Chapter 102 Back Out At The Last Moment


    Sylvia''s POV:


    It was the first time I heard Warren say so much, and he looked serious. Every word he said made


    me angry but also sobered me up.


    I had to admit that every word he said was right. I then realized I was being too selfish. It would be


    such a grand ball. Richard would attend it with Lucy, who was noble. If Rufus brought a ve with


    him, he would only beughed at by everyone.


    Maybe the aloof and arrogant Rufus didn''t care about what other people thought. But I was


    different. I didn''t want to be his weakness.


    I didn''t want him to be aughingstock because of me.


    It was enough for me to bear such malicious gossip alone.


    I stayed awake all night. The heavy thoughts made me toss and turn on the bed. As soon as the


    sun rose, I got up. I picked up the quilt that Flora had kicked on the floor, tucked her in, and walked


    out of the room quietly.


    Yana yawned andined, "I sang lubies for you the whole night. Why couldn''t you fall


    asleep?"


    I held the horizontal bar for a while, couldn''t bear to tell her the truth. Actually, since Yana was not


    really good at singing, I automatically blocked her voice as soon as she began to sing.


    "You''re not answering me," Yana said aggrievedly.


    I coughed and pretended to be very distressed. "Maybe I can fall asleep next time if you try bel


    canto."


    "Then I''ll give you a bel canto right now."


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    On a whim, Yana cleared her throat and sang with great momentum. Her singing was so unpleasant


    to hear but she sang bravely nheless, and it made me feel inspired. Inexplicably, my passion


    was ignited. I got so excited that I did ten pull-ups in one breath.


    Yana was so confident in showing herself. What on earth was I worried about? I should just be


    myself.


    This passion supported me through the whole morning and helped me finish my sses well. It


    made Flora look at me with admiration.


    But Harry had beenpeting with me all the time. So during the physical training, he carried more


    weights and ran twenty moreps.


    As a result, he got so tired that he stuck out his tongue and panted like a dog for a long time.


    "Why do you have to make things difficult for yourself?" Flora asked, covering her eyes with her


    hand like Harry was really an eyesore.


    The one-sidedpetition caused Harry to strain his muscles. He was not able to attend our


    afternoon sses.


    When we went to the males'' dormitory building to see him, he was still lying on the bed, groaning.


    He didn''t seem as fierce as usual. Flora brought him some food. But while eating, he kept on


    comining that it was not delicious. Flora got so angry that she directly hit his head.


    Flora was bickering with Harry during our entire visit. Then suddenly, she pped her forehead and


    said, "The ball will already be this evening. You should skip our afternoon sses and get yourself


    ready, right? You should have asked for a leave."


    I touched my clothes, smiled at her, and replied vaguely, "You can go to ss first."


    "Okay. Have a good time tonight then." Flora didn''t notice that I was in a low mood. She blinked her


    eyes, gave me a bright smile, and left. After she left, I slowly walked back to our room and took out


    the gift box from the bedside table. I took out the dress from the box and touched the fine lines on


    the fabric, forcing myself to suppress the reluctance in my heart. Then I put the dress back, wrote a


    note of refusal using my leg injury as an excuse, and put it on the box.


    If Rufus knew that I backed out at thest moment, he would be disappointed. Maybe he would


    never want to see me again.


    A self-deprecating smile crept across my face. I took onest look at the neatly ced gift box and


    left the dormitory.