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Chapter 863: That Orion Came Again

When she heard what they said, Miss Chase was left dumbfounded.

"In the future, I'll leave Aveline in your care," Julian said, unwilling to discuss the matter further.

Miss Chase quickly masked her surprise. The world was full of oddities, and arranging a childhood betrothal wasn't all that strange.

"Don't worry, Mr. Barnet."

With Orion always watching over Aveline at school, Julian felt at ease. Even if the two of them were destined to remain just friends, at least for now, Orion treated Aveline like a treasure.

From the moment Aveline was too young to understand anything, she had already been given the title of Orion's fiancée.

When she was little, she didn't think much of it, but her classmates were envious.

"Aveline, Orion's here to pick you up again after school."

"Mm."

Aveline always seemed aloof. She didn't mix well with the other kids who were full of innocent energy.

Orion, however, guarded her like a little wife.

His happiest moments were walking to and from school with Aveline. He had even convinced Jade to move houses so they could live next door to her. At twelve years old, he already understood the concept of romantic feelings. From the moment she was promised to him, he had seen Aveline as his future wife.

But Aveline only saw him as a noisy older brother. Perhaps she had simply grown used to his presence.

She had grown accustomed to him showing up at her door every morning on time, his handsome face lit with a smile as he greeted her with a cheerful "Good morning" and shared what he had for breakfast.

Most of the time, Aveline would just listen without responding. Orion, for his part, had gotten used to this dynamic between them.

He helped her with her schoolwork, acting as both a friend and an older brother.

Time passed, and before long, Aveline was in second grade. Orion could no longer stay behind in elementary school. His family had allowed him to repeat a year so he could be with her during her first year, fearing she wouldn't adjust well. But now that a year had passed, they insisted he move on to middle school.

Even though Orion had already self-studied the entire middle school curriculum during his year in elementary school, his family refused to let him stay behind again. After much resistance from Orion, Jade had to enlist Aveline's help to finally get him to agree.

With their schedules no longer aligned, Orion couldn't escort Aveline to and from school every day anymore. By the time he got home from middle school at nine in the evening, Aveline was already asleep.

piano lessons and other

Orion visited Aveline whenever he

With her

pleading for her to attend the same school as him. The middle school and high school were on the same campus, which meant they

Orion acted just as he

you to school," he

going the same

to the same school,

going to

going to my school?" Orion was

think Cherrywood is a good choice. It's getting late. I'm leaving

the car and shut the

Though it had a good reputation, it wasn't the kind of

to.

was already 6'2" (187 cm), while Aveline had just reached 5'4" (162 cm). They were

Aveline didn't understand the concept of romantic relationships. But as she got older, she began to grasp the implications. She didn't want to go to school

Aveline's answer was that she did, but it was the kind

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decided to maintain some distance. Even though they had been promised to each other, she didn't believe she

had told her that the person she married should be someone she truly loved. Liking and loving were two different things. Besides, Aveline didn't even know what

she grew older, but for now,

more independent life. She had told Aurora she

Middle School, and both Aurora and Julian had

all, their daughter's happiness

the first day of middle school, Aveline felt the bright sunshine and a sense of

assigned seats, everyone had to introduce themselves. The moment Aveline stood up, all the boys in the class were

kids entered adolescence, a period of rebellion and

long legs, and cool demeanor, Aveline immediately

crowds of boys gathered around her desk. Aveline

love letters began appearing in her desk, and boys started confessing

nervously, surrounded by

type," Aveline replied icily, walking past him without a

to get rejected! She's so

to be aloof. Who knows what she's like

putting on an act," some of the