Chapter 16


    “What happened to her?” Han asked.


    “Well, she just hasn’t been doing too well. Don’t ask questions. You’ll understand when you see her


    over the weekend, Felicia said with a shake of her head. Tears glistened in her eyes again.


    Han frowned slightly.


    Since his mother refused to tell him anything else, it was obvious that she was afraid he would be too


    worried or get agitated and do something excessive.


    It was clear that his sister was in bad shape.


    At that moment, Han’s rage was directed toward Den Jackett.


    Every time he asked Den to deliver money to his family, he would also give Den a generous


    reward.


    However. Den grew greedy and pocketed all of the money. He also did not do anything that Havian


    had asked of him.


    Den’s greed caused so many problems for Han’s family.


    At the thought. Han wished he could p himself.


    He thought. “Why was I so naive in the past? Why did I trust someone like Den?”


    Still holding the lunch box. Han said in a deep voice, “Mom, everything will be fine.”


    “Yeah, as long as we still have each other, everything will be fine.” Felicia smiled and wiped the tears.


    from her eyes.


    Han nodded. “Mom, I’ll go deliver the lunch box now.”


    Felicia was right. As long as they still had each other, everything would be fine.


    Han would get his money back from Den in two days, and life would improve.


    Before Han left the house, he opened the lunch box and looked inside.


    However, he discovered that there were only a few pieces of meat.


    He went back to the kitchen and asked with a frown, “Mom, why is there so little meat?”


    There was still so much meat when Han and his father were eating earlier.


    Felicia looked a little embarrassed and said in a low voice, “I already divided the rest of the meat.


    equally. Don’t forget that besides your little sister, you still have two younger brothers who also need.


    to eat.”


    “Then why did you give me so much meat?” Han asked.


    “You just came back. It’s our duty to feed you well no inatter how poor we are,” Felicia said.


    “Mom, are we really so short of money? Han was startled.


    “We’re all right. You don’t have to worry. I’ll get paid in two days, then I’ll buy you whatever you want to


    eat, Felicia smiled..


    In fact, the past two days’ worth of food that the couple had bought for Han already exceeded the


    cost of the family’s food for one week.


    However, Felicia was afraid that Han would feel guilty because of this, so she did not want to tell him


    the truth.


    Han gazed at Felicia and remained silent. He felt extremely ufortable as if a boulder was


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    pressing on his chest.


    Although Felicia had said those words with a smile, he could see the embarrassment and sadness


    beneath her fa?ade. It was obvious that their family was short of money.


    Han did not truly understand the extent of his family’s poverty until now.


    It turned out that they had spent a lot of money on his meals over the past two days.


    For a moment, Han felt a mixture of guilt, difort, and anger toward Den.


    In Lightdom City, a school was located about two miles away from Han’s house.


    It was where Han’s younger sister, Queenie, went. She was in her third year of high school.


    Due to the intense school curriculum, Queenie had chosen to stay on campus to spend her time more


    effectively. Since she also did not want to waste time queueing for meals in the canteen, Felicia.


    delivered food to her daily.


    By the time Han arrived, lessons had already ended.


    Queenie stood at the gate reading through some study materials while waiting patiently.


    Due to her family’s poverty, she had no money to pay for the canteen food. Hence, she would study.


    while waiting for her mother to deliver meals to her daily.


    Queenie had her hair in a ponytail. She was wearing her school uniform. She looked very youthful


    while flipping through her study materials.


    Because of the prolongedck of sufficient nutrition, Queenie looked slightly sallow and thin. She was


    also rather weak.


    Her shoes were heavily mended and had many patches.


    Moreover, her frown was very deep. There seemed to be a look of mncholy stered to her face.


    When Han approached Queenie and saw how thin his sister looked, he felt ufortable.


    The little girl who used to follow him everywhere had grown into a very thin-looking woman. should


    have enjoyed a good life without having to worry about food and clothing.


    She


    However, the fact was that Queenie did not have enough food and could not always afford to dress


    warmly.


    When Han saw his sister in this state, his heart ached so badly that it felt like it was being torn apart.


    He thought, “I must make Den cough up the money as soon as possible.”


    Han now needed money more urgently than ever, and he needed a lot of it.


    “Hey, Queenie, are you waiting for your beggar of a mother to deliver her disgusting food to you?”


    Just as Han was about to approach his sister with the food, a male student, who had dyed hair and


    was wearing a school uniform, appeared. He looked Queenie up and down with mocking eyes.


    “Do you know that thest time I saw her mother, I was taken aback? Her hair was all white. I thought it


    was her grandmother instead!”


    “Your family is so poor. Why do you bother studying?”


    “No matter how much you study, you are doomed to live in poverty. What’s the point of learning all


    these things?”


    Beside him were two other male and female students, all of whom were looking at Queenie with


    disdain.


    A look of fear shed across Queenie’s eyes when she looked up at the student with blond hair. “Lucas


    Lynch, what do you want?”


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    Lucas Lynch was the school principal’s son. He came from a rich and influential family. He was also a


    notorious bully in school. He was a domineering person who bullied many students, which naturally


    made Queenie afraid of him.


    Lucasughed. There was a cold look in his eyes as he suddenly struck the books in Queenie’s hands,


    causing them to fall to the ground. He said, “Queenie Jaber, I think you’re decent-looking enough. 1 will


    give you a chance to transform from a crow into a phoenix.”


    “As long as you’re willing to be my girlfriend for three days, I’ll give you all the food you want to eat and


    let you live without any worries.”


    As Lucas spoke, he reached out with the intention of stroking Queenie’s face.


    Queenie was the top student in the ss and always ranked among the top three in the entire school.


    Since Queenie was also tall and beautiful, Lucas had been coveting her for a long time.


    For a scumbag like Lucas, he most enjoyed conquering the top students at school.


    “Lucas Lynch, stay away from me.”


    Queenie hurriedly backed away from Lucas with a frightened look in her eyes.


    “How dare you embarrass me? Don’t you think I can get my dad to kick you out of school so that you’ll


    never get to take your national examinations or graduate?” Lucas’s hand stopped in There was a cold


    look on his face.


    “No student who has ever dared to go against me has prospered.”


    midair.


    “Queenie Jaber, you should obey Lucas. His father is the principal. If you offend him, it won’t be a


    laughing matter.”


    The four people surrounding Lucas started to threaten Queenie as well.


    When Queenie heard that, her expression changed dramatically. She gritted her teeth as a fearful look


    appeared on her face.


    She had studied hard for so many years because she wanted to excel in her national examinations,


    enter a good college, find a good job, and improve her family’s situation.


    But if she could not even take her national examinations, then her years of hard work would have been


    in vain. It would greatly disappoint her parents as well.


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    Seeing Queenie in this state, Lucas smil


    evilly and walked toward her. He said, “Be good and listen to me. Three days will pass quickly. As long


    as you serve me well, I guarantee that you will score well in your examinations.”


    With that, he delightedly reached out to stroke Queenie’s face again.


    This time, Queenie did not evade his hand. But her eyes were desperate, and tears streamed down.


    her face.


    She thought, “Why is this happening?”


    “I just wanted to focus on studying so I can change my life, as well as my family’s situation.”


    “Why does misery always pursue me?”


    At that moment, she was so focused on wanting to take the national examinations that she decided to


    give in. Her heart was filled with despair and helplessness.


    Lucas grinned with satisfaction and reached out to hook Queenie’s chin.


    Suddenly, Han’s cold voice rang out behind Lucas. “Take your filthy hand away!


    “Otherwise, I’ll kill you!”