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Thalia hid in the corner, patiently observing every person entering the auditorium. True to her expectations, before long, a tall and familiar figure appeared before her—the person she had been thinking about for days.Without hesitation, she dashed out and stood firmly in front of Lucas.Lucas, who strode purposefully toward the auditorium, was annoyed by the sudden change in rehearsal plans and the summoning of all the students. He frowned at the girl blocking his way."Do you need something?" he asked, his expression still haughty.Thalia, undeterred, found him even more handsome up close. "I've been looking for you for so long. I've wanted to meet you for a while now, but it's taken me this long to finally see you because our schools are so far apart. I'm sorry for taking so long."She smiled shyly at Lucas, but his frown deepened. 'Is this girl mistaking me for someone else? Otherwise, why would she run up to me and say all this gibberish?'"I'm sorry, but I think you've got
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Lucas glanced coldly at Thalia, causing her face to flush red as she shamefully lowered her head. Even then, Lucas did not speak up to defend Thalia."Excuse me. If there's nothing else, please move aside. I need to leave," Lucas said flatly."Do you not remember me at all? It was under that banyan tree where you saw me crying and handed me the handkerchief, telling me not to be sad. Do you not remember any of that?"Tears welled up in Thalia's eyes, but Lucas remained silent. The outcome was clear.Thalia could not bear the mockery from the onlookers anymore. She fled from the scene to escape the crowd.She found a corner and squatted. From there, she could still see Lucas as he strode into the auditorium. At that moment, Claudia emerged from the auditorium.Claudia came out happily. The teacher had just permitted her to bring Thalia in, but she did not expect to come out and not see Thalia. Instead, she bumped into Lucas."Lucas, have you seen a girl here who looks a bit like
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Despite being scolded by her father, Claudia still did not defend herself. She had clearly searched every corner of the school, even breaking out into a sweat. She felt extremely uncomfortable with the sweat sticking to her body. There was no way Thalia was waiting for her at the library since she had searched there as well."What am I supposed to tell your mother if something happened to Thalia? You're already so grown up and I never had to worry about you. But how could you lose your sister? You two are my only daughters, and when I get old, it will be up to you to support each other. How can I trust you anymore when you're so careless?"Claudia remained silent as Henry took off his apron, and together, they rushed outside. They saw Thalia walking in a daze in the hallway."Thalia!"They rushed to her side, and Henry hugged Thalia, before looking her up and down. "Are you okay? You scared me. Weren't you supposed to come back with your sister? How did you end up being left behind
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"Before going to rehearsal, I had told her to wait for me at the entrance of the auditorium while I went to ask the teacher if she could go in. But as soon as I came out, she was gone. All the teachers and students were waiting for me in the auditorium, and I... I couldn't leave without telling them anything!" said Claudia.Thalia explained through tears, "Claudia, I didn't mean to wander off. It was just too sunny outside the auditorium, so I wanted to find a shady spot. I didn't see you coming out. If I knew I could go in, I wouldn't have wandered off. I know I shouldn't wander in unfamiliar places, Dad, I really didn't mean to! Please don't scold Claudia anymore. It's all my fault. I won't go to her school again next time."Claudia bit her lip and remained silent. Henry lost his composure even more when he saw Thalia crying so sadly."You're too cocky for your own good! You think you can do everything well. But in reality, you ended up causing your sister to suffer in an unfamili
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"Claudia only said those things out of anger. Don't take it to heart. I'll talk to her again after she has calmed down. Just as you said, she's also dealing with her own pressure. From now on, it's better not to go to school with her on weekends."Henry sighed. He did not see Thalia smiling sinisterly in his arms.Naturally, she had no appetite for dinner. "Dad, you go ahead with dinner. I've lost my appetite, so I'll go back to my room now."Henry waved his hand and sat down alone at the dining table somewhat wearily. It was indeed hard for him to raise two daughters single-handedly.Back in her room, Thalia jumped onto her bed happily. She could not stop smiling. "Ah, nothing beats the comfort of my own bed."Of course, she had no intention of eating dinner; she had already eaten her fill before returning home. Everything had gone according to her plan.'Oh, Claudia, Claudia, how does it feel to be ignored by Dad? How does it feel to be wrongly accused? Finally, you get to tast
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'From the moment she followed me to school, I repeatedly reminded her not to wander off. After all, the school was unfamiliar to her. What if she gets lost? Even though she promised me she wouldn't, she seemed to have forgotten about it the moment we reached my school.'"Gah! Forget it. Maybe this is all a misunderstanding on my part!" said Claudia out loud with a frown.Just then, her friend sent her a screenshot.[Take a look at this. Isn't this your sister? Why is she being discussed in our school forum?]The figure in the photo was not very clear, but Claudia immediately recognized Thalia because she was wearing the same outfit. However, what caught Claudia's attention was the sarcastic title of the post and the person standing beside Thalia—Lucas.[What's your opinion of a girl from another school confidently confessing her feelings to our school's heartthrob?]Most of the comments below were mocking the girl in the photo, and Claudia felt extremely uncomfortable reading the
