LOGINAt least, that was what Eli wanted to believe.A few moments later, Natalie's phone rang. The girl looked at the screen before smiling."Raven is having a party tonight."Eli frowned. "A party?""To celebrate the team's victory." Natalie immediately looked excited. "Everyone is coming. The team memb
"Enough!" David snapped, still sounding unwilling to accept it. "Talking to you today will only make things worse!" He simply walked away, leaving Eli behind.He did not care how his girlfriend felt about being left behind like that. To David, his anger was completely justified, and why should he be
"Let me go." Eli tried to pull her hand free, but David's grip only tightened."Are you going to see Josh again?"Eli turned with reddened eyes. She truly couldn't believe David was still bringing up Josh after what had just happened. "What?""Are you always like this?" David's voice rose again. "Th
"Hey!" Josh called again. "I said let Eli go."Eli turned around. She could see the anger on Josh's face. Several students had begun watching them, making Eli feel even more uncomfortable. She didn't want this argument to become a spectacle. More importantly, she didn't want Josh to fight David beca
"He came here to play," Eli explained. "I was just keeping him company for a while.""I know, but I don't care." David's voice grew louder.Josh, who had been silent until then, began watching Eli. He could see the confusion on the girl's face. Eli didn't even seem to know what she had done wrong."
"You're really close to Eli, aren't you?" Josh asked.Natalie smiled. "Yes. We're almost always together on campus."Josh looked relieved. He had been worried that Eli did not have many friends at Raven. Hearing Natalie say that they often spent time together made Josh feel a little more at ease. "T
“I think so.”Selena smiled faintly. “I thought as much. You must have liked talking to your grandmother, right? That’s only natural. Just imagine how wonderful it would be to talk to her all the time. Every day. To receive that kind of warm attention from her.”Eli fell silent, and Selena seemed co
Riana finally stepped in. She couldn’t let this drag on. “Selena, we’re not dismissing the evidence. We just… need time. Everything is happening too suddenly.”“And,” Nathan added calmly, “I have one question first—where have you been staying while in SunCity?”Selena lifted her chin. “I rented a sm
“We’ve arrived, Mr. Daven,” Andy announced as he pulled the car up to the building’s lobby. Quickly, he stepped out to open the door for the little master.The moment the door swung open, Josh blinked in surprise before breaking into a wide grin. “Thank you, Uncle Driver.”Andy gave a polite nod. “M
The moment their car pulled up at the courthouse, Althea froze at the sight before her.“This… is this really okay?”She had expected reporters, yes—Chase had warned her—but not this many. The crowd was overwhelming, far beyond anything she had imagined.“Don’t worry, Miss Althea. We’ve decided,” Ad







