It'll Come Naturally

"Daddy, will you please stop making a fool of yourself?" Justin asked as he leaned against the lamp standard in the garden and rolled his eyes at his father. He just couldn't bear his father pretending to be silly at all.

"You brat! Wanna be beaten up? Why do you say that I am making a fool of myself?" Edward stopped and cast a warning glance at Justin. The father and son were so alike in character.

"What do you think of it? It makes me embarrassed to have a father like you. I thought you were a cool dad, but... Such an old man acting like a spoiled and insecure little child. I mean I am a child and I never act like that! I think I'm gonna throw up."

Justin pretended that he was going to vomit before he shook his head and walked towards the house. Edward, however, stood there dumbfounded. He watched Justin's receding figure, not knowing how to react. His own son had just mocked him and knocked his confidence.

After a short while, he came to his senses as his face twitched. He thought in disbelief, 'Did my own son just mock and insult me? How dare he? I'm his father! I must teach him a hard lesson! Something he won't forget for a long time.' He immediately walked towards the house in an attempt to stop Justin. He must re-establish his authority as his father.

"Justin Mu, stay where you are!" Edward roared. However, it was only the handful of servants in the house who were frightened by his voice. As for Justin, he had already sneaked out of the house. He was such a clever boy and would by no means hang around after provoking his father like that.

The next morning, Michelle left the house early. The bus was scheduled to depart at 7 AM, so she didn't say goodbye to Luke and went directly to the agreed meeting place.

She only had a backpack with her, which was a striking contrast with the other girls. They all had their fancy luggage with them.

"Michelle, why did you only bring a backpack with you? We will be away for a couple of days," Hilda asked in confusion. Erin even brought several suitcases with her. Obviously, she had brought a lot of clothes.

"I don't think I need so many clothes. We are going out sketching, not for an entire fashion show," Michelle said indifferently. She had cried a long time last night and her eyes were sore and swollen. She would have to wear sunglasses all day today. "Makes sense." Hilda nodded with a smile. She hadn't brought many clothes either. But that was because she didn't have many clothes.

"Hmm!" Erin snorted and walked past them. She deliberately kicked Hilda's old suitcase. Judging from her curled lips, she didn't like Hilda and looked down on her.

Michelle's face soured at Erin's behavior. She really disliked that woman. Yes, Erin was from a rich family and she was beautiful. So what? Did those qualities make her a more noble person? Look at Leena! She was also from a rich family and was more beautiful. More importantly, she didn't have to have plastic surgery. She was still kindhearted and amiable despite her high status in society.

"Michelle, don't mind her. I'm not even angry at her," Hilda assured her. Hilda didn't think it was a big deal for Erin to kick her suitcase. After all, Erin didn't kick her this time. Born to a poor family, Hilda had learned how to swallow insults and humiliation in silence. "That's why she dares to bully you. You don't raise any protest at anything she does." Michelle grabbed Hilda's suitcase and put it in the baggage compartment of the bus.

"Hey, what are you doing? Don't put that dirty suitcase next to mine!" Erin yelled when she saw what Michelle was doing.

"There's no other space here. If you don't want it, then you can take your suitcase away and place it under your feet." Michelle cast a cold glance at Erin. She was not afraid of Erin at all.

"Damn you!" Erin stamped her feet and cast a warning glance at Michelle. Michelle, however, showed no fear at all. So Erin turned to stare at Hilda instead.

"Michelle, how about I take my suitcase with me and put it under my feet? It's not a big one, and it won't take up a lot of space," Hilda said in a whisper as she hid behind Michelle.

"No! Don't be afraid of her! Let's get on the bus now." Michelle turned down Hilda's suggestion. She wouldn't allow her friend to be bullied.

"But..." Hilda hesitated. She really didn't want to offend Erin. However, Michelle grabbed her hand and pulled her up onto the bus.

"No buts! Hurry up, the bus is leaving and we need to get good seats!" Without turning, Michelle knew Erin must be giving her a murderous look, but she didn't care. If Erin dared to confront her or challenge her, Michelle decided to teach her a lesson to vent her own frustrations. This wasn't a good time to mess with Michelle.

Looking back and forth between the luggage and the two women, Erin could only watch helplessly as the driver closed the luggage compartment before getting on the bus. When passing by the two, she cast a fierce look at them. Hilda cowered in fear and grabbed Michelle's arm for support. Michelle, however, remained expressionless as if she didn't see Erin.

It was the weekend, and Luke got up later than usual. When he walked past the main bedroom, he found the door was open. He frowned as he felt something was wrong. Remembering Michelle crying last night, he was a little worried.

He rushed towards the bedroom and the first thing he did when he entered the room was to open the closet. He heaved a long sigh of relief seeing Michelle's clothes still hanging there. It seemed that he did care about her, but he just didn't notice it or he was unwilling to admit it.00