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Francine felt aggrieved but did not dare to talk back to her grandmother. She fiddled with the food on her plate with
a fork, and the fork slipped out of her hand.
She was already in a bad mood, and her mood worsened when the fork fell. She muttered something to herself and
was about to bend down to pick it up when Chester bent down to take it before could.
Since the fork was already dirty as it fell on the floor, Chester put it aside and handed his clean one to her. “Here. I
haven’t used this yet.”
Francine blushed at Chester’s gesture and thanked him.
Chester did not reply and got up before politely bidding Pamela goodbye. He then picked up his backpack and
walked out.
As soon as Francine saw that the apple of her eye had left, she felt a little downcast and got up to chase after him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe ran out to the yard and finally caught up with Chester. She stood in front of him and asked uneasily, “Why did
you leave without eating? Are you angry? Do you think I’m in the wrong?”
Chester had an insipid expression as he answered, “Your family’s affairs have nothing to do with me. I don’t have
any particular view to say about what happened.”
Though Chester’s answer suggested he was not angry, Francine did not think that was so. As stubborn as she was in
front of other people, she discarded her attitude and lowered her head to explain, “But Aaron’s a jerk. I just
couldn’t hold my anger back earlier. I hate it when he bullies other girls!”
Chester could not bear to ignore her when she admitted her mistake to him like that.
“You don’t need to explain anything to me. This involves your family, and I have no right to say anything. But, I do
think you should control your temper, Francine. If you show your dissatisfaction all the time and speak your mind
without any filter, society will give you a lot of flak in the future.”
Francine blinked in confusion. “But I don’t have to go to work in the future. No one’s going to do anything to me if I
stay at home!”
Chester was a little surprised at that answer. He smiled self-deprecatingly and said, “You’re right. Your family’s
financial background is secure enough that you don’t need to work for the rest of your life. You’ll always be
protected by your family. I’m just thinking too much.” He walked past Francine and continued toward the gate.
Francine felt very uneasy, so she ran up to him and grabbed his clothes. “You’re right, Chester. I’ll change my
temper! I’ll learn to control it! Please don’t be angry at me.”
Chester felt helpless. “I’m not angry. Let me go!”
Francine asked carefully, “Then will you be coming over to help me with my homework tomorrow?”
Chester nodded. “I’ll keep my end of the promise since it’s already been agreed upon that I’ll help you to finish
everything.”
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Francine sighed in relief and released him. “I’ll see you off!” She wanted the family driver to send him home, but
because he was an independent person who stuck to his principles, he would be unhappy if he was driven home
every time. Once or twice was more than enough.
Since Francine insisted on seeing him off, Chester allowed her to accompany him to the gate.
A row of bodyguards stood guard at the gate. They had a serious look on their faces, and it was a little stressful to
be in their presence.
Chester looked at the bodyguards and asked with a frown, “Is your brother treating Corinne as some kind of
prisoner?”
Francine looked helplessly at the bodyguards in front of the house. “I have no idea what’s going on. It wasn’t like
this yesterday, but then they had an argument, and it was already like this earlier today!”
The thought of Jeremy left Chester feeling some animosity. He said coldly, “I hope your family will treat Corinne
better. She’s a good girl!”
After some hesitance, Francine eventually asked him, “I’ve always wanted to ask you something, Chester. Do you
like Corinne?”
Chester kept quiet. He slung his backpack over his left shoulder and left without even turning to look at her.
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