Pursuing Her

Chapter 16 One Against Five

“Haven’t you heard about how one must honor one’s bet? If Soph was the one who lost today, would you still say the same?” Ysabelle clicked her tongue, thinking, What double standards they have!

Queenie bit her lip, having never felt so humiliated before.

She really could not bring herself to prostrate before Sophie and apologize to her.

“What’s the matter? Queenie, weren’t you really confident earlier?”

Sophie’s tone was still as nonchalant as ever, but the expression on her face sent chills running down others’ spines.

In the end, Queenie steeled herself and kneeled down before Ysabelle.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it.”

“Louder. I can’t hear you.” Every time Ysabelle thought about how Queenie had ambushed Sophie, she felt reluctant to forgive Queenie.

“I’m sorry.”

Right then, Willow appeared. She walked over to Queenie and helped the latter up.

“Sophie, you’re going too far.”

Upon seeing Willow, Queenie burst into tears. She truly had never experienced humiliation like that before.

“Don’t cry anymore, Queenie. I’ll bring you back to the classroom first.”

Sophie did not even want to bother herself with Willow. Who does she think she is to challenge me?

In the meantime, Cyro, who had come to find Sophie, witnessed everything.

With a slight turn, Queenie immediately spotted Cyro. Promptly, she ignored everything and everyone else and ran toward Cyro.

“Cyro, you saw what happened, right? Sophie, she—”

“Queenie, didn’t I already tell you that Sophie has nothing to do with this? I’m the one who has fallen for her. Stop picking on her in the future. I won’t forgive you the next time you do this.”

Initially, Cyro had fallen for Sophie’s attractive looks, but after watching her basketball performance, Cyro was starting to fall for her entirely.

a girl play basketball that

Queenie because she

seemed like Queenie’s skill was

 How

aggrieved. “Cyro, how can you do this to

from Sophie from now on. If I find out that you’re trying to play dirty tricks on her again, I won’t

said, Cyro left. He did not even spare Queenie

he do this to me? I’ve given him my innocence, but what did he do? He abandoned me after learning about Sophie.” Queenie sobbed miserably, her eyes

Willow hugged her shoulders.

this. She always covet what was not

fault. I won’t let

her? Forget this,

can I forget this? Willow, she’s your little sister.

Queenie, you’re my best friend; of course, I’d be

but the smile on Willow’s face when Queenie was

ended up crushing her like an ant. Sophie’s no longer the

amazing! If you’re a guy, I would’ve married you.” Ysabelle was still thrilled by the earlier event

like that next time,” Sophie said. She was talking about how Ysabelle

from danger! Soph, I know you’re incredible, but I’m your friend, right? How can I just sit on my hands

was touched by how stubborn

on only herself during her five years at Horington. Life had been challenging up until she found out the

to declare that she wanted to protect Sophie regardless of

was lost in her thoughts, Ysabelle edited the recording of Sophie defeating Queenie and posted it on

want to marry

Ysabelle liked her own post and kept her phone, ready to focus on

class was physics, and just as Carrie entered, she saw

she walked over to Sophie

head, she saw her physics teacher staring

it’s not like I’m hoping that you’ll get into a good university with the kind of person you are. I just have one favor to ask of you, which is to not sleep in class. If you keep

fought with another teacher at noon. Thus, no matter how trivial anything was,

right, Mrs. Fletcher.” Sophie straightened up, not about to engage in a fight with her

Sophie always had a nonchalant demeanor, and at that moment, to Carrie, it seemed like Sophie was

“Get out right now!”

a brow. Did Mrs. Fletcher get up on