<b>Chapter </b>479
Daxton Wilson realized how silly his <b>words </b>sounded. He opened his mouth to <b>say </b>something, then just closed it again. He didn’t have much going on today, <b>so </b>he’d juste along with Carmen for her speech.
Of course, <b>that </b><b>was </b>just secondary. The main reason he was here was to keep certain people from giving Carmen a hard time, such <b>as </b>Aubree.
With the new semester starting, there <b>was </b>no guarantee Carmen wouldn’t run into Aubree. And sure enough, he ran into her.
<b>“</b>Why are you here listening to the <b>speech</b>? Are you here to mess with Carmen or something?” Daxton demanded.
Aubree retorted, “<b>Physicians </b>can’t heal themselves, but that doesn’t mean they should pretend nothing’s wrong.
“Daxton, if you’ve <b>got </b>a hole in your head, go get it checked out. I’m a student here. Of course<b>, </b><b>I </b>can attend any speech I want. And seriously, what about Carmen is even worth my time to target<b>?</b><b>” </b>
Even if it were Ronald standing there, he would still be polite to Aubree, no matter what grudges they had.
Aubree would not bother keeping tabs on someone <b>so </b>insignificant. All she wanted was to watch Carmen take a brutal fall from <b>grace </b>and stay buried in the mud for good.
People were starting to notice their argument.
Daxton’s face turned stormy. Ignoring Aubree’s protests, he grabbed her and dragged her off to somewhere more secluded.
Themotion caught Carmen’s attention. ‘Wait, Aubree and Daxton?‘ she thought, and picked up the pace with her speech.
<b>As </b>soon as Daxton let go, Aubree pped him hard across the face without a hint of mercy. “Daxton, who gave you the guts toy a hand on me?
“Do you really think I’m still that pathetic loser you all used to walk all over a few years ago?”
The <b>p </b>caught himpletely off guard, and he just stood there, stunned, for a long moment before he finally snapped back to reality.
“Do you have a death wish?” Daxton roared,pletely losing it. He forgot all about the whole “don’t hit girls” rule and swung his hand right back <i>at </i>her.
But Aubree was <b>ready </b>for him. Without missing a beat, she flipped him right over her shoulder.
‘Damn it. I’ve been wanting to beat Daxton up for ages!‘ she thought.
These days, Aubree never went anywhere without her bodyguards, even on campus.
Right after her scuffle with Daxton, the bodyguards hurried over. Daxton looked like he’d beenpletely wrecked, clutching his waist and groaning in pain<b>. </b>“Aubree, you’ve got some serious guts. How dare you hit me?”
“Hit you? Please. I’ve alreadyid hands on Emery, Trevor, and Bryan. Why should you be the exception?” Aubree sneered.
She even threw in a couple of extra kicks for good measure.
She did not pull any fancy moves and just did it with passion.
“Aubree, what <i>are </i>you doing? How could you treat Daxton like that?” Carmen rushed over, her voice sharp and piercing, like a strangled chicken.
‘So noisy… Aubree thought.
Aubree was speechless. “Heyd his hands on me, so I kicked him. Fair enough.”
Daxton’s <b>face </b>darkened even more. ‘Great, now Carmen’s seen me like this. That bitch Aubree!‘ he thought.
Carmen helped Daxton up. “I saw you just now, Aubree.
“Are you mad because <b>I </b>stole your spotlight?”
Aubree was quite confused by that question.
She nked out for a second, and Carmen immediately took her silence <b>as </b>a yes.
Carmen felt a surge of pride. ‘Aubree’s just upset because I made BeeShare a hit, got showered with praise, and now everyone’s calling me the next rising star.
She’s scared I’ll steal her thunder again, just like before, and leave her with nothing.”
As for what just happened with Daxton, Carmen was sure that Aubree couldn’t stand that Daxton only had eyes for her, <b>so </b>she was just taking it out
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<b>on </b>him
Carmen said. “Aubree, if you’ve got a problem with me, just bring it to me directly. I’m not afraid of you, and <b>I </b>won’t let you do anything to hurt the Wilson family just because my brothers and dad feel guilty about you.
<b>“</b><b>I </b>won’t let Emery’s tragedy happen again<b>. </b>
“Now that I’m part of Wilson Group, I’ll protect my family from here on out!”
Daxton <b>was </b>deeply moved by her words. Why is my Carmen so kind and brave?‘ he thought.
Aubree quirked <b>a </b>strange smile. She could practically taste the ambition in Carmen’s words.
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