Chapter 13

I froze, feeling a lot of pain in my chest, then Brian always hated me like that.

"I said this." Brian raised his voice.

"Yes." I heard my voice choke.

Brian seemed to hear it, too; he looked at me motionless momentarily and then spoke. "From now on, I don't like to hear apologies; thanks, Sir Brian, leave all that to me."

I looked at Brian in surprise and then nodded heavily. "I'll try to make you less disgusted with me."

Brian's brow furrowed slightly to show his displeasure, then he spoke coldly again. "When you go out later, someone bullies you, just like last night, you must fight back."

I was in shock for a long time, but I returned to my senses when Oralie called me. Like seeing a ghost, I panicked and waved my hand. "No, I don't dare. Moreover, I can't even beat them..."

“If you don't fight back, you have to fight. If you don't fight back, they will make you stupid and bully you." Brian's voice hit my ears sharply.

My chest rose and fell for a moment, awkwardly looking at him.