Chapter 54

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Nathan followed her gaze
gaze and saw Ala’s back .
Ostic nudged him , “ Nathan , is that your other sister ? She’s so cool ! ”
“ Your family is really good looking , ” one girl pushed
“ Is it true your parents don’t like their daughter and just married her off early ? ” another girl asked , a hint of curiosity in her voice .
They had no real contact with Aria , but they know Nathan . If Nathan didn’t like someone , they assumed there must be something wrong with them .
Now they saw Aria and realized they were wrong she was nothing like they imagined .
Nathan wasn’t listening to his friends ‘ chatter . He was too focused on Aria and the strange expression in Lily’s eyes .
He wondered , “ Why is Lily looking at Aria like that ? ‘
Nathan looked at Aria . She didn’t pause for even a second , nor did she turn her head . It seemed as if she didn’t know Lily at all .
Then , without warning a scruffy figure barged through the crowd , heading straight toward them .
A man in work clothes , his shoes leaving muddy imprints with each step .
His expression was grim , and as he pushed through the crowd , he frightened the students , causing them to scream .
Lily remained frozen , her hair grabbed forcefully , yanking her back .
“ Ah ! ” she screamed .
“ Who are you? What do you w
I want ? ” Lily’s deskmate cried out .
Lily’s deskmate tried to pry the man’s hand off , but he was too strong . She couldn’t budge him .
Leon slapped her away , shouting . “ I punish my own daughter , stay out of it ! ”
Nathan rushed forward , but the chaos around him made it impossible to get through
Leon shouted , “You little bitch , I told you not to study , to get married ! How dare you run away and transfer toch a good school ? Where did you get the money ? Tell me ! Where did you get it from ? ”
Leon’s furious words pierced the air , but to Lily , everything seemed to slow down .
She remembered the words someone once said to her : ” give you two choices . First , take the sixty – five thousand dollars , kill him , Second , I kill both . Which one will you choose ? ”
A sharp pain hither , and once again , she regretted not choosing to kill Leon that night .
She wondered , ‘ I took the money , but I didn’t follow through with the plan , will she kill me
he kill me now ? ”
Before she could think further , Nathan finally shoped through the crowd , grabbing Leon’s wrist and pulling Lily behind him , “ Call the police he shouted .
Leon glared at them , his eyes venomous like a phake . ” knew it . A little girl like you wouldn’t dare transfer to a new city without help . You must have a man behind you . ”
Everyone in the crowd could see who he was and looked at Lily with pity .
In the second semester of their sophomore year , with only a month left until summer break , a new student transferred into Maple Class
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Everyone was surprised – who would transfer so close to the final exams ?
Soon , the exams arrived .
Maybe the teachers were worried about students getting too distracted during the break , so they made the test unusually hard .
But Lily still managed to score first , beating the second place student by eighteen points .
The second place student was a top performer from Cypress Class , always ranking number one and never dropping from the top spot . Yet , she had been
vertaken by the new transfer student .
Lily quickly became well known , but she remained mysterious – no one could find out anything about her previous school
Some students mocked her , wondering what kind of school she came from , if she was so good .
Now , they understood the reason f
for her secrecy
“ She’s the top student in our grade , and next year , she’s a major contender for the SAT . She transferred to Larkridge High based on her own abilities , so keep your mouth shut ! ” Nathan’s gaze hardened , staring Leon with unwavering intensity .
Leon glared back , his eyes full of menace : “ What I teach my daughter is none of your business . Stay out of this , or I won’t be so polite .”
ta word .
Nathan opened his left hand , signaling his response without a won
Suddenly , Leon snapped , pulling a knife out of his pocket . “ Stay out of this , or I’ll kill you both ! ”
The students around them were terrified , quickly scattering .
Aria , however , stayed where she was , calmly scanning the area .
Lily was frozen in place , wanting to move , but was stopped by Nathan “ Don’t go over there ! ”
The students fled in all directions , and a teacher stepped forward , trying to reason with Leon .
Leon waved the knife wildly . “ Get away ! Why didn’t you notify the parents when my daughter enrolled here ? You human traffickers , you should all die ! ”
He was losing control , shouting angrily , his steps erratic but slowly drawing closer to one specific target .
Lily knew her terrifying father too well . He cared about his public image , always presenting himself as a doting father in front of others , no matter how treated her at home .
She thought , “ Is he really going crazy just because I ran away ? And he’s got a knife .
Lily instinctively looked toward Aria , noticing something was off , “ Why is he heading toward her ?
While the others panicked , Lily bolted forward .
Nathan’s pupils constricted , and he immediately sprinted after her , shouting “ Lily ! ”
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Aria , his
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