Chapter 74

Whispering sweet nothings?

Sally shook her head. “I wasn’t whispering sweet nothings! I encouraged him to have a little more confidence in himself!”

After all, Javier was a top student among thousands from their rural school. He should not have that kind of inferior, self-deprecating expression.

Elijah raised his hand and picked up a lock of her hair, playing with it carefully. “What aspect did you want him to be self-confident in?”

From the corner of her eye, Sally watched him elegantly toy with her hair. Her eyes turned, and she simply laid straight on his lap.

This way, he could more easily touch her hair.

He could not see anything after all. She should take care of his feelings.

This girl’s bold move made a great portion of the coldness in Elijah’s eyes vanish.

Along with that, his tone was no longer that hard either. “What did you say to him?”

“I said…”

Recalling what she had said to Javier earlier, Sally’s face reddened. “I said that although he’s not as great as you ar