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Since the basketball game was the highlight of today’s event, many left and went home since there was nothing else to do in the school. As for the basketball team, Charles and the coach took them to a nice restaurant to celebrate this win.
With them were not just the basketball team, but also some of Penny’s friends. Although Penny was unsure why James was dragged into this because he ended up tagging along.
When they arrived at the restaurant, there was already a banner prepared for the basketball team. Following Charles inside, everyone was all smiles until they saw the banner the staff were <b>holding</b>.
[It’s okay, guys! You did your best, and that’s the most important! I’m still proud of all of you!
– Coach Charles Be]
Charles’s face froze as soon as he saw the smiling faces of the staff. The staff then spoke in unison, trying to cheer up the basketball team.
As frowned. “What did they mean by that?”
“Dad, what’s this?” Hugo cast his father a look, confused.
All of them then set their eyes on Charles, who faced them with an awkward smile.
“It’s probably a mistake!” he said and rushed to the staff, telling them the team actually won.
Much to everyone’s surprise, the staff quickly tore down the banner they were holding, revealing another banner behind it.
[Congrattions, Team! You are the best! I’ve never doubted you! I knew you could do it!
– Coach Charles Be]
“Congrattions, Summit School of Excellence Basketball Team!” the staff cheered in unison, all
smiles.
The banner had the same design and font but with a different message.
The basketball team and those who came with them to celebrate werepletely speechless. The staff were all beaming at them as if they just hadn’t torn down an extra banner in case the result was different. It waspletely ridiculous!
Charlesughed and stood among the staff with a proud grin. It didn’t seem like he was bothered by the fact he prepared two banners just in case.
“Penny, your dad is a little goofy, isn’t he?” Lily whispered beside Penny. “It’s very different from how my dad described him<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Penny nced at Lily and smiled helplessly.
ter, on the other hand, didn’t know if he would feel ashamed of his father. But seeing that the basketball teamughed it off he <b>stave </b><b>nuiet </b>and denied <b>his </b>father <b>for </b><b>a </b><b>second </b>
219 This is why…
Since Penny and ter didn’t want to join the chaos at the table, they chose to sit at the other table with Lily, Ginnie, and James.
“Why are you here?” Penny asked while they were waiting for their food, eyes on James.
James sat across from her beside ter. “I don’t know,” he panicked. “All I know is that I was headed home, but suddenly, I was on the bus with you and the team. Should I go?”
“I’m just asking,” Penny pouted. “You didn’t have to make it look like I’m chasing you away.” Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.
ter nced at James and then at Penny. “I thought you two had be friends.”
“Tss.” Penny hissed and red at James. “Why would I be friends with him? I hadn’t forgiven himpletely.”
James felt a little teary–eyed, but she never mentioned wanting to be friends with him. James was Keith’s lookout and if not for receiving a beating from Penny, he would still be doing that if she didn’t intervene. Therefore, he understood that Penny was simply giving him leniency
because he was useful.
“What did he do to you, Penny?” Lily inquired out of pure curiosity.
Penny, ter, and James gazed at Lily and Ginnie. Right. These two were unaware of ter’s bullying.
Lily squinted a bit and red at James. “Did you pick <b>on </b>Penny before?” she asked, ready to kick him out of the fan club if that was the case.
“It’s not like that,” ter answered since he knew he was the one who should answer that. “It’s not a huge problem, and it’s all in the past.”
He smiled andughed. “Don’t worry about it. It’s settled now, so let’s not bring it up.” Penny and James nced at ter. The former sighed a bit while thetter almost wept. Not receiving forgiveness from Penny and being some sort of a realckey was much better for James. It felt like that was what he deserved and that he had to redeem himself by working hard. However, if ter had forgiven him so easily, then James wouldn’t be able to sleep with his conscience tugging him.
He didn’t deserve such mercy.
It didn’t take long for the food toe, so they dropped the topic. James, however, stayed quiet. throughout the meal while Penny happily munched everything.
Meanwhile,
“I heard you lost in the basketball game today
Max paused as he nced at the man seated in the head seat. The table was long–good for ten
or even twenty people but there were only two of them who were eating. Even so, there was still a wide gap between them because Max was sitting several seats from where the
middle–aged man’s <b>spot </b>was.
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“Quit it.” He snapped his sharp eyes at his son.
“I heard you’re the one who picked the fight, and yet you lost the fight you picked. What a shame. He sighed. “I let you y around, but if you’re simply going to shame our family name, <b>I’ll </b>probably intervene again<b>.” </b>
Max lowered his head and sped the cutlery tightly. “No need,” he said. “I’ll quit.”
“How pathetic.” The man pushed himself up and, without casting his son another look, he walked out of thevish dining room.
Max kept his head down, his expression indescribable. For some reason, the captain’s words shed in his mind.
[<b>I </b>don’t know why you keep aggravating the team, but I know you love basketball just as much as we do. Even if you deny it, I know you’re just as passionate just like the rest of us.]
“This is why,” he whispered as sadness flickered across his eyes. This is <i>why I </i>can’t like <i>anything </i><i>that </i><i>he </i><i>doesn’t </i>approve <i>of</i><i>. </i><i>He’ll </i>make me <i>quit </i>it no matter <i>what </i>or use <i>it </i>to control my entire <i>life</i>… just like <i>how </i>he controls everyone else.”