<b>Chapter </b><b>252</b>
Before they knew it, the weekend had arrived.
Flora and Connor headed out together to watch Dane’s basketball game. Kaylee had also managed to sneak out to <b>join </b>them, even though her mom had strictly forbidden it with finals just around the corner. Ever since she started hanging <b>out </b>with <b>Flora</b><b>, </b>she had be a lot bolder. She would never have dared to do this before.
Dane and Alex lit up when they saw Flora and the crew, and they all went <b>inside </b>the gym together.
“Well, if it isn’t Dane,” an obnoxious voice called out.”
A group of guys in basketball jerseys swaggered over, looking just as cocky as they <b>did </b>in thest game.
Dane’s expression turned icy.
These were the yers from Cot High School. They had narrowly lost to managed <b>to </b>win the next few games to make it to the yoffs.
them by one point <b>in </b>the preliminaries. Thankfully<b>, </b>they had
“You guys made it to the yoffs? Pfft, I’d suggest you <b>drop </b>out now. If you face us again and get destroyed, it’s gonna be pretty embarrassing, don’t <b>you </b>think?”
The guy’s eyes flicked over to Flora and Kaylee, and he let out a low whistle. “Oh, and you’ve got some girls here too. Looks like you’re doing pretty well at Westbrook High, huh? Cute chicks<b>.</b><b>”</b>
“Watch your mouth<b>, </b>Jack!” Dane snapped.
Jack just smirked, lookingpletely unfazed. “My mouth’s always like this. So, which one of these girls have you been with? Share the <b>fun</b>, will ya?<b>”</b>
“Jack!” Dane roared, ready to swing at him.
Flora quickly grabbed his <b>arm</b>. “Don’t <b>do </b>it<b>!</b>”
There was <b>a </b>referee watching <b>from </b>the sidelines. Even though Flora didn’t know much about basketball, she knew that fighting before the game could get Dane disqualified. It was clear Jack was trying to provoke him on purpose.
Jack raised an eyebrow and then turned his attention to Flora. He could see Dane cared about her.
He reached out to touch her face. “Quite protective, huh? How about you have some fun with me–Ah!!”
Jack screamed like a banshee. “It hurts! Let go of me<b>! </b>Let go!”Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.
Connor stood there, his face cold as ice. He had <b>one </b>hand in his pocket while the other twisted Jack’s fingers down. The rest of Jack’s team looked too scared to even move.
“You guys <b>go </b>in and <b>get </b>ready,” Connor said to Dane.
Dane nodded eagerly, throwing a smug look <b>at </b>Jack before leading Alex and the rest of the team into the arena.
“Still feel like talking trash?” Connor asked calmly, watching Jack squirm <b>in </b>pain.
“No, no! I <b>won’t</b><b>! </b>I’m <b>sorry</b>! <b>I </b>really am! Please, <b>I </b>need <b>to </b>y in the game. It’s super important to me!” Jack was practically in tears.
<b>Connor </b>finally let go<b>, </b><b>only </b>because Flora had told him how crucial this match was for these boys. It would <b>decide </b>if they could get into Maple Grove College of Physical Education<b>.</b>
Connor hadn’t gone all out <b>on </b><b>Jack</b>, just enough to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, Jack’s hand would’ve been useless <b>by </b><b>now</b>.
<b>Jack </b>rubbed his sore <b>fingers</b><b>, </b><b><i>too </i></b>scared to cause any more trouble, and quickly <b>led </b>his teammates into the arena.
But <b>one </b><b>thing </b>was <b>clear</b><b>–</b>he was definitely going to hold this grudge against <b>Dane</b>.