Zuko’s imposing aura, which was intimidating even without anger, made everyone in the room stand still, afraid to make a sound. After a while, Melissa gathered her courage.

“You… What else do you want?” she asked, her voice trembling.

Zuko looked at her. Melissa was just a regular middle-aged woman, overweight and exuding no sense of sophistication. Compared to his mother, this woman appeared at least ten years older.

Despite her fear, she confronted him like an old sparrow protecting a young sparrow with fluttering wings. Zuko suddenly remembered the saying about a mother’s love. Melissa’s love for Lina was no less than his mother’s love for him.

“Oh, honey…” Jesse gently pulled Melissa and looked anxious as he whispered, “Don’t provoke him. You can’t handle him—”

“Stop talking!” Melissa glared at him and then turned her wary gaze back to Zuko.

Zuko found it disdainful to argue with them. After a moment of silence, he simply put his luggage in the corner and went to sit on the porch.

senses. They took deep breaths, looked at each other, and quietly returned to their respective rooms. The whole afternoon passed

temporarily escape from those disturbing emotions. Gia was both envious and

you trying to keep me awake

still have trouble sleeping! With an

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stopped halfway through her sentence, swallowing the rest. Lina lowered her head and drank the coffee, holding the paper cup with both hands, but her fingertips still

it later, she was not sure what exactly had happened that night. People said that the first time would hurt and there might be bleeding. When she woke up in the hospital, she did not feel anything unusual. She had gone to the bathroom and checked—her pants were clean, so maybe she

to say for

Violet had drugged her! Lina pressed her temples sip of coffee, and continued to lower her head to

started their cleaning work, and one by one, the students left. Even Gia was going home. Lina had no choice but to pack up and

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