Toby pressed his forehead and said, "I indeed did not notice this issue, it was my mistake. Efrain must have come back for revenge, there is no doubt about it."
He felt very regretful, "I almost put Evelin in danger."
Russell said, "Evelin was just his way into our circle, his real targets were me and Zoey. If he succeeded in pursuing Evelin, Layne would be the first one to suffer. This move was played very deep."
Zoey nodded, "That's true. I think there were issues between Layne and Evelin. Their relationship was so good, how could problems suddenly arise? There must have been a misunderstanding."
She looked at Leanna, "Leanna, you really didn't know the reason behind this?"
Leanna furrowed her brows, hesitating to speak.
Zoey sighed, "Just by looking at your expression, I knew you must be hiding something. Now that it's just the four of us, let's be honest. I want to hear the truth from you."
Leanna was stared at by three people for
Toby pressed his forehead and said, "I indeed did not notice this issue, it was my mistake. Efrain must have come back for revenge, there is no doubt about it."He felt very regretful, "I almost put Evelin in danger."Russell said, "Evelin was just his way into our circle, his real targets were me and Zoey. If he succeeded in pursuing Evelin, Layne would be the first one to suffer. This move was played very deep."Zoey nodded, "That's true. I think there were issues between Layne and Evelin. Their relationship was so good, how could problems suddenly arise? There must have been a misunderstanding."She looked at Leanna, "Leanna, you really didn't know the reason behind this?"Leanna furrowed her brows, hesitating to speak.Zoey sighed, "Just by looking at your expression, I knew you must be hiding something. Now that it's just the four of us, let's be honest. I want to hear the truth from you."Leanna was stared at by three people for
Evelin's mood was always low, and she was immersed in pain.Jenny was very worried about her situation and wanted to talk to her parents, but Evelin wouldn't let her.She was very anxious in her heart, thinking about finding more people to accompany her, have a meal together and have some fun. So she invited several classmates with whom she had a good relationship to have a meal and then go karaoke after dinner.Evelin had little involvement, she just listened to everyone chatting and singing.Jenny felt a headache, and she thought it was better than letting Evelin stay at home.A classmate asked, "Evelin, I heard that you had a childhood sweetheart, but I haven't seen him around during this time you've been going to school. Are you not together anymore?"Jenny's eyes widened, "You don't talk nonsense! That's not true!"She kept giving the other person signals with her eyes, but the other person seemed to not notice at all, very curio
Layne resumed his busy state again, and sometimes when he returned home, he would find meals set on the dining table, which he only needed to heat up before eating.He knew it was done by Hallie because he had encountered her cooking at home before.He and she had told her that it was not necessary to do so, but Hallie was very persistent.This time, he came out of the laboratory at 10 o'clock at night.He drove back home and, after opening the door, smelled the aroma of chicken soup.Walking into the restaurant, he saw Hallie lying on the dining table, asleep, with three dishes and a soup pot still on the table.The sound of footsteps woke up Hallie. She opened her confused eyes and then became clear. She stood up and said, "Sorry, I was just too sleepy a moment ago."Layne draped his coat over the back of the chair, "It's okay."Hallie pinned back a strand of hair from her ear and said, "I'll warm it up for you.""It's okay, I'll do it myself."Hallie pursed her lips and watched as
Hallie has always been good at cooking and doing household chores since she was young. She would always keep her own things in order.Her parents always said that girls should do household chores well, so that they wouldn't be scolded when they got married and moved to their in-laws' house.She didn't like to hear such words. Girls should be independent and should rather be single than settle for less.If she were to marry into such a family, she would rather never get married in her entire life.People like her parents, who have never seen the world, believe that when a girl reaches a certain age, she should get married and the other party should give enough wedding gifts.She didn't want to be like that. She didn't want to live a routine and rule-abiding life like her sister.A life filled with firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea, and scattered chicken feathers on the ground.She had previously thought about how happy her married life would be if she married someon
