeah , we sure did..... " said Claire with a forced smile .' That jerk totally ruined our day of fun . Why did we have to bump into him ?.......Not only that but we also met another weirdo....... ' thought Claire with an annoyed expression as she remembered the faces of Edward and Alonzo ." Didn't you enjoy today's outing Claire ? " asked Melani when she saw her expression ." I enjoyed it mom . I just was thinking that I could enjoy it better we didn't bump into those two people . " said Claire ." You mean mr Alonzo and Edward ?...Mr Alonzo was annoying at first but he did apologize for his mistake . He clearly didn't know about Rei's condition . " said Melani ." Whatever ! I just don't like that guy . He looks weird . " said Claire ." Weird ?.......In which weird sense ? "
" It seems like it will take some time before they get down . " said Melani looking at the train . " Mom , I would like to take a look at that store over there . It had some interesting stuff . I will be back soon . " said Claire . " .....Alright but don't be late . " said Melani . " No , I won't . " said Claire with a smile . " Okay ! " said Claire and walked ahead . " I am quite thirsty so I will go to buy something to drink . " said Edward with a polite smile then walked ahead too . Melani looked at her daughter and noticed that Edward was walking in the same direction as Claire but he was a bit away from her . ' ......Hmmmm....... ' thought Melani . " Cough.....cough....... " coughed Alonzo when he saw her staring at them but she still continued to stare at them . " Cough.........Cough........ " coughed Alonzo again . " Are you sick ? Why are you coughing so much ? " asked Melani . " I had a
" Train ticket ?......Wiat ! I need that train ticket . " said Edward ." Huh ?........You needed that train ticket ?.........I am very sorry . That girl took the last ticket of this time's ride . I can give you the same ticket for the next ride if you want . " said the worker ." When will the next ride start ? " asked Edward ." It will start after forty minutes . The train ride is the longest ride we have in the amusement park . " said the worker ." .....I got it . " said Edward then looked back at the girl who took the ticket and was going to the worker at the train ride .' I have no intention of waiting for another forty minutes just because of a simple train ride . I will just buy the ticket from her . ' thought Edward and hurried to catch up with her .Edward grabbed her by her shoulder then stopped her ." Miss , you pushed me and I couldn't get the ticket . Give me the ticket now . " said Edward .Claire looked at th
" Daddy................my dress got dirty . " said the little girl on the ground starting to cry ." Hey ! How dare you push my daughter ? " said a man grabbing Rei's little arm annoyed .Rei was scared at his sight and started to push him as he yelled . Claire and Melani rushed to his side immediately . Melani held Rei as Claire grabbed his arm and glared at him ." What do you think you are doing ? You are an adult yet you grab the arm of a child in such a rough way . Is that the way an adult should behave with children ? " said Claire with an angry tone as she glared at him forcibly .' ...…This girl...she is strong . So short yet strong.... ' thought the man with a perplexed expression .He looked behind her and saw Melani trying to ease her son . She raised her head and looked at him annoyed ." Who do you think you are to scare my son like that ? Don't you have any brain ? " said Melani ." Don't I have any brain ?!.....You