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Chapter 50

Quinlyn felt the summon from Romilly and looked up, confused.

Mandy was anxiously pulling at her arm. “Romilly is looking for you. Hurry up,” she urged, her voice filled with urgency.

Quinlyn touched her slightly rounded stomach. She figured she could manage to eat a bit more later, so she turned back to Mandy and said. “Please save some food for me.”

She set off toward the table ahead. As she approached, the Anderson couple paused in surprise. In just two weeks, they barely recognized the Quinlyn standing before them.

She had grown quite a bit and she no longer looked so pale from malnutrition. Her cheeks were slightly plump, and her features were becoming more refined.

“Quinlyn?” Maurice murmured, as though trying to convince himself she was real.

Quinlyn met his gaze and nodded slightly. Although they had spent some time together before, being apart made them feel like strangers again.

That sense of distance reminded Maurice of their first encounter in the borderlands, where he had seen a hint of wariness lurking in Quinlyn’s eyes.

This troubled Maurice, prompting him to ask sharply, “I heard you’ve been neglecting your studies lately, and you blamed Harriet for that?”

Quinlyn had never said such a thing, so she shook her head in response. “No, it’s my own issue.”

“Since you acknowledge your fault, you must correct it. Attending a prestigious school like Manldon International School is not just a way to pass the time.”

“Yes, I understand,” Quinlyn replied.

“Harriet is preparing for university. You should act properly in school and not hold her back,” Maurice continued, his tone

stern.

“Alright,” Quinlyn said.

to intervene and soften Maurice’s harsh tone. But before she could speak up,

Maurice finished speaking, he waved his hand dismissively. “That’s

nodded and turned to head back to

voice called out from the side, “You are Quinlyn, right?”

found Warren’s gentle

eyes sparkled with curiosity. Before this meeting, he had heard plenty about Quinlyn while in the hospital. Most of it was negative–stories about a headstrong child who caused her

process, he thought a change of Harriet might do Quinlyn some good. He believed it could help Quinlyn

earlier, he expected chaos. But the atmosphere was

composure and indifference beyond her years, facing critique

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out of submission, but perhaps because she simply didn’t care.

tuning them out, allowing their words to pass by? Can she truly

his mind, Warren smiled slightly and said, “Harriet is your sister; she is headed to university. Do you

been for Tina’s timely intervention, she would have

gifted child should only be

could express her concerns, Quinlyn spoke up without hesitation. “I don’t want to.”

Warren asked, leaning back in his chair with interest.

she retorted,

Once he regained his composure, he chuckled. “If you don’t care about winning, then please don’t bully Harriet in the future;

side. Quinlyn fell quiet for a moment, glancing at Warren’s head, reminding herself that he

suggested, “You should have your

thought, ‘How could he have misidentified his savior and been

the tactics used by Tina and Harriet didn’t seem particularly clever and had many flaws. But her remarks came across as offensive. A hush fell

you? Who gave you the right to be

as wrong, so she stood there in silence. Her silence only fueled

out to grab her arm. But she skillfully dodged his grasp.

as she said, “I just don’t want