Evelin lay in the hospital bed, watching as Jenny scratched her nose on the adjacent bed and then rolled over to continue snoring.Her lips curled slightly, luckily she wasn't tired, otherwise she would have been driven to insomnia by this caregiver.She took out her phone and opened the photo album, looking at the pictures inside. There were solo shots of Layne, as well as pictures of them together.Layne's selfies were filled with some that she secretly took, and some that she forcefully captured, all in all, she smiled unnaturally, with a sense of being compelled to do so.The photo of the two of them was different, Layne always had a faint smile on his face, no longer having a poker face.Evelin caressed his deep brows and straight nose bridge with her fingertips, and her eyes couldn't help but become moist.She found that she would especially miss him when she was sick, wondering what he was doing at that time.She sniffed and st
Jenny waved towards the boy, "Efrain, over here!"Evelin looked and saw a young man who was at least 187 years old. He had deep-set eyes, a high and straight nose, thin lips, and was a handsome man in the traditional sense.She had seen too many good-looking boys, after all, the children of wealthy families were all good-looking. Even if their fathers were not attractive, they would find beautiful women to improve the genes, so the children would not be ugly. Generation after generation, most of them would become more and more good-looking.She had originally thought that the boy Jenny mentioned was just so-so, but it was obvious that he was really good.Although not as good as her Layne.Suddenly, she lowered her gaze and pursed her lips.Layne is no longer herself.It has been fifty-one days since they separated, but her longing for him has not decreased at all, instead, it has become even more profound.She would always wake
Layne glanced over his shoulder, as if looking at a fool, and then turned his head and closed his eyes."I wouldn't do such a foolish thing. It's better to keep oneself clean and pure.""No!" Davin glared at him, "Are you mocking me?"Layne let out a soft hum from his throat and said, "Birds of a feather flock together, and I often wonder how we became friends."Davin: "..."The Maddox family was a top-tier aristocratic family, while the Gould family was a tail-end aristocratic family.In theory, Layne and Davin had no chance of getting in touch with each other. After all, there were too many people trying to curry favor with the Maddox family, and the Gould family didn't stand a chance.It was only because Davin did something incredibly stupid that the two of them crossed paths.It was really stupid to the point of being deadly.In his sophomore year, Davin had a girlfriend, but soon after, she cheated on him with a guy
Layne took a step forward, approached the bed, and said, "Did you wake up?"Hallie wanted to get up, but Layne stopped her and said, "You rest well, say whatever you want while lying down."Tears welled up in Hallie's eyes and slid down her cheeks. "Thank you, Layne," she said.She looked at Davin again and said, "Thank you too, Davin."Davin scratched his head, "Hey, no need to thank me, it wasn't anything difficult. You are Layne's friend, which makes you my friend too, so don't mention it."Layne said, "Tobias would not bother you anymore, you can go to school peacefully."Hallie nodded lightly."You could ask him for compensation."Hallie shook her head, "This is not something to be proud of. It's better if fewer people know about it, otherwise, with more people gossiping, it's inevitable that rumors will spread about what happened to me."Layne agreed, "I will help you find a caregiver who will take care of you duri
Layne had an apartment in Wood Apartments in the city center, just a street away from Woodmerrow University. This was the apartment he had prepared for him and Evelin.After all, living in a dormitory can be inconvenient at times, but of course, he didn't buy it just to take advantage of her.Unfortunately, the apartment remained the same, but people's hearts changed.He bought a case of beer and returned to the apartment. He sat on the sofa, drinking alone and feeling down.He never drank alcohol, but this was the first time.He finished all six bottles of wine and felt only slightly tipsy.But what he wanted was a life of debauchery and excess!He opened the food delivery app and ordered another serving.The delivery from outside was very fast, in just fifteen minutes, another round of beer was delivered.He drank one bottle after another, and by the time he reached the tenth bottle, his stomach churned violently.