Regardless of how loudly he screamed for her, it wasn’t any more use than if he had just sat down and kept quiet. Sophia wouldn’t even look his way once anyway.
Sophia indeed wouldn’t give Stanley an extra look. It’s just way too embarrassing! Just what was that cheer?
Stanley waved his flag like a madman while yelling, “Sophia, Sophia, cut right through! Sophia, Sophia, you’re the best!”
Sophia gave Stanley a baleful glare as she went after the ball. Just that glare alone made Richard’s mind fill in many of the blanks.
As expected, all Stanley could draw to himself was Sophia’s ire no matter how hard he worked, for Sophia only loved Richard!
Richard and Xyla then left.
The match continued. Sophia performed extremely well on the court. She had been on the main team of her high school’s women’s basketball team. Right now, her skills were just as polished as ever as she dribbled and dunked with practiced ease. Her jumps were extraordinary, and even her three-pointers were executed easily.
The School of Economics’ points skyrocketed under these circumstances.
This match was more or less in the bag, so Sophia relaxed greatly. She sneaked a glance at the stands from time to time. The cold and distant Nathan was also waving his flag madly to root for her. Her friends Sarah and Sean had also come.
While the support squad that Stanley had formed was a little cringey, they were still here to cheer for her. She would have to treat everyone to a round of barbeque once the match was over.
A heated gaze inside the stadium landed on her. She swept her eyes over the stands and noticed a chubby, middle-aged man sitting in a corner. He had a dirty cap on his head and a grey scarf around his neck, beard white and face fleshy. He looked so average. Mixed in with the rest of the crowd, no one would notice him.
Sophia thought the man’s appearance familiar, but she couldn’t figure out where she had seen him before. She retracted her gaze and returned to play seriously.
The match ended with a blow of the whistle and the points were tallied up. The School of Economics won by 30:11.
wiped her sweat with a towel and chugged some water before patting Nathan on the head. She then looked up to look at where the middle-aged man had been sitting before, but his
had left. All she could see
man’s figure and gaze were oh so
hard and she whipped her phone out to look for the selfie that Michael had posted earlier—wasn’t his get-up exactly the same as
That was Michael Fletcher!
she had been struck by lightning. She thought back on that middle-aged man’s rotund face.
truly had no qualms about
go out for some
thought about it for a bit before declining. “Sorry, no thanks. It’s getting dark. I should be
tomorrow at 3 p.m. The match
“We’ll see.”
for the university gates to the old parking spot. Just as expected, she saw a car parked in a small alley.
Little Master, please
the door. He was sitting inside the car. Nathan was clearly
brought Nathan into the
the car started. He plucked his cap off, and when he put a hand to his face, it was clear that it was synthetic wax for makeup use. It was all over his hand once he swiped at his face. When he was done,
was dumbstruck, fear all over his face. Michael patted the boy’s head and smiled. “What? Don’t you recognize
never mind Nathan. Who would have thought that Michael would have
hadn’t thought that Michael would show up on campus. Did he rush over from his film shoot to watch her match? Even if he did, it would
began to pull itself in different
on the dining table when they returned. Michael stepped into the dining room after he had completely removed his makeup. He was
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