Semua Bab Goodbye, Mr. Ex: I've Remarried Mr. Right: Bab 1801 - Bab 1810

Solomon was convinced that Lillian was untouchable, dodging danger like she was born lucky.The next morning, they headed to school together.In the driver's seat, Jordan scanned the crowd of students. "I'll be at the gate ten minutes early from now on. No lingering outside. No eating street food or stuff from classmates. Keep an eye out for shady types. Stay sharp.""Got it," Lillian said.They hopped out of the car.Solomon narrowed his eyes, sensing Jordan's tension. Something was up around the school."Let's go," Lillian said, striding ahead.Solomon stayed quiet, scoping out the crowd.The school gate had way more guards than yesterday, and plainclothes policemen were blending in nearby. Most wouldn't notice, but Solomon, trained for this since he was a kid, clocked the setup.The whole school was locked down tight, like a net keeping everyone inside safe."Lillian." Farrah jogged up, buzzing to show Lillian a tiny figurine.She froze when she spotted Solomon trailing b

Juan ignored it, his tone flat. "I'm your new homeroom teacher for a month. During that time, I don't want anyone to cause trouble in my class."He snapped a pen in half and added, "If anyone slacks off, can't answer my questions, or falls behind, you'll end up like this pen."The class gasped.At their age, the worst threat was getting their parents called or a warning. Expulsion for big screw-ups. But this? Straight-up intimidation was the first time ever."I'm done for," Lillian muttered, despaired.She couldn't stand Juan or Jordan. If those two were running her life, she'd rather keel over. Drake was way better.Lillian was on the verge of tears when Juan called out to her."Here." She shot up like a reflex.Juan eyed her. "If you flunk PE today, you know what's coming."Lillian swallowed hard, eager to call Debra right away.Juan read her mind and stepped closer. "Hand over your phone."She shot a desperate look at Solomon, but he looked away.Juan stared her down. Gr

"Am I hallucinating?" a guy muttered, rubbing his eyes. "That's not human speed."He'd never seen anyone run like that. Lillian seemed to be throwing the race but dragging it out.The coach hit the timer. "Three minutes and fifteen seconds! Lillian, you aced it!""Aced it? I just want a pass," Lillian groaned, flopping to the ground.Farrah freaked. "Lillian, you okay? Don't scare me."Juan was unimpressed by the theatrics. "Marion's stellar daughter."He turned and walked into the building. Ben knew he was ticked because Lillian couldn't even nail a simple pacing job.In the infirmary, the doctor had gone to grab glucose, leaving Lillian and Solomon alone.Solomon smacked her arm. "Cut the act. Get up."Lillian cracked one eye and bolted upright. "How did I do? Convincing?""You kidding?" Solomon groaned.If her test run hit the internet, it'd be meme city. Anyone could tell she was sandbagging.A few seconds faster, and she'd have smashed the school record."I fainted. M

"I'm just a little slow at this," Lillian stammered. "I don't need Solomon to protect me. I..."Juan's glare shut her up. "You've never seen anything like this and think you can protect others? Pipe dream.""I bet you haven't even seen anything like this," Lillian muttered under her breath.Yet Juan caught every word. "What your parents and I faced back then was way worse than this."The Illuminati wasn't just 50 guns. They had bullets and schemes.Lillian mumbled, "Adults always brag."It was a lawful world now, with little danger. It was crazy to mobilize so many people. It was totally meaningless.Juan knew her mindset.Despite all her training, she was still a greenhouse flower, toughened by fake risks but untested by real storms.He didn't buy that Debra and Marion missed this. They just didn't want to push her too hard.But with danger closing in, he wasn't letting Lillian drown.Solomon stood circled by the crew. He'd seen this in movies but not in real life."Last c

Juan saw him waver and spoke. "Get up. Let your boss see you're fine."The "dead" guards stood up and dusted themselves off. It was all just a scare tactic."You think your guys could waltz into my lockdown?" Juan said. "If I didn't let them in, they'd never see the gate."Solomon felt the gap between them. He thought he'd grown strong enough to hold his ground. But to Juan, he was still a rookie pulling cheap stunts."Don't forget your promise," Juan said, walking off.Both crews cleared out. Everyone had seen it coming.When Juan teamed up with the four families to deal with the Illuminati back in the day, his tactics were always unpredictable.Solomon's defeat was understandable.One of Solomon's guards stepped up. "Boss, we had orders from your parents. Mr. Nichols just wants to toughen up Miss Houston. Don't sweat it."Solomon stayed quiet, wondering if old dogs still had the sharpest teeth.Ben approached Lillian. "Miss, hit the track. Mr. Nichols says you run 800 meter