Chapter 128


    “No, it’s your Mom,” Darius replied mncholically. His reply took me by surprise as he lost himself in


    another train of thoughts.


    “D-Do you know her?” Never had I heard anything about my mom ever since she left. To be precise, I


    couldn’t get my hands on her whereabouts. It felt as though she had disappeared into thin air.


    Nathan once said Mom had eloped with another man, but I refused to believe him. I held a grudge


    against her for leaving me alone when I needed her the most.


    If she had nned to leave me, she shouldn’t have brought me to into this world. I ended up suffering


    because of her—being bullied and missing my mother sorely.


    Most of the time, I was jealous of Crystal because she had a protective mother—someone would look


    after her and support her in every stage of her life.


    “Yes. We were schoolmates. I encountered her during homing.” Darius kept his reply short and


    simple.


    I was confused. Christopher once told me his brother had doted on him since young due to their huge


    age gap—his brother was thirteen years older than him. In other words, Darius was merely eleven


    years older than me.


    My mother gave birth to me when she was twenty years old. Thus, it wouldn’t make any sense for them


    to be schoolmates. Conscious of the questions I had in mind, he said, “I was part of the academic


    eleration program. I admitted into college when I was thirteen.”


    I gaped at his reply. When I thought no one could beat Christopher, Darius proved me wrong by telling


    me he was a college freshman when he was just thirteen years old.


    Seconds after I snapped out of confusion, I whispered, “Do you know anything about her?”


    Actually, I wanted to know if he had seen her over the past few years, but I thought that would be


    inappropriate since they were merely schoolmates.


    Shaking his head, he nced at the center of the hall and asserted, “If you need any help, feel free to


    approach me. Nothing can get in my way in Avenport for the time being.”


    I looked in the direction of his nce and saw Lyle and Crystal. It was a huge favor, considering he was


    just a schoolmate of my mother. “Thank you so much for the offer, but that won’t be necessary for the


    time being. I’ll reach out to you if I ever need your help.”


    The moment I walked away from the hall after the dance, Zachary showed up next to me. I was


    speechless. “Seriously?”


    Zachary exined with a stern expression, “He told me to stop you from joining others for a dance


    because you’re way too gorgeous today.”


    Obviously, Zachary was aware of the rtionship between Christopher and me. Otherwise, he would


    never bring up such a sensitive topic. I feel uneasy knowing there’s a third party who knew about our


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    Unable to carry on with the awkward conversation, I suggested, “Shall we head over to the deck and


    enjoy the sceneries? Others told me the Lane family had all sorts of fish in theke meant for


    consumption.”


    He nodded and said, “Since I won’t have to stop others from approaching you over there, that actually


    sounds like a great idea.”


    “Were you a member of the army? Can you stop behaving as though you’re currently on a mission or


    something?”


    That random spection of mine turned out to be true. He nodded and answered, “He used to be my


    toonmander. Perhaps it has be a custom. Now, I can’t help but carry out his order.”


    Wait! Christopher used to be a member of the army? Is that the reason he’s equally skilled inbat


    skills? No wonder he’s able to climb over the fence at ease!


    Although it was merely the second time I met Zachary in person, I could tell he was a good friend of


    Christopher through their interaction. I chuckled when the scene of Christopher teasing Zachary


    crossed my mind.