Chapter 580


    Joshua, Katherine, and Sophia had been walking to and from school together since they were in


    elementary school.


    However, Katherine was so determined to uphold her promise to the girl that she told Joshua to stay


    away from her and Sophia.


    Joshua''s expression turned gloomy the moment he heard that, but Katherine stood her ground and


    made her point clear before running off to cry in the restroom.


    Sophia ran after Katherine and tried her best tofort her, but thetter''s tears wouldn''t stop flowing.


    Thinking that Katherine had no feelings for him whatsoever, Joshua got so angry that he went along


    with her request and stopped hanging out with them. Even so, he did not date that other girl.


    As though Katherine and Joshua had beplete strangers, the two of them never spoke to


    each other ever since.


    Sophia and Joshua had somewhat simr personalities in the sense that they were both the quiet type.


    They could sit there minding their own business for hours without talking if Katherine wasn''t around.


    As such, no one had ever tried to pair them up with each other despite their good grades and equally


    good looks.


    Since Katherine was always the one to initiate their conversations, Joshua had no idea how to talk to


    her when she stopped doing so.


    One time, Joshua finally had an opportunity to speak to Sophia and Katherine. However, Katherine


    turned around and dragged Sophia away before Joshua could say a word.


    Just like that, their “cold war” dragged on. About a monthter, the girl who approached Katherine


    came to see her again.


    This time, she brought her friends with her. Without warning, one of her friends stepped forward and


    tried to p Katherine. Fortunately, Sophia was quicker and pushed the girl away.


    Katherine was stunned as she had no idea what she did wrong. Had Sophia not responded in time, the


    p would have surelynded on Katherine''s cheek.


    Having missed her p, the girl then began verbally abusing Katherine. “You pretentious b*tch! You


    know my friend likes Joshua, so why would you stick around him so much? You don''t even like him


    anyway!”


    Katherine was already in a bad mood at the time. Hearing the girl''s words angered her so much that


    she burst out crying on the spot.


    Someone told Joshua what was going on, and he rushed over to confront the girl.


    The girl sobbed as she replied, “You were tutoring me a while back, weren''t you? Doesn''t that mean we


    have something special going on?”


    “You paid me to tutor you, so I did. I don''t see anything special about that,” Joshua retorted coldly with


    a sneer. He then nced at Katherine, who was also crying, and continued, “Besides, I only agreed to


    tutor you because I needed money to buy Katherine a birthday present.”


    That response of his was no different from pping the girl in front of everyone.


    On top of that, he had also indirectly admitted to liking Katherine.


    Even Sophia was a little shocked when she heard what he said. She did not expect a guy like Joshua


    to say something that bold in public.


    If Joshua simply wanted to help Katherine out, all he had to do was rify that he wasn''t dating the girl


    he tutored. There was no need for him to further embarrass the girl by mentioning the birthday present.


    Due to the hugemotion they caused, the disciplinary teacher summoned all of them to his office on


    the spot.


    Since Joshua was a model student, the disciplinary teacher decided to let them off after a brief lecture.


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    Despite nearly getting hit for no reason, Katherine was carefree enough to let it go after making sense


    of everything. Feeling overjoyed after hearing that Joshua was not dating the girl, she ran up to him


    and asked for the birthday present.


    “Happy birthday,” Joshua said while handing her the present that he had prepared.


    That day happened to be Katherine''s birthday, so Joshua was actually d the girl confronted


    Katherine. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have had the chance to give Katherine the present.


    “Wow! It''s beautiful! I like it very much!” Katherine eximed when she opened the box.


    Inside was a ne that she and Sophia had set their sights on while shopping at the mall. However,


    they were too poor to afford it, so Katherine had no choice but to let it go.


    Sophia was nning to buy it for Katherine using the money she had saved up, but Joshua


    approached her a month ago and said he wanted to give it to Katherine as a birthday present.


    Since he had offered to buy the ne, Sophia decided to let him do it instead.


    She was, however, surprised that Joshua had been close to that girl simply to tutor her and earn some


    money.


    Since Joshua had made his point very clear, Sophia believed Katherine would surely understand his


    feelings for her.


    She then stepped away to give the two some privacy. By the time school was over, Joshua and


    Katherine were back to being close again.


    Sophia asked Joshua why he didn''t confess his feelings like the other boys, but he kept quiet and


    simply stared at Katherine with a displeased look on his face.


    Sophia couldn''t help but feel bad for him when she saw his reaction. She had tried to help him out by


    dropping hints in front of Katherine, but thetter was so dense that she thought Sophia had a crush on


    Joshua instead. Sophia stopped trying to matchmake them after that.


    Joshua and Katherine only started dating afterpleting the university entrance exam. As Sophia''s


    parents had passed away during that time, she felt depressed and didn''t pay much attention to them at


    all.


    Eventually, she pulled herself together and went to university in Jadeborough. Joshua waited until then


    to tell her that he and Katherine were dating.


    Joshua and Katherine had been childhood friends for over twenty years, so they were more like family


    members that supported each other.


    Katherine got into the entertainment industry during her university days while Joshua was busy with his


    studies. As a result, the two of them barely had time to contact each other. Just as there were lots of


    girls in university who tried to court Joshua, there were lots of wealthy young men in the entertainment


    industry who tried to woo Katherine as well.


    Given how young the two of them were at the time, nobody could say for sure what would happen in


    the future.


    However, Sophia saw them decisively reject all of their admirers no matter what.


    Even Katherine, who always had a carefree attitude, was very careful to avoid scandals in the


    entertainment industry.


    Although there wasn''t anything too exciting about their rtionship, that was precisely the reason it felt


    real and rtable.


    After learning about their story, Charlize couldn''t help but exim in envy, “I wish I had a childhood


    sweetheart like that! They''ve been together for over twenty years!”


    Sophia smiled and took a sip of her fruit juice. As she looked up, she noticed someone staring at


    Charlize, who was sitting right next to her.