Chapter 499:

Gavin glanced at the nearby river, then calmly shifted his attention back to Freda. Her hands were trembling.

He stayed quiet and slowly rolled up his sleeves as he walked toward her.

Freda, feeling uneasy, took a step back. “What do you want?”

“You’ll push me over the edge and into the stream. Sounds fair, right?” Gavin said with a smile.

Freda reacted sharply. “Are you out of your mind?”

As she continued to retreat, nearly reaching the very edge, Gavin sighed in frustration and added, “Do you really want to fall into the river and need me to rescue you?”

Freda glanced back and realized she was indeed on the verge of falling into the water. She stopped abruptly, looking at Gavin with a mix of anger and embarrassment.

Gavin glanced at his watch and decided it was time to end the teasing.

me.” With a friendly smile, Gavin

her gaze until he

for

his phone and called Karl, informing

was appreciative of the

to take Freda home, discipline her, and allow her some time for self-reflection. Once she understood her missteps, he planned

was then that Freda realized it was all Gavin’s fault. He had

her bed. Her stepmother was applying medicine to her bottom. Accidentally, she put too much. Freda

scheme, Gavin drove through the city, visiting all

it another shot and

parked his car on the driveway and entered, only to find Fiona

In a blaming tone, he asked, “Where were you during the competition earlier? Why didn’t you participate in the extra round? You even turned your phone off. I’ve been searching for you all day. Do

sense his frustration and felt apologetic, yet she

I didn’t do anything wrong. How would participating in the extra round have benefited me? It was only going to help Elyse. The judges wanted her

competition was a chance for you too. You didn’t even make the top eight initially. What if it could

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