Chapter 896


    Scarlette thought for a moment, then asked, "You''ll honor your bet?"


    "I never go back on my words. If you don''t believe me, just ask Zorion. Every time we bet, I always


    keep my promise. Zorion, you can testify to that for me." Deanna looked at Zorion, who nodded and


    said, "Yes."


    Raeleigh eyed Deanna. To Deanna, perhaps Jepherson was not the most important person. It was


    Zorion. If she had to make a choice, Deanna would definitely choose Zorion.


    "Let''s do it." Scarlette doubted that she would lose.


    Raeleigh did not say anything. She turned her attention to Scarlette''s hand. Deanna walked towards


    Scarlette without a care in the world. She put her little hand behind her and then dered, "Let''s get


    ready first. I''ll count to three and then we''ll show our hand. If you lose, you take the phone. If I lose,


    I will return it."


    "I don''t trust you to count. Raeleigh should be the one to do it." Scarlette nced at Raeleigh.


    Raeleigh looked around. "Aren''t you guys not embarrassed at all for doing this in front of such a big


    crowd?" "Not at all." Deanna could not care less about appearances when she was abroad.


    "You count, Raeleigh," Scarlette urged. Raeleigh gave another ce around them. "All right, you


    guys get ready."


    Raeleigh was not hopeful at all. Deanna''s countenance told Raeleigh how confident she was.


    "One, two, three." Raeleigh counted steadily. Her unhurried manner made Scarlette feel that she


    should have let Deanna count. There was no purpose to ying like that.


    As a result, Scarlette lost.


    "I won. The phone is yours." Deanna took the phone and handed it to Scarlette. Scarlette was a


    prideful person, so she took it.


    She would honor their bet too!


    "Raeleigh, it''s your turn!" Deanna turned to Raeleigh. Raeleigh stood there for a while, then gave in.


    She told Deanna, "It''s okay. It''s my loss. Give it to me." Raeleigh extended her hands. Deanna''s big


    eyes were glimmering. They formed a crescent squint when she smiled.


    "Raeleigh, you know me too well. I can boldly tell you that I have never lost since I was a child. My


    mother said that I would lose one day.


    However, I haven''t lost yet. I defeated both Zorion and Jepherson." Deanna took Raeleigh''s arm


    proudly. Raeleigh stared at Deanna, without saying anything. She had known it all along.


    People always had their unique strengths or points. Maybe Deanna had the ability to perceive what


    other people would show during a rock-paper-scissors?


    It was hard to say.


    "Where are we going?" Raeleigh asked, holding her new phone. Deanna looked up and answered,


    "Let''s shop around upstairs. Since we are all here, we should get a meal before going back."


    Outside the store, Deanna was like a wild little pony, running all the way furiously upstairs as she


    dragged Scarlette along with her. Raeleigh and Zorion were left behind once again.


    By the time Raeleigh arrived upstairs, Deanna had been standing in the jewelry area for a while,


    studying a pair of earrings with Scarlette.


    Raeleigh went with Zorion, but she did not look at the items. She had never been interested in these


    things. Even if she was interested, she could not afford it.


    "Raeleigh, do you like it? I can get it for you," Deanna implored as she tugged on Raeleigh.


    Raeleigh shook her head and told


    her, "My ears are not pierced."


    "What?" Deanna immediately looked at Raeleigh''s ears and saw that her ears were really not


    pierced.


    "Zorion, Raeleigh''s ears are not pierced." Deanna was so shocked, but Raeleigh did not think it was


    out of the ordinary at all.


    Zorion had also just realized that Raeleigh''s ears were unpierced. Her pale ears were unmarred.


    "Let me see." Zorion put his hands close to Raeleigh''s ears and brushed Raeleigh''s hair back,


    taking a close look. Raeleigh blushed immediately as she was not ustomed to anyone touching


    her ears.


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    "There is nothing to look at." Raeleigh reached upwards to remove Zorion''s hand. Zorion smiled and


    teased her, "Are you shy?"


    "Zorion, why do you ask in that..." Deanna nced at Zorion and cut herself off.


    Zorion let go. He turned around to peruse the items on disy, but he was left displeased. Thus, he


    walked around the counter and peered at the other items inside.


    "This." Raising his hand, Zorion knocked on the counter. The sales assistant immediately took some


    bracelets out and set on the counter to show it to Zorion. Zorion picked one of the bracelets inside


    and walked to Raeleigh. He raised his hand to take Raeleigh''s. Raeleigh put her hand behind her


    back and refused, "No, I don''t want such a valuable thing."


    "How valuable is it? Is it more precious than a kiss?" With those words, Zorion took Raeleigh''s


    hand. What was Zorion talking about? Was he threatening her?


    "You''ve misunderstood me." It was obvious from Raeleigh''s expression that she was ticked off.


    What happened that night was an ident. She had tried to forget it, but Zorion had gone and


    brought it up again then. Raeleigh was at a loss for words.


    "I didn''t mean anything by that. If you don''t like it, forget it." Zorion put down the bracelet. He turned


    around, sweeping his gaze over everyone. "Deanna, if you aren''t going to buy anything, let''s go out


    first and get something to eat."


    "Okay." Deanna rushed to Zorion''s side and held his hand. "Zorion, I want to eat your favorite


    foods."


    "All right."


    Deanna had always been perceptive of a person''s speech and expression. Knowing that Zorion was


    not feeling his best, she went to coax him.


    The siblings went downstairs first, and Raeleigh


    followed behind.


    "Raeleigh, what''s wrong with you?" Scarlette asked. Although it struck her that something was off, it


    was not her ce to pry. However, Raeleigh really seemed quite upset.


    "Nothing, let''s go." It took them some time to go downstairs. Raeleigh went for a toilet break


    midway, and Scarlette apanied her to the restroom. Hence, they were quitete when they met


    up with Zorion and Deanna again.


    Zorion was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, with Deanna sitting beside him. They had not


    started eating as they were waiting for Raeleigh.


    Seeing Raeleigh, Zorion subconsciously uncrossed his legs.


    After that, he picked up the menu, and started ordering. As Raeleigh was not very hungry, Scarlette


    only ordered one dish for her.


    Before their meal, Deanna told Raeleigh, "There are very few girls without pierced ears. I think you


    should do it. You''d look even more beautiful if you did."


    "That doesn''t matter." Raeleigh just smiled. The orphanage did not allow the children to pierce their


    ears. Novalie wanted to take her, but she had been afraid of pain since she was young. Through all


    that, they ended up not going.


    "How does it not matter? Men prefer women to doll themselves up. Without earrings to essorize,


    it looks awkward." Deanna was very serious. Her face was tense.


    Raeleigh fixed her gaze on Deanna and answered, "Many earrings can be worn without piercings."


    "Then, are you saying that you don''t want to pierce your ears?" Deanna''s expression was stiff. She


    had never met a girl that did not prioritize her beauty. Raeleigh was a very strange beauty.


    "Zorion, do you like girls without pierced ears?" Deanna''s childish appearance tickled Raeleigh''s


    funny bone. Her mood was slightly improved, but when she looked at Zorion, Raeleigh still felt


    displeased.


    She had not expected that Zorion would threaten her.