SWNOVELS Chapter 165
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Merry turned her head and saw Latham approaching, his face stern and his
presence imposing as he stepped directly in front of her, blocking her path. He
turned to Leila and demanded, “Why would you do something like that?”
Leila, taken aback, watched as her previous malice melted away, leaving only a
pitiful expression, “I was just giving Merry some water, Latham. What's wrong
with that?"
“What's wrong?” Latham fumed, “Don’t you know that Merry is scared of water?”
Today, as soon as class began, Cordelia had given Latham a heads-up. She had
also carefully collected all the transparent drinking glasses from the surrounding
students.
She had noticed that as long as the water glass wasn't clear, without the ripples
and light reflections on the surface, Merry seemed to cope just fine.
Cordelia had detailed this observation to Latham. But now, there was Leila,
holding a glass, cornering Merry?
If this had been before, Merry would have lashed out by now. But the current she
was grappling with a big psychological issue.
Leila’s eyes widened, incredulous, “Merry, are you really afraid of water?”
Merry hid behind Latham, avoiding a glance at the water in Leila’s hand. But still,
Leila lifted the glass higher, “But you have to drink water, don’t you? Are you
afraid of that too, Merry? You can't be like this. Let me help you overcome it, and
if you can't even drink water, that's a big deal.”
Finishing her plea, Leila stepped around Latham and placed the glass in Merry's
trembling hands, “Here, Merry, don't be afraid. This is the water all of mankind
needs to survive.”
Merry took the glass, and seeing the water sway within the transparent confines,
she panicked and pushed it away forcefully. The glass fell from the third floor.
“Crash.” The clear glass shattered on impact.
Merry’s eyes widened in horror as she stared down below.
Latham also rushed to the edge, relieved to see that the area below was nearly
empty. It could've been disastrous had someone been hit.
After the incident, Leila stood with her mouth agape, “Latham, when faced with
challenges, we can’t always run away. We have to confront them. If Merry is
afraid of water, then she should be exposed to it more. People need to be
strong.”
For other matters, of course, strength and confrontation were necessary.
But when it comes to psychological barriers, brute force wasn’t the answer. It
could lead to even more severe mental health issues.
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Latham spoke up firmly, “Leila, you're just a student. It's not your place to worry
about these things. Please go back to class.”
Leila turned away, her lips twitching into a sneer, but she nodded calmly and left.
Once Leila was gone, Merry’s eyes began to well up.
Latham sighed and suggested, “Let's go back to the classroom.”
Merry nodded.
The morning passed without further incident, except for members of the Flame
Union checking in on Merry during the break. Soon it was lunchtime, and
although the school cafeteria boasted a fish tank filled with many fish, it also
contained water.
So Cordelia proposed, “There's a nice pasta joint by the school gates. Let's go
there.”
Merry thought about it and then agreed, “Sure, it's on me.” She confidently
waved her bank card and declared, “I've got money now.”
When Cain gave her the money, he had a private word with her, “I understand
that you don’t want to go home, and I know that the hurt Paulina and I have
caused can’t be mended with words. Take this money, and stay with the Delaney
family, but don’t always rely on their finances. Buy Cordelia some gifts.”
So Merry genuinely wanted to treat Cordelia to lunch, not sure how else to
express her gratitude for being saved by Lia.
They left the school for the restaurant, aided by a note from Latham, who knew
about the cafeteria’s situation and allowed them to leave during lunchtime.
The restaurant was quiet when they arrived.
They chose a corner table and sat down across from each other. Cordelia
ordered a beef pasta, while Merry chose a tomato meat sauce pasta.
Soon, the food was served.
Cordelia silently observed the sparse beef on her plate when the owner came
over with an additional plate of beef.
Cordelia was puzzled, “Did you order this?"
Merry shook her head, “Not me.”
They both turned to the owner who smiled and explained, “That gentleman over
there added a plate of beef for you.”
At a nearby table sat a man in a black turtleneck looking effortlessly cool, his long
legs awkwardly placed due to the low chairs and cramped space. His sharp eyes
were narrowed in a smile as he looked over at them. It was Everard.
That morning, after Cordelia had taken a pill to suppress her heartache, she
hadn't taken Merry
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to see Everard. Instead, they had eaten at home and gone straight to school.
So they hadn't seen each other all day.
Cordelia blinked, surprised, and before she could react, Everard had already
stood up and
walked over to sit beside her, “Sweetie, I didn’t expect to meet you here.”
Merry silently swallowed her pasta, flavored with the bittersweet taste of
witnessing Cordelia’s romance, and looked down. Everard was really cool and
good-looking.
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Cordelia took a bite of the beef,
finding it unexpectedly sweet today.
After swallowing, $he 60dderly
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What did Everard do after their morning meals at Midnight Scent? Where did he
have lunch? Did he always come to this place?
Lost in thought, she was brought back to reality when Everard tapped on the
table in front of Merry, leaning in to say, “I have a surprise for you.”
Merry looked up, confused.
Everard gestured subtly towards the farthest corner of the restaurant.
Merry's gaze instinctively flickered in that direction, and then her eyes went as
wide as
saucers.
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The man sitting there was incognito,
his face obscured by a mask and a
baseball cap, Ea layers that
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someone who knew him as
intimately as she did, he could have
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It was her idol, Bland Sullivan!
She rose abruptly, her plate in hand, “Lia, you guys enjoy. I need to head over
there.”
But as she walked over, a nagging thought struck her. Wasn't it odd how Everard
seemed to be brushing her off, almost as if he were carving out the paradise just
for them?
Meanwhile, after polishing off his lunch, Latham returned to his office.
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He mulled over the morning's events
and decided to make a call to Cain.
As soon as the call connected, hey
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dove straight in SN Joddan, “On
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issues with Merry, but due to a
matter concerning Leila. She
cornered Merry in the hallway today,
insisting she drink something, and
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her demeanor was quite threatening.
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