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Samantha laughed again after hearing Howard and Lawrence’s words. “Do you guys not trust me?”
“No, no!” They quickly shook their heads,
Howard said anxiously, “Goddess, I know about your skills! You’re so
Then why are you doubting still? Do you think I’m just boasting
Howard looked at Samantha and then lowered his head.
His voice was low.
amazing, much better than that Justino! We all know it
“Goddess… I’ve been so happy playing games with you and spending time with everyone. But… I don’t want to hold you
back”
“Hmph. Samantha rolled her eyes at Howard. “Howard, have you forgotten that no one wanted to be on my team in the beginning, except for you four who were willing to team up with me? Now that others see how good we are, they want to poach our members. Why should we let them take what’s already ours?”
She paused for a while. “Since you believe in me, I can take you to the international stage. I’ve only trained you twice, and you’ve already improved so much. What do you have to be afraid of? No matter what happens, I’ll be there, right?”
Samantha smiled and looked at the four teammates. “I may not have many other qualities. But one thing about me I’m fiercely protective. Since you all chose me in the first place, Ill be responsible for you to the end. I said I’d take you
is that the international stage, and I will.”
Her words were firm and powerful, striking at the hearts of the four.
Leila, who rarely spoke, was the first to speak up. “Samantha, I believe in you.”
Her tone was still icy, but incredibly sincere.
Darwin added, “Me too”
Howard, as if suddenly awakening, looked deeply at Samantha, his eyes seemingly on the verge of tears. “Goddess… L.. feel so lucky to have met you.”
Lawrence chimed in, “Me too. I want to cry…
Howard and Lawrence unexpectedly burst into tears.
Coincidentally, the waiter brought their beer, and the two of them drank like there was no tomorrow.
From the contempt and insults they had endured while playing games in recent days to the frustration they had experienced throughout their lives, the fights they had been in, and the insults they had received.
Unexpectedly, these two grown men were now complaining endlessly.
The dissonant sounds filled the room.
Later, Samantha and Leila couldn’t take it anymore, so they left.
They left Darwin, who still had an expressionless face, and calmly continued to eat barbecue.
After leaving the barbecue restaurant, Samantha asked Leila, “Are you heading back to the university?”
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“Yes.” Leila nodded.
The night breeze blew, and a few strands of Leila’s hair fluttered around her forehead.
Her features were exquisite and beautiful under the streetlight, but Samantha felt a sense of familiarity.
So, she asked directly. “Leila, have I ever seen you somewhere before?”
As soon as these words left her mouth, Samantha couldn’t help but feel like she sounded like a flirtatious guy trying to strike up a conversation.
However, Leila remained calm.
She turned to look at Samantha and then lowered her gaze. “We have indeed met before.”
“Oh?” Samantha responded. “So is this a successful flirtation?” she thought to herself.
Leila looked at the street lamp and said lightly, “You saved me before.”
Samantha was speechless as she thought, “Is this a romance or a hero–saving–damsel act? So, is Leila offering herself willingly?”
Samantha felt that she was thinking too much, so she shook her head quickly.
I can’t recall it,” she said.
Leila pursed her lips and said, “On the eve of the SAT, I was attacked by a group of bullies, and you appeared and drove them away. I remember at that time, you were with your two children.
Once Leila said this, Samantha suddenly realized. “Oh, oh, I remember now that you mentioned it. I saved another girl who was just as icy as you. Haha, I never thought that could be you. What a coincidence!”
“Hmm.”
Samantha thought, “Leila’s indeed extremely icy”
Soon, they flagged down a taxi.
During the ride, Samantha did most of the talking, while Leila occasionally added a word or two.
Samantha felt that this was the day she had shared the most with Leila in the entire month.
Actually, in the whole month combined, they hadn’t said as much as they did today.
“It seems that Leila is willing to be friends with me, Samantha thought.
Samantha returned to the manor after dropping Leila off at her university.
She first went to check on her two children, who were already sound asleep.
She couldn’t help but to reach out and poke their soft cheeks.
“How could there be such cute little brats?” she thought
Thinking about how she still smelled like barbecue and hadn’t taken a shower, Samantha decided not to linger with the two children. She went back to her own room.
As soon as she opened the door to her room and before she could even step inside, a dark figure rushed at her.
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Instinctively, Samantha threw a punch.
There came a muffled groan.
Samantha was confused.
Inside the room, Francis sat on the couch, covering his mouth, his eyes filled with resentment as he gazed at Samantha bitterly.
Samantha stood nearby, feeling as awkward as a disciplined elementary school student.
She had no idea why Francis suddenly came back.
She had once again returned late, drunk, and she even hit him. She wondered if she even stood a chance of surviving the night.
“Ha.” Francis let out a cold, mocking laugh
Coincidentally, a gust of cold wind blew in through the window Eausing goosebumps to form on Samantha’s skin.
She couldn’t tell if it was because of the wind or Francis‘ sheer.
Samantha walked over to sit down next to Francis, asking in a pitiful tone, “Fiz… does your mouth hurt?”
“What do you think?” His voice was cold.
Samantha became even more flustered. The injury is on your body… but the pain is in my heart.”
She said this with deep affection, batting her big watery eyes at Francis, looking pitiful.
Francis only glanced at her once before quickly turning his head
He was afraid that if he looked at her any longer, he would lose control.
After all, when he turned his head, the corner of his mouth had involuntarily twitched upwards.
“But this woman! If I don’t take care of her tonight, she might ascend to the heavens! Perhaps, this is what they call a romantic foreplay?” he thought.
After turning his head, Francis said coldly, “The external injury is manageable, but the internal damage is severe.”
Samantha’s lips twitched, and she asked foolishly, “Did you get injured while you were out?”
Francis turned his head to look directly at Samantha, his gaze seeming to say, “Can there really be someone in this world. who lacks understanding of romance?”
Samantha seemed to sense the disdain in Francis‘ eyes and bit her lip. “I understand now… you’re disgusted with me.”“” With that, Samantha even acted a bit pitiful.
She hung her head, wringing her hands, and her voice was full of sorrow,
“Here I am, all alone, waiting in an empty house for so long. My boyfriend finally comes back, and he doesn’t even give me advance notice. It made me miss him so much, so I went out to drown my sorrows in alcohol and gaze at the moon, hoping to express my feelings of longing. But my boyfriend came back and gave me nothing but cold looks. This world… is just too difficult! Too difficult! Huhu…
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