Chapter 174: Chapter 174

Paige Sterling looked at Mona Wright, "Are you also going to say that I bullied you?"

Seeing that Paige was about to hit her, Mona couldn’t help but step back. "Paige, don’t be so arrogant!"

Skylar Hughes held back tears and pulled Mona back.

"Alright, Mona, let it go. Paige really didn’t bully me. Don’t get involved because of me..."

Skylar took a deep breath and looked at Paige.

"Paige, I apologize to you. It’s my fault for not explaining clearly to Mona, which caused a misunderstanding..."

Some of the boys, seeing Skylar so humble, felt that Paige was being too aggressive.

"Paige, Skylar has been . Can’t you just let it go? It’s just a misunderstanding. What’s there to fuss about?"

"Yeah, we’re all here to have fun. Don’t make things so tense."

In the end, Paige threw a punch at the person speaking.

"Why did you hit me?"

Paige replied, "Sorry, it’s just a misunderstanding, you won’t hold it against me, right?"

What kind of stupid thing thinks it can use that ridiculous logic to manipulate her.

Skylar, seeing the atmosphere getting more tense, said anxiously, "Paige, we’re all friends, don’t resort to violence!"

Paige sneered, "Are friends indebted to you? Always talking about friends and sisters, does your face hurt when you deceive your friends?"

Skylar’s eyes became redder, and compared to the tough Paige, Skylar’s demeanor obviously made men more compassionate and sympathetic.

The youth who got hit looked at Paige angrily.

"Paige, I never thought you were this kind of person."

Paige laughed, "Weren’t you the ones who invited me out to play? Did you not know what kind of person I am when you invited me?"

The scene was awkward, and amidst the awkwardness, only Miles Morgan’s group continued to eat and drink calmly.

So find anything but don’t cause trouble for Paige, otherwise, she’ll make your life troublesome forever.

At this moment, Skylar spoke again.

"Please don’t say such things anymore, Paige really didn’t do anything to me. I’m just tearful and often cry, which caused everyone to misunderstand. I apologize to everyone, and hope you don’t hold it against Paige. She is just like that; please try to understand her a little more."

Mona, "Paige, having a sister like Skylar is a blessing you gained in your past life. Why don’t you cherish it?"

Paige slapped Mona again, "Cherish your pretty face first."

Mona covered her face, eyes wide open, "You... you..."

She wanted to retaliate, but was scared by Paige’s strikes and didn’t dare to, only glaring at Paige fiercely.

At this point, Paige suddenly asked Miles who was eating sunflower seeds.

"Was I too excessive just now?"

Miles, looking confused, "No, not excessive..."

He’s seen more excessive things before; just a couple of slaps—what’s the big deal?

Moreover, looking at Skylar and Mona and those women who can’t move past a look, what does it matter if they get beaten?

But Paige said, "Clearly it was very excessive."

Paige looked helpless, "You know I’m susceptible to provocation, why didn’t you stop me from hitting people? It’s truly moral degeneration."

Does your father know you change faces faster than flipping a book outside?

Paige then looked at the others, "Stop looking at me like that. I’m not usually , it’s just that nobody stopped me today and I got too excited. With my personality, I’m destined to be bullied everywhere, but I’ve gotten used to it. When others bully me, I will..."

Everyone swallowed nervously, just listened to her say, "I’ll conquer them with virtue, convince them through reason until they agree."

Miles, "...?", Are you sure it’s talking, not hitting?

Paige’s demeanor changed abruptly, everyone hadn’t reacted yet, she walked right up to Mona.

"Your name is Mona Wright, right? It’s really an adorable name."

She suddenly became so affable, it stunned Mona; what is this demon woman going to do?

Paige smiled, "Why are you trembling? I already said I’m a kind person. Are you still afraid I’ll hit you?"

Paige looked at the others, "Why are you all looking so shaky? Too touched? Don’t worry, I’ll keep touching you if you need it in the future."

No one spoke, Paige sighed and said, "I’m thoroughly disappointed with humanity, don’t invite me to such gatherings in the future."

Having attended such gatherings a few times, she found them uninteresting and didn’t want to waste her time anymore.

Paige turned and left.

Just as Julian Hawthorne finished a meeting, he came over to fetch her.

Paige was waiting at the door; Miles asked to drive her, but she refused.

Everyone left, yet Paige still waited at the door.

While Skylar also left, Mona continued to complain along the way.

"This Paige is really too much, obviously she’s been trying to frame you, yet dares to be so arrogant."

"Skylar, you’re just too kind, always indulging her, not holding her accountable, so she dares to bully you."

Skylar sighed, "There are misunderstandings between us too; someone online is always blackening Paige, and she always thinks those people are paid bots hired by me."

"Clearly, she herself is always misbehaving, being excessive, so many people disapprove of her. How can she blame you? Your kindness to her has truly been given to the dogs."

Skylar stopped talking, soon she and Mona parted ways.

She planned to take a taxi back.

Unexpectedly, she saw a car drive towards her from afar.

Skylar remembered, that seemed to be Julian Hawthorne’s car.

Julian... Driving over to pick up Paige?

Skylar’s eyes flashed slightly, seeing Julian’s slow driving speed, she suddenly dashed into the road.

Julian braked abruptly, avoiding a collision.

But Skylar sat on the ground, holding her foot, looking weak and painful.

Julian frowned, got out of the car to check.

Skylar showed a surprised expression, "Mr. Hawthorne, it’s you."

Normally, Paige also liked to call Julian Mr. Hawthorne in front of people, always with a low bite on the "Mr.", carrying a bit of ambiguous undertone. For more chapters visıt 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁

Now, Skylar mimicked Paige’s tone, making Julian frown.

He glanced at Skylar indifferently, "Mr. Hawthorne isn’t for you to call."

Skylar’s face stiffened, "Paige calls you that too, I thought everyone called you that..."

Julian saw she wasn’t hurt badly, wasn’t bothered, turned to get back in the car.

Skylar immediately said, "Mr. Hawthorne, I’m hurt, are you going to leave me here?"

She said cautiously, "I don’t blame you, but could you please take me to the nearest hospital? My leg is injured, I can’t walk..."

Julian glanced at her, "Need me to call the traffic police to check?"

Skylar’s face stiffened again, "Mr. Hawthorne, can I ask, do you have some misunderstanding with me? Why is your attitude towards me so different from before? Is it because of Paige?"

Julian said nothing, got in the car, and drove past Skylar.

Skylar gritted her teeth, staring at the tail of Julian’s car.

Where exactly was she lacking compared to Paige?

Why would Julian rather give his gentleness to a woman like Paige than to her?