Chapter 25


    "Really? You''re from our school?"


    Coralie smiled as she posed the question.


    "She is my cousin, Jamie George, a sophomore this year."


    Skr exined to Coralie, and then said to Jamie. "And this is Coralie."


    "So you''re my junior." When it came to college, the smile on Coralie became broader. "What are you


    majoring in?" she asked.


    "I''m in the School of Finance, just like you, Coralie."


    Jamie answered.


    Coralie studied ounting during college. When she graduated, she was recruited by a good


    ounting firm because she was good at English. However, the office was located in the New District


    of the city, it was too far away from home. Howard hoped that she could take care of the family, so


    Coralie eventually gave up this job.


    Due to the fact that she did not find a suitable job during graduation, she had no choice but to be


    an executive assistant.


    "Coralie, I heard that you were always the top student of the ss. It was amon thing for you to


    get a full schrship. If you have time, please tutor me!" said Jamie.


    Jamie had a wide range of hobbies, from Taekwondo to e-sports.


    It was her mother''s idea to study ounting. She did not like it at all.


    "I might have forgotten about them," replied Coralie.


    "It''s okay, it''s okay," Jamie said.


    Jamie talked with Coralie about different topics rted to her college life, which provided Coralie a


    moment of relief from this depressing environment. She started smiling more naturally.


    Skr chatted with his cousins around him for a while. He turned his head inadvertently and saw her


    sweet smile and rxed look. The sad expression she had when talking to Elsa had gone.


    He felt a little relieved now, and could not help but look at her for a few more times.


    "Coralie, my cousin was peeking at you."


    Jamie saw him looking at Coralie and teased them.


    Coralie turned her head and saw Skr staring straight at her.


    She hastily touched her face, asking "Is there something on my face?"


    "No." Skr responded.


    Skr was caught on peeping Coralie, so he shifted his attention to somewhere else rather awkwardly.


    "Hey, brother, are you shy?"


    Jamie snickered.


    Coralie looked at Skr and could not tell if it was a coincidence or not. His ears were a little red. She


    tried to help him out by asking, "Did you drink too much? If you can''t drink, drink less."


    She was asking Skr while trying to persuade herself.


    Now, Coralie would always wonder if Skr did like her.


    Every time he stood up for her, Coralie would misunderstand.


    However, she was afraid of misunderstanding. Such misunderstandings always made her seem to be


    looking forward to something.


    "Let''s go and give granny a toast," Skr said.


    Coralie tried to persuade him to drink less, but Skr still picked up the ss and pulled her over in


    order to give a toast to Grandmother Hond.


    Both of them held the wine and walked towards Grandmother Hond. Skr said first, "Grandma, let''s


    toast to you."


    "We wish that granny will always be healthy and live a long prosperous life ."


    Coralie congratted her too.


    "Thank you, Skye, thank you, Coralie." Grandmother Hond said.


    Grandmother Hond took Coralie''s hand and patted it. "My dear girl, I know you''ve been wronged by


    marrying into our family."


    "No, granny, I''m not."


    Coralie shook her head repeatedly.


    Grandmother Hond was an elder. Coralie felt awkward for her to say so.


    "Although granny can barely see, I can feel that they don''t like you, but I like you. As long as I''m alive, I


    will protect you well."


    Grandmother Hond spoke slowly and earnestly.


    Coralie listened, and tears welled up in her eyes. She put down the ss and hugged Grandmother


    Hond. "Granny, I will definitely treat you well and Skr too. Nothing else is more important." Coralie


    promised.


    While addressing Skr, her tone was much more gentle.


    When she hugged Grandmother Hond, she could feel that Grandmother Hond was not as healthy


    as everyone expected.


    Grandmother Hond was very weak and it seemed that she could not use her strength at all. Her


    being energetic was her pretense.


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    "Good girl." Grandmother Hond pulled her close and raised her head to say to Skr, "Skye, I know


    they said that you only married Coralie because she will bring good luck to the family. But Coralie is a


    good girl, do not let her down."


    Skr bent down and nodded, "Granny, don''t worry. I will treat her well."


    Although he said so, Grandmother Hond could not see it.


    When Skr said this, his eyes were colder than the snow during winter.


    Coralie looked at him and her heart felt cold.


    ...


    In the evening, the banquet was over. Skr sent Coralie back to her rented house as usual.


    Thatmunity was so old that there were no street lights at night. Skr''s car light became the only


    light source in the wholemunity.


    "Thank you."


    When they arrived at the building entrance, Coralie bowed and thanked him.


    Skr nced at the dark corridor behind Coralie and frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he


    said, "I''ll walk you upstairs."


    She did not expect that Skr would suggest apanying her to her house. But thinking about what


    happened that night, she hesitated for a moment and refused. "It''s okay. I''m used to going up and down


    every day. You don''t have to worry about me."


    Coralie smiled, indicating that he could rest assured. Then she turned around, ran into the corridor, and


    sprinted upstairs.


    It seemed that she was afraid that Skr would catch up to her.


    Skr asked the driver to drive the car out while he took a walk around themunity.


    As the young master of the Hond Family, he had never seen such amunity. It was dpidated


    and garbage was all over the floor.


    There were even rats running around the flower bed in the middle of theplex.


    The trash cans were not attended by anyone, it made the whole ce stink.


    Although the space between each building wasrge, the sound proof was terrible. He stood on the


    empty road of themunity and could even hear the quarreling of couples and the crying of children.


    "Hey, are you sure that it was ady from building 7?"


    "Yes, I hit the door hard that it was almost broken down by me. I went to take a look today, the door had


    not been changed."


    Skr walked around themunity and heard two drunk men talking.


    Building 7?


    Skr thought for a moment. When Coralie called him for help that day, she seemed to say she lived in


    Building 7.


    "Look, the light is on again, thatdy is back again."


    "Let''s go. Her unit is on the top floor, no one will notice"


    "Hey hey hey hey."


    The two drunk men were talking, reeking of alcohol.


    The 7th building, the 5th floor, the door being smashed that day, everything matched the description


    from Coralie that day.


    He walked towards the drunk men and without hesitation, punched them in the face.


    "Who the f*ck are you? How dare you hit me!" the drunk man grunted.


    The drunk man was stunned by him. It waste at night, and he could not see clearly who was in front


    of him. He only knew it was a very tall man of average size in a suit.


    "You brat, how dare you to hit me!" the man yelled.


    "Beat him!" the other drunkard said.


    The two drunkards rushed towards Skr.