Inside the cooking class, Laura was too restrained to move.
She tried several times to tell Jasmine, but Leroy could predict her movements.
Whenever she tried to move, he would pinch her.
It had become reflexive, whenever she scratched herself, his hand would come up to pinch her and twist her hard.
It hurt like a needle prick.
She wanted to cry but held it in, touching the places where she had been pinched.
Leroy was making a cake when he suddenly glanced at her. “What are you looking at? Waiting for me to pinch you?”
She reflexively shuddered and leaned back, staying silent with a muffled voice.
Suddenly, Leroy threw down the whisk. “Bang!”
Laura trembled in fear and looked up at him.
Jasmine passed by them naturally and exclaimed, “Wow, Leroy, it looks like you make cakes often. The table is clean, and the batter is perfect. Well done.”
Laura looked at Jasmine for help, she was about to speak.
But Leroy abruptly stuffed a strawberry into her mouth, silencing her.
Laura was taken aback.
Leroy smiled gently, turning to Laura. “Because my sister likes to eat cake, I often make it for her.”
Jasmine, standing behind him, looked pleased. “You’re really good to your sister and you’re also very good at taking care
of children.”
Leroy didn’t deny it, gripping Laura’s arm tightly. “Yes.”
Laura’s breathing became rapid.
The shadow of Leroy loomed over her.
His eyes behind his glasses seemed eerie, “Because I don’t have parents, I only have siblings. My sister is our precious little sister, and I love her the most. No one can bully her.”
As he spoke, there was an undercurrent in his dark eyes.
As if it was swallowing Laura.
Soon, Jasmine turned around and left.
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Laura’s eyes drooped with disappointment.
Leroy slowly pushed the strawberry into Laura’s mouth. “You know what? No one will come to help you.”
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He remained composed and elegant, bending down to her level, and said word by word, “Because Everett isn’t like me. He
wouldn’t take care of his sister.
“Next, I’ll let you know what will happen if you bully my sister.”
With that, he forcefully grabbed her upper arm with his arm, digging his fingertips into her bones.
Laura couldn’t help but cry out in pain, “Ouch!”
As the words fell, silence descended upon the surroundings.
All the students looked at her in astonishment.
Laura suddenly came to her senses, meeting Leroy’s puzzled gaze.
He had already stood up straight, even maintaining a distance from her, pretending to be puzzled. “What’s wrong? Where
does it hurt?”
Her head was buzzing, not knowing when this guy had withdrawn, and she looked at the others.
The girl in front of her desk expressed concern, “Lala, are you feeling unwell?”
Laura was a little short of breath and pointed at Leroy, “He’s pinching me.”
The students looked at Leroy in surprise.
Leroy spread his hands innocently, smiling, “What are you saying, Laura? I didn’t lay a finger on you.”
Laura stepped back, “You did. You did. And you won’t let me tell Ms. Taylor.”
Leroy smiled. “Come on. You’re a star. How can you lie like this? I am innocent.”
As he spoke, the door was kicked open.
Everett rushed in like lightning and ran towards him, delivering a flying kick. “You’re innocent? Bullshit.”
Everett kicked Leroy unexpectedly, knocking him to the ground.
Screams erupted in the classroom. “Ah!”
“What are you doing, Everett?” someone asked.
Everett paid no attention, grabbing Leroy’s head and shoving it into the flour.
“What did you do just now?” Everett questioned,
The children screamed in fear, cowering behind their senior partners.
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Classmates widened their eyes in astonishment, watching as Everett grabbed Leroy’s head and shoved it into the dough, over and over again.
“Did you pinch Laura?”
“Did you threaten her with the mixer?”
“You didn’t bother to find out who’s protecting her, did you?” Everett kept yelling at him.
Laura clung tightly to the wall, staring in disbelief as Everett attacked. ‘Everett?
‘How did he know?‘
Jasmine came up to stop. “Everett. What are you doing? Let go of him.”
Everett ignored her, landing a punch on Leroy. “He bullied my sister.”
Jasmine asked, “Who is your sister?”
Everett’s eyes were bloodshot, “Laura. He fucking bullied Laura.”
The whole class was in an uproar and looked at Laura in shock. “What the heck! Laura is Everett’s sister?”
“No wonder she looks so pretty.”
“So that means, Laura not only has Zayn as a childhood sweetheart, but also Xander, Everett, and Jasper as her brothers?”
“What kind of dazzling life is this? Can I switch places with her?”
“Is this the time to switch places or not? Leroy is going to get beaten to death.”
Laura cowered in the corner, watching as Everett pounded Leroy, who was sitting on the ground.
Henry ran in and pulled him back. “Everett, stop it. If you keep going, something bad will happen.”
Other brothers also tried to restrain Everett. “Everett. Are you out of your mind? Calm down.”
But Everett was so strong that he broke free and continued to beat Leroy.
Laura watched as blood streamed from Leroy’s nose, finally realizing what was happening. She quickly lunged in front of Everett, “Stop it, Everett,”
Everett’s fist was about to come down, but it froze in mid–air as he looked into her eyes.
Laura trembled under his gaze.
Underneath the disheveled hair, Everett’s eyes emitted a fierce light, a drop of sweat sliding down his jawline and dripping
onto his collarbone.
His neatly arranged school uniform was now in disarray due to the violence.
Laura came back to her senses, staring intensely into his eyes, shaking her head. “Stop fighting. If this continues, Mommy
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Everett’s fierce eyes lit up, and he gradually regained his senses. He licked the wound on her knuckles and then shoved her against the wall.
“Stand up straight,” Everett ordered.
Laura was caught off guard and hit the wall, feeling the pain.
As she raised her eyes again, Everett bent down to grab her by the neck, checking carefully.
He fixed his eyes on her arm.
They were all marked with bruises.
Everett’s amber eyes filled with anger and frustration. “Laura, did you become mute? Can’t you call for help? Didn’t you say you can handle anything? How come you got scared by a mere whisk? How come you act like this?”
His tone grew stronger, and the hand holding her chin tightened.
Laura frowned in pain. “Leroy wouldn’t let me speak. He said he would poke my eyes out. I was afraid…”
Everett paused, gradually easing his grip. “He said he would poke your eyes out?”
She nodded.
Everett rolled up his sleeves. “Damn it…”
Laura hurriedly hugged him from behind. “Stop it, Everett. We’ll get into trouble.”
Everett stopped abruptly, looking incredulously at her. He was about to say something when a group of girls gathered
around them.
Laura raised her head and met the girls‘ eyes.
The girl in the middle had a cool high ponytail, she asked with a determined tone, “Laura, did Leroy really hit you?”
Laura nodded tearfully.
The girl with the high ponytail smirked and glared at Leroy on the ground. “How dare you bully Lala?”
The other girls started tying up their hair, ominously saying, “Boy, you really don’t know the power of our Love Laura Fan Club? How dare you bully our idol?”
Leroy’s expression changed slightly. When he was about to prop himself up, a girl grabbed some dough and threw it at him. “Sisters, attack.”
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