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"Did you really think that was the perfect lie? I've been told by more than one classmate that they've spotted you outside. They even sent me some photos. Would you like to take a look?"As soon as Claudia pulled out her phone, Thalia's expression soured momentarily. Then, she forced a bright smile the next second."What are you talking about? I spent my afternoon reading in the library. I even borrowed a collector's edition of Andersen's fairy tales that I missed out on buying for myself. See for yourself in the library." Thalia's calmness and composure were so convincing that Claudia would have believed every bit of it but for the evidence she had with her. Thalia's lies left Claudia feeling a little apprehensive."Do you think I'm as devious as you are? I'm telling you I have evidence because that's the truth, and I have a pretty good idea of why you'd want to go to school with me. It's because of Lucas, right? I didn't see what happened because I was rehearsing, but you made suc
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The thought that strangers would be commenting on her appearance and deeming her unworthy of Lucas was too heavy a burden to bear for her."Claudia, please! I admit that I was wrong! Please just let me see what was written in the forum! Please! I don't even know Lucas that well. I just... I... I…"Thalia could not muster any more lies. She genuinely liked Lucas and could not bring herself to say that she 'hated him'."You? You, what?" Claudia asked. "You don't know Lucas, and Lucas doesn't know you. I don't even know how you managed to fall in love with him. My advice to you is to just give up. Lots of people have a crush on him. You're not the first, and you're not special, so there's no point losing sleep over it. Everyone's going to forget about it anyway. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill."She then continued, "The person who took the photo didn't capture your face anyhow, and no one in our school knows who you are either. Just bear with a bit of this torture, and you'll
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Sherman could not help but feel fearful when he recalled the incident.Rita gently smoothed his furrowed brow. "I knew you'd come to rescue me, just like all the times you did. I love you, Sherman."Previously, Rita confessed her love to him when she was groggy. At this moment, however, she was clearly awake, even sporting a faint smile on her face as she confessed.Sherman immediately blushed. "I love you, too."Rita did not stay long in the hospital; she quickly returned to the Parr family's mansion. Just as Sherman's grandparents had said, Rita did not have any major injuries, so there was no need for her to stay in the hospital that long. In fact, she might even recover faster emotionally under the care at home.Not once did Sherman bring up Rita's job, but she surprisingly resigned from New Capital Times on her own accord. It would be difficult for her to investigate cases with her current condition; not to mention Sherman had handed over the evidence to the police. The polic
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"Sherman, I like you. I love you," Rita finally confessed.Sherman, deeply pained, pulled Rita into his arms. "This is all my fault. I should've looked for you quicker. I've never blamed you. All I want is to see you smile. It's enough for me as long as you're willing to let me stay by your side."You don't have to confess to me. I know it's hard for you to do that because of your family. I've seen the way they've treated you, and…"The bodyguards who had barged in with Sherman felt a bit awkward to see their company president in tears. However, the priority was to get Rita to the hospital for a check-up. Being tied up for hours could cause circulation issues, and it could be dangerous if her limbs did not regain feelings soon.In the end, they got the bravest among them to convince Sherman to let them take Rita to the hospital. Instead of letting them do it, Sherman wiped away his tears and, with ease, lifted Rita as if she was as light as a feather.Fortunately, after the hospit
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With that, Karen left without looking back. She was carrying Vince's baby in her womb, so how could she pin all her hopes on Sadie? Since Sadie was obviously unruly, she would have to rely on her son.'Sadie can spend the rest of her life with Esmond since she likes him so much. God knows it had been exhausting enough to raise her. Plus, it's only fair for Esmond to take care of her since I've done my part taking care of her until now,' thought Karen.Meanwhile, the only consolation for Sherman was that Esmond did not try to put up a fight. It seemed that he still cared about his daughter Sadie.Sherman led his men to a dilapidated house. Esmond had been cautious enough to choose a rundown house situated at the end of a village.When Sherman barged in, he found Rita lying on the floor while Esmond's men ignored her. Esmond's men had followed his orders, and since he did not instruct them to do anything to Rita, they left her well alone.Before the men could react, they were surrou
