Chapter 147

Jonathan said, “Henson’s exams are coming up. Can you come over every night and tutor him? I’ll pay you double.”

Estelle looked down and scratched the wooden fence, “No need. Henson’s been doing pretty well with the review. I’ll just go over on the weekend and make sure he’s good to go for the exams. Also, I’ve got things to do these two days, and I can’t make it.”

Jonathan’s voice deepened, “Thought you were on break? What’s keeping you busy?”

Estelle bit her lower lip nervously and explained, “I’ve agreed to do a wall–painting project with a classmate. It will occupy my time for a few days.”

Jonathan remained silent on the other end of the line. After a brief pause, he responded softly, “Alright, I understand.” Then he abruptly ended the call.

Estelle put down her phone, resting her arms on the railing, looking at the dazzling night lights of J City. She sighed, trying to release her frustration.

The wall painting project went smoothly for the first two days, and by the afternoon of the third day, it was nearing completion. Chris was on a ladder finishing up the painting, while Estelle accidentally smeared paint on her face while tidying up. She told Chris about it and headed to the restroom to wash her face.

restroom was occupied, so she waited a bit. By the time she returned, a crowd was in front of the cultural wall they had just painted. The stuff they had laid on the ground was tossed aside, the ladder was knocked over, and

“Some influencer from the Barry Group wants to take

Chris said, “Can you ask them to hurry

kept nodding and went to negotiate with the influencer’s team.

while, the group still didn’t leave. Chris approached one of them, and the

look and saw a girl with retro makeup and a fur scarf posing in front of

people were creating artificial snow around her. The white flurries landed on the wet paint, causing it to

“Our painting isn’t dry yet. You can’t scatter these flakes and petals here, or all our hard

a cold face and pushed Chris, “I saw you interfering with our people

turning blue, “What do you mean, what’s the big

Do you know who Annetta is? She’s a big influencer with so many followers. She can ruin you with a snap!

the situation. Annetta looked annoyed, “Why is this idiot causing trouble? I was invited by this company’s CEO to help promote it. I am a highly–valued guest. Can’t you see that?

and stated, “Are you the one leading this team? We put in three days of hard work to paint this wall. You are welcome to take photos,

by the CEO of this company. Do you even know who you’re talking to? She glanced at Chris disdainfully,

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