SWNOVELS Chapter 25
Chapter 25
Following her question, the atmosphere of the Midnight Scent became hushed,
only for the stillness to shatter at the sound of ensuing laughter.
Everard chuckled again, bending down, his face drawing close to Cordelia’s as
he teased in a whisper, “Girl, what do you think?"
He anticipated her cheeks flushing with embarrassment, her indignation
palpable. Instead, Cordelia blinked her innocent, wide eyes, seemingly oblivious
to his proximity, and pondered seriously.
With the earnestness of a straight-A student asking a teacher a question, she
began, “Dating should start with
a confession, followed by hand-holding, then perhaps a kiss, a hug, and finally...
Her words trailed off as she looked at Everard in shock.
Everard raised an eyebrow in surprise
Cordelia narrowed her eyes, a baffled expression clouding her face as she
steeled herself. She thought
Everard dared suggest they sleep together, she'd unleash a roundhouse kick his
way!
Their breaths mingled, their faces inches apart.
if
Under Cordelia’s fierce gaze, Everard looked away, his hands tucked into his
pockets as he straightened up, his voice with a hint of helplessness, “Relax, just
head to class.”
Relax about what? Cordelia internally rolled her eyes but still grabbed her
backpack to head to class. She decided to take things one step at a time. For
now, hand-holding wasn't too appalling.
She didn’t notice the faint blush that had crept up Everard's face...
In the corner, Calvert tried to make himself as inconspicuous as possible, so as
to avoid becoming a casualty of witnessing the boss* failed flirtation.
As soon as Cordelia stepped into the classroom, she caught the whispers, “She's
got herself a sugar
Turning to look, the gossipers fell silent.
baby".
A soft voice chimed in, “Better stop talking, if we offend her, who knows what the
Flame Union guys will do?”
The others went silent immediately.
For the first time, Cordelia found the Flame Union's presence useful. It certainly
quieted things
down.
After six classes, as Cordelia was packing up for advanced math, the Flames
from the Flame Union showed up again. Yates crossed his arms by the door
while Flame No. 1 took a seat offered by Merry and asked, “Lia, off to another
class?”
Cordelia didn’t respond, prompting him to ask himself, “You're not going to
demand we stay and hit the books too, right?”
“Yes,” Cordelia replied firmly.
Flame No. 1 looked stunned, “What? Yates, what do we do?”
Yates, equally taken aback by the idea of homework, quickly conceded, “She's
the boss now. We do as she says!”
The Flames groaned collectively, standing up dejectedly.
“I wanted to catch a movie tonight!”
“Me too, I was planning to shoot some hoops!”
As they lamented, Yates kicked at them, “Homework check tomorrow, the boss’
orders must be followed.” “...Can we copy, though?” one dared to ask.
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“What do you think? Yates retorted
They antyed fast and left just as quickly. As they vanished through the door,
Cordelia's words “No need” remained unspoken, stuck in her throat.
She paused, slightly dazed.
How others chose to live was not her concern, just as she never insisted the
Flames revert their hair to natural colors. She had no intention of turning them
into nerds like herself.
Het previous reply was to Flame No T's first question!
But she realized, aside from Yates, she didn't even know their names, let alone
inform them individually
With a sigh, Cordelia gathered her textbooks and left the classroom, her pace
leisurely, never one to rush As she exited, Juliana whispered to Hanley,” she
admitted her boyfriend is a street thug, only with her for the money Hanley, we
should keep our distance from such a disgraceful girl”
Hanley watched Cordelia’s retreating figure, then followed her, taking a seat
behind her in the advanced math class:
After a while, unable to contain himself, he blurted out, “You didn’t just randomly
pick someone after I broke off our engagement, did you?”
Seeing her ignoring him, he prodded her shoulder with a pen, only to be met with
her bewildered and impatient look. “What do you want?”
Hanley was taken aback. Had she not heard a word he said?
He felt a rush of embarrassment as he realized his peers were watching. He
quickly looked away, pondering
her arrogance.
He sneered internally upon seeing her basic math exercises, thinking her
competition scores must be so poor that Latham only gave her easy problems.
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The upcoming Galaxy Math Whiz
Competition would be his chance to
outdo her and prove his superiority!
The advanced math sessions flew
by. As Cordelia lingered to finish the
last problem, she realized she was
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Gathering her things, she pondered the last problem on her way back to the main
classroom.
Lost in thought, she nearly collided with a girl rushing out of the room. Cordelia
caught a glimpse of a girl's resentful glare before she hurried away.
Was that Merry? She seemed different...
Her swift exit left Cordelia puzzled, a strange feeling lingering as Cordelia picked
up her backpack and left the echoes of schoolyard drama behind.
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Cordelia and Juliana returned home
just in time for dinner when Steward
received a phone call. After he
returned to the dining room, his
usually composed face was etched
with seriousness. Addressing
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Sanderson, Steward said, “I've figured
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Sanderson, eager for information, pressed, “Why's that?"
Steward settled into his chair, mulling over his words before revealing. “I've just
received a tip-off that a big shot has arrived in Greenmeadow!”
Laurinda’s curiosity was piqued. “What kind of big shot?”
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Steward shook his head, “I don’t
know the exact details, but if Hackett
is bending over backward for him,
this person is no small fry. For the
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“Understood,” Sanderson replied, before adding, “Dad, do we have a name? We
wouldn't want to rub this person the wrong way by mistake.”
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Nodding, Steward leaned in, “That's precisely what I wanted to discuss.
Everyone, if you hear this name being mentioned, remember that we can't afford
to offend this individual.”
At that, Cordelia set down her fork, her gaze locked onto Steward, ready to
commit every word to memory.