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Karen cried and silently knelt by Sadie's side without trying to defend herself. Sadie, on the other hand, feebly tried to explain herself. Alas. Vince refused to listen.There had been many occasions before when he had chosen to believe Karen and Sadie, but at this moment, he realized he had been terribly wrong to do that.Rita used to be so kind, understanding, and well-behaved. However, ever since Karen and Sadie moved in, Vince felt like his daughter had become manipulative, always trying to compete for attention, and stirring up jealousy in front of him.Unfortunately, it took Rita's disappearance to make Vince realize that Rita was not trying to compete for attention. All Rita wanted from him was to treat her the same as Sadie.Vince used to think that Rita should give in to Sadie more since Sadie was younger, too."Why don't you go live with your biological father since you prefer him so much? I never want to see you show your face around here anymore! As for your mother, s
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Sadie was so anxious that she wanted to jump out. "Mom, don't tell me you fell for it! Why did you call Esmond? Now they all know where Rita is. You've ruined everything, again! What were you thinking?"Karen could not care less. She cried and slapped Sadie. "You nearly scared me to death! What would I do if something happened to you? I didn't raise you just to watch you die. I told you not to meet up with Esmond, so why did you secretly meet up with him? How can you ask him to get rid of Rita?"Are you out of your mind? All I want is for us to live out the rest of our lives peacefully, so why didn't you listen to me?!"Sadie was furious. Karen had stopped trying to get rid of Rita ever since she got pregnant, so how could Sadie not be angry? Rita was like a thorn in her side, and Sadie would never be happy unless Rita was dead."Don't you know I like Sherman? How could you ask me to do nothing when Rita has stolen him from me?! I was the one who liked him first. It's either Rita g
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Karen wanted so badly to slap Esmond through the phone.'What good are his pompous words now? We wouldn't be in this mess now if he hadn't hit me back then! What's more, he's saying he's doing this for Sadie. But has he ever thought of what would happen to me and Sadie if he got rid of Rita? Rita's the heiress of the Russell family. Not to mention, she's married to Sherman, so that makes her owner of Parr Group too! What makes Esmond think he can get rid of Rita so easily?'Karen's breath was ragged as she said, "If you don't believe me, just listen to your daughter's screams. I can't save her now; you will literally decide her fate! Plus, I'm pregnant with Vince's baby, so even if I lose Sadie, I still have a kid—which is more than what I can say about you!"Sherman could not help but be impressed by Karen a little. Even in this dire situation, she did not forget to express her heartfelt feelings to Vince, letting him know that she was always on his side. It was certainly not an ea
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"Sherman raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm sure it's just a minor injury, maybe just a finger. There shouldn't be any major issues. A sprained joint takes only a hundred days to heal, and it might take her even less time to heal if you take very good care of her while she's recuperating."Karen's heart ached upon hearing that. She lunged toward Sherman, wanting to hit him, but the bodyguards stopped her before she could get close.Vince, still worried, held Karen tightly beside him. "Calm down. I'm sure Sadie will come out unharmed if Rita's kidnapping has nothing to do with her. But if it does, then you should know very well that…"Vince's voice dropped an octave. He could not believe his daughter's disappearance had anything to do with his stepdaughter. However, he was not utterly naive.He continued, "How could a girl like her take Rita away? Even the car window was smashed. Others must've been involved. Does her biological father have anything to do with it?"Sherman nodded
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"Yes, it's true I met up with my biological father, but it was just a one-time thing. I don't want to go back to him at all! Otherwise, I would've done it ages ago. Dad, I'm really grateful to you for taking me in and looking after me all these years. That's why I feel like you're my real father, even more real than those who share the same blood."How could you unjustly accuse me and Mom like that? Sherman is the one spouting nonsense here. He's trying to push all the blame onto us. Dad, you have to wake up and see the truth!"Karen nodded along, but her heart was racing. 'When did Sadie meet Esmond? How did Sherman know when I don't even know? Seems like Sadie does have something to do with Rita's kidnapping. I have to settle things and get Sherman out of here.'Karen never had the thought of rekindling her relationship with Esmond. The only thing she wanted then was to peacefully give birth to her son. Everything in the Russell family would eventually go to her son, and she would
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Sherman detested people pointing their fingers at him when they spoke. He stood up slowly, towering over Vince instantly."You claim to be Rita's father, yet if I were you, I'd choose to shut up and stand aside. I can't believe you're scolding me for threatening Sadie when she's not even your real daughter!"Look at her guilty expression; it's clear she's involved. If you don't believe me, use your brain a little. No wonder Russell Group is declining under your leadership. It's only a matter of time before the company goes completely bankrupt!"Sherman showed no mercy, causing Vince to retreat with every word. Vince clutched his chest, struggling for breath.Karen, despite her weakness, stepped forward to support him. "How could you speak to your father-in-law like this? What has Sadie done to offend you? She has nothing but admiration for you. Plus, she's just a child. How could you treat her like this?"She went on and on, but Sherman stood his ground. Meanwhile, the burly bodyg
