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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.

Maurice’s harsh tone.

his hand dismissively.

and turned to head back

voice called out from the

she found Warren’s gentle yet

heard plenty about Quinlyn while in the hospital. Most of it was negative–stories about a headstrong child who caused her parents grief and

her desire to participate in the selection process, he thought a change of Harriet might do Quinlyn some good. He believed it could help Quinlyn understand her situation and mend her ways,

earlier, he expected chaos. But the atmosphere was surprisingly

years, facing critique and adversity without a hint

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submission, but perhaps because she simply didn’t

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

Warren smiled slightly and said, “Harriet is your sister; she is headed to

for Tina’s timely intervention, she would have shouted, forbidding Warren from showing any

child should only be

Quinlyn spoke up without hesitation. “I don’t want

chair with interest. “Don’t

as she retorted, “Why would I

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

quiet for a moment, glancing at Warren’s head, reminding herself that he had been injured.

should have your brain checked at the hospital.”

he have misidentified his savior and been fooled by a mere child if his mind was

Quinlyn saw it; 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 over the

“Quinlyn, how dare you? Who gave you the right to be so rude?

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

she skillfully dodged his grasp. He shouted, “You’ve

frowning as she said, “I just don’t