Chapter 394


    Felix ran his hand down his face before a heartbreaking smile appeared on his lips.


    “Mean to her? Do you think I can bring myself to do that?” Felix questioned. It''s not like Tristan doesn''t


    know how much I like Ysabelle.


    “All right, you''re a man, so drop that look.”


    Well, the world hasn''t ended yet, so clearly, everything''s fine.


    “Mr. Tristan, do you ever doubt yourself? I think that my feelings are unreciprocated right now. She


    doesn''t like me at all.”


    Tristan did not reply to him.


    So something really did happen.


    “No.”


    Tristan was speaking the truth, for everything in his life had been smooth sailing.


    He met a girl he liked, and that girl liked him too.


    He was living a blissful life.


    At that, Felix could not help butugh.


    The content smile on Tristan''s face was a clear indicator that Tristan would not understand what Felix


    was feeling at that moment.


    “I shouldn''t be telling you this.”


    Tristan then poured him a ss of red wine.


    “All right, don''t do anything that''ll affect Ysabelle''s uing exam. You know how important the


    university entrance exam is to her.”


    Ysabelle needed the grades to prove herself.


    That way, her father would oppose her desire to debut in the entertainment industry less.


    “I know.”


    Felix just could not hold himself back earlier. Now that he was away from the situation, he realized he


    had been wrong to have disturbed her.


    On the other side, when Sophie arrived at Ysabelle''s room, she found Ysabelle crying. At that, Sophie


    walked over to the bed andy down beside her.


    “What happened? Was Felix mean to you? If he was, I''ll go downstairs and beat him up right now.”


    Ysabelle turned to the side when she heard Sophie''s voice.


    “Sophie, my chest hurts.”


    “What?”


    “My chest feels tight as if I can''t take in any more breaths. I don''t know what''s going on with me. Am I


    dying?” Ysabelle was sure that she was dying because she had never felt her lungs constrict in this


    way before.


    “Tell me something first: Did Felix do something to you?”


    Ysabelle only looked even more upset when she recalled Felix''s earlier demeanor.


    “Has he gone back?” He must be sad to hear that from me just now.


    “I don''t know. He asked me to check on you, so I came upstairs,” Sophie replied.


    How dare he bully her in this way? It looks like Felix still has a long way to go.


    “Sophie, do you think I''m being too mean to Felix? I''ve always been the bully.”


    “No, not at all. I think you''re doing great.”


    At that, Ysabelle gave her a doubtful nce.


    “Are you sure? But it looks like I''ve hurt him for real earlier. He looked devastated.” Indeed, it had been


    Ysabelle''s first time seeing that look on Felix''s face. It pained her to see it.


    “So, do you like him?”


    Ysabelle did not say anything to that.


    Do I? Although I''ve always said that I want to be in a rtionship, what is love? I haven''t even figured


    that out yet. What kind of feelings do I have for Felix? I don''t even know the answer to that.


    “I don''t know,” was her response, and that was the truth.


    Sophie patted her cheek.


    “Let it be then. Follow your heart, and don''t dwell too much on other things. All right, it''s almost time.


    You have the mathematics exam in the afternoon, so take a nap first.”


    “Can you stay here and keep mepany? I don''t want to be alone right now.”


    “Okay, I''ll stay here with you,” Sophie agreed.


    A moment of lying in bedter, Ysabelle opened her eyes again.


    “Sophie, I still can''t fall asleep. What do I do?” Ysabelle knew that her afternoon exam was important,


    but she just could not make herself fall asleep.


    “Then just keep your eyes close for a rest. You don''t need to be asleep.”


    “Am I disrupting your schedule? Maybe you should sleep in your room instead.”


    The university entrance exam was the most important event in a person''s life, and Ysabelle could not


    bear to let herself disturb Sophie.


    “It''s fine. I''ll stay here with you. Be at ease. I could do those questions even if I were blindfolded.”


    Hearing that, Ysabelle pursed her lips.


    “Sophie, are you really trying to console me? Why do I feel even more upset after hearing you?”


    Are you sure you''re not here to gloat?


    “Oops, sorry. I didn''t mean to upset you.” Sophie genuinely did not mean to do that despite only


    speaking the truth.


    Then, the two of them chatted away.


    At one point, both fell asleep.


    They did not set an rm for their naps, but there were two men outside who would not let them miss


    their exams.


    Around twenty past two, Tristan stood up.


    “I''ll wake them. What are you going to do?” Tristan said to Felix.


    “If she''s still unhappy, I''ll go back. I don''t want to distract them from their exams.”


    No matter what happens, we''ll talk after the exam.


    “I''m fine. Don''t worry. I won''t distract Ysabelle.”


    Even if she doesn''t like me in the end, I still hope to see her worry-free and happy.


    When Tristan came to Ysabelle''s room, he pushed open the door to see Sophie and Ysabelle sleeping.


    Tristan was not too happy to see his woman sleeping with someone else, even if that someone else


    was his niece.


    Just as Tristan came close to the bed, Sophie woke. When she saw him, she instantly realized that it


    must be almost time for the exam.


    “What time is it?”


    “Twenty past two. All right, it''s time to get up, or else you''ll bete,” he gently told her.


    “Okay.”


    Ysabelle had not woken up yet, so Sophie shook her.


    “Ysabelle, wake up. We''ll bete if you don''t wake up now.”


    Upon hearing the sounds, Ysabelle opened her eyes. She was initially groggy, but the moment she saw


    her uncle, she sobered up immediately.


    “Uncle Tristan, why are you in here?”


    This is a girl''s room! Can he really just walk in like this?


    Nheless, Tristan''s response was a haughty one. “This is my house.”


    Ysabelle took in a deep breath.


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    Fine. I''m only embarrassing myself again. I''ve taken up Sophie''s time during noon, so Uncle Tristan


    must be angry. I mustn''t say anything right now. Instead, I should pretend as if I''m not here.


    “Be quick. I''ll be waiting for you outside.”


    “Okay!”


    There was not much for Sophie to do other than wash her face in the bathroom.


    After Tristan was gone, Sophie got out of bed and went to the bathroom.


    “Ysabelle, hurry up,” Sophie urged again when she saw Ysabelle still on the bed aftering back out


    of the bathroom.


    “I don''t want to take the exam anymore...”


    “That''s not true. You just don''t want to see Felix outside. If you really don''t want to see him, I''ll go


    outside and kick him out of the house.” With that, Sophie turned to leave.


    “Wait, Sophie! Don''t be so rash! He''s already pitiful enough, so why do you have to kick him out of the


    house too?” Ysabelle hastily scrambled out of bed.


    At that, Sophie could not hold herughter back.


    She''s clearly super concerned about him, but she doesn''t know what her feelings mean yet. What a


    silly girl.