21. Javier

“Oh, look who’s here. My little sister is back!” Clementine smirked and looked at Beatrice from head to toe. Her arms were crossed and her brows were arched. At her side, Barbie and Faith were standing too, giving Beatrice and Kyla a hard look.

“Hey, Clementine! Will you stop bullying Beatrice?! You’re not even her real sister!” Kyla said. She was always the one who fought for Beatrice when Clementine’s group bullied her.

Beatrice touched Kyla’s hand to ask her to stop. But Kyla was already glaring at Clementine. Clementine looked at Kyla.

“Why? What are you going to do?”

“You–”

"Kyla," Beatrice came to a halt in front of her friend. She looked at her stepsister. “What do you want?”

Clementine laughed in a mocking way. “What? I’m just asking how you are. Is it wrong? Especially now that you’re not going home to our house?”

“Well, I’m sure that you would like it that I’m not going home. Why still ask?”

Clementine felt her blood boil because of Beatrice's answer. “Wow! I see you