“What are you doing?” Leroy eximed in confusion.
The gals swarmed in, surrounding him and unleashing punches and kicks.
Everett held Laura tightly, and both of them pushed to the outer edge of the chaos, watching in astonishment.
The boys were even more dumbfounded.
Henry was dumbfounded and said, “Thest time the girls in our ss were this united was during tug–of–war. Is this what
dolchasing is like?”
Everett nodded, holding Laura’s hand. “Your poprity has unexpectedly soared to this extent?”
This must be a huge fan base, right?
Laura shook her head in greater surprise.
She had no idea so many people liked her.
Apart from being shocked, she also smiled and felt a little happy.
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And in this turmoil, Jasmine finally couldn’t bear it any longer and shouted, “Stop it.”
The girls froze in their actions, stepping back to reveal a thoroughly disheveled Leroy among them.
Leroy looked like a thoroughly disheveled clown, lying on the ground panting heavily.
His body was covered in traces of makeup.
His mouth was smeared with arge area of lipstick, and his school uniform was covered with tiny footprints. His already crooked sses had lost a leg, and they were now askew on his face. He hastily sat up from the ground, flustered. “You…
You are using force on me. I was wronged.”
Everett kicked him over. “Get lost.”
Leroy, caught off guard, fell to the ground in a heap, immediately losing consciousness.
Jasmine’s face changed drastically. “Leroy fainted. I need two students to carry him to the infirmary, I’ll call 911. Everett,
you go to <b>the </b>office and wait for me.”
Everett, fearless, pulled up Laura and walked away.
Leroy suddenly opened one eye to look at him.
Everett was speechless. “What? Are you ying dead here?”
With that, he kicked him again.
Leroy groaned in pain and immediately closed his eyes.
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Jasmine couldn’t bear it any longer. “Everett, are you a hoodlum? Stop hitting him!”
Everett didn’t care. He pulled Laura into the corridor and said, “Stand still!”
Laura leaned against the wall, obediently allowing him to check her.
There were more than ten bruises on her arms in total.
Everett’s eyes darkened as he prodded the bruised areas on her skin.
Laura winced in pain.
Everett was furious again and asked in an impatient tone, “Does it hurt?”
She nodded, but shook her head the next second.
He narrowed his eyes with a fierce re, “You know it hurts, huh? You coward! If I hadn’t seen you being bullied, by the
end of this ss, you’d be covered in bruises like a toad, one lump after another.”
Laura was speechless and felt likeughing, “So, how did you know I was being bullied, Everett?”
Everett was stunned and suddenly realized it. ‘That’s right.
‘How did I know?
‘Why was I watching the surveince of the cooking room?‘
His expression turned grim, his tone unnatural. “I just happened to see you while watching the show.”
Henryughed. “How coincidental can you get? It’s not like browsing through TikTok’s big data corrtion, where you stumble upon things easily.”
Everett looked at him.
Henry quickly backtracked. “I mean, you just need to casually open the app and find the cooking ssroom, it’s as easy as drinking water.”
As the conversation <i>ended</i>, Jasmine walked out of the ssroom. “Everett,e with me.”
Everett stood up unhappily and followed Jasmine obediently.
Henry lifted his foot to follow, “Everett, I’ll go with you.”
Everett snapped, “What are you following me for? Hurry up and take that affected girl to the children’s medical room.”
Henry instantly understood him, grabbing Laura’s hand and walking away, “Come on, darling, let’s take you to the medical room to check your wounds.”
She was left surrounded by them in confusion and looked back.
Everett stood in the hallway reprimanded by his Jasmine, lookingzy and seemingly unafraid.
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Then, Leroy was carried out of the ssroom by someone.
Everett kicked him to the ground again.
Jasmine was shocked, then called out, “Everett!”
Everett was indifferent, looking at Laura.
Laura happened to be looking at him too.
His eyes darkened, seeming to hold deep meaning, silently epting the scolding.
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Carol’s coffee lost its vor after receiving the news that her experimental subjects had been double–killed.
“If I’m not mistaken, I should have cultivated two elites, not thugs, right?” Carol asked.
Meriel felt guilty and couldn’t find the words to say. “I’m sorry, Professor. It’s my inadequate guidance. Leroy has always cherished ine the most. He just wanted to avenge his sister… just like Everett.”
“Brothers alsoe in different grades.” Carol held her coffee cup, her face hidden in the swirling smoke, calm yet tinged with sarcasm. “Everett has been learningbat arts since childhood, reigning as the national champion among his peers for many years. Just the medals he won from fighting could crush Leroy, yet he still fights with Everett.”
Meriel frowned. “So, what should we do? Are we just going to watch Favian force Leroy to drop out of school?”
Carol looked solemn. “I can’t let Leroy drop out of school. Leroy is one of my trump cards. I have to make Everett drop out
of school. This kid is too much of a nuisance.”
Meriel thought it was impossible. “It’s not possible. Favian would never let Everett drop out. He’s his own nephew.”
“I’ll handle it personally,” Carol said confidently. “What you can’t do, I can.”
Lauray in the infirmary surrounded by Everett’s buddies.
Each one was good–looking, offering choctes and milkshakes to pamper her. “L, have some chocte.”
“L, cry if it hurts. We’llfort you,” the other boy suggested.
“No, why are you crying? L is so pretty, but she looks the best when she smiles. Don’t cry,” one boyforted her.
“L, do you still want strawberry cake? We can go buy it for you,” a boy asked.
She was overwhelmed with gratitude/epting everything they offered. “Thank you, but I’m fine now.”
Henry was closest to her, gently tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. “L, does it still hurt?”
Laura softly replied, “I no longer feel the pain.”
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Henry patted her head, smiling tenderly. “No wonder Everett always sneaks a look at the surveince. It turns out he’s been watching you.”
Laura took a sip of the strawberry milkshake and asked, “Watching me?”
The other boys nodded, grinning mischievously. “Since you transferred here, Everett has been watching the surveince. Whenever we ask who he’s watching, he won’t tell us. We thought he had a crush on someone, but it turns out he’s been watching you.”
Laura was very surprised. “But, doesn’t Everett dislike me a lot?”
Among the three brothers, only Jasper was very nice to her, always texting and chatting with her during lunch.
But when ites to Everett, whenever they met at school, he would pretend not to see her, ignoring her attempts to greet him.
Henry wasn’t surprised. “Everett has a bad temper. He always gives off the impression that he doesn’t like people, so we didn’t realize he cared about you until he helped you in the fight. That’s when we found out his hidden secret.”
The others nodded. “Yeah, although Everett is good at fighting, he never fights. This is the first time he’s been in a fight outside ofpetition. We were also surprised.”
Suddenly, the door to the infirmary was knocked on, and a boy rushed in anxiously. “Henry, it seems like Everett is going to be expelled. Leroy’s family is relentless against Everett and wants to report him to juvenile detention.”
Laura’s heart skipped a beat and she stood up in surprise, “Why? Everett is clearly helping me.”
The boy sighed helplessly. “Our ssmates are all helping him out in the principal’s office, but Leroy’s parents won’t listen. They’re forcing Everett to drop out, threatening to call the police if he doesn’t.”
Laura’s face turned pale. Without saying a word, she jumped off the bed and rushed out.
Henry chased after her. “Wait, L.”
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