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.

time, the three people in the room finally regained their senses. They took deep breaths, looked at each other, and quietly returned to their respective

There were too many troubles recently. Studying hard was the only way for her to temporarily escape from those disturbing emotions. Gia was both envious and

said, “Are you trying to keep me awake at night with coffee in

coffee, you’d still have trouble sleeping! With an extra person at home, can you

“I…”

leaned on the table and looked at her. “Lina, do you have to do this? That Zeke isn’t a good person, and he…”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join &

swallowing the rest. Lina lowered her head and drank the coffee, holding the paper cup with both

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

it was absolutely certain that Violet had drugged her! Lina pressed her temples sip of coffee, and continued to lower her head to write

already started their cleaning work, and one by one, the students left. Even Gia was

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