His Unveiled Passion

At the time, Quentin was already 18 and in his final year of high school. With a heavy academic load, he no longer wasted time or energy on bullying his sister. It had been a long while since he last pulled pranks on Naomi.

The high school and middle school divisions were located close to each other. That day, after school, he went with a few classmates to a bookstore just outside campus to buy supplementary materials. As they exited, he heard the sound of someone crying from a nearby alley.

He followed the noise and was shocked to find that the person being bullied was none other than his long-suffering sister.

At that moment, fury surged through him. Quentin was livid. Someone actually had the nerve to bully his sister?

The bullies were middle schoolers, all minors. Reporting them to the police only resulted in a warning, with no real consequences. Still, once he made the call, the matter escalated to the school and Benjamin.

The school promised to conduct a thorough investigation and assured Benjamin that they would follow up on it.

That evening, Quentin confronted Naomi with frustration in his voice after returning home.

"Why didn't you fight back when they hit you?"

Naomi lowered her gaze. Her voice was small and meek, like someone used to being picked on.

"I tried. At first, I did. But I was outnumbered. Fighting back only made it worse."

Quentin's anger flared again. His voice rose slightly.

"Then, why didn't you tell a teacher? Or our parents?"

He almost said, "Why didn't you tell me?" But what right did he have to ask that, when he'd been the first to hurt her?

It hit him all at once. He had been the first person to ever bully her.

to confirm that realization, Naomi paused for a second before saying something

them wouldn't

voice was soft and flat. "When you used to bully me, I told Mom. But she never once stood up for

him like a tidal wave. It felt as if an invisible hand was tightening around Quentin's throat. He couldn't

silence, Quentin's

"I'm sorry."

first time he truly recognized his

investigation. With the Taylor family putting pressure on the school, the truth quickly came to

Benjamin signed her up for taekwondo

first day, Quentin patted her on the

back. You're my sister, not some doormat for others to walk

eyes flickered, but she said

...

before she left for university, Quentin sought

three months. Let's see how far you've come. Come on, show me what you've got. Let's have a proper

them fought until they were drenched in sweat and gasping for

sat back to back

sister,"

all the time. People will think you're an easy target. You've got to open up, be

I did to you before was wrong. I was a lousy brother. I'm sorry. From now on, I won't ever bully you

quietly. From

on, she