Noon after school.
Chloe slung her backpack over her shoulder. Upon exiting the school, she saw Marcella Thomas and others waiting under the shade of a tree.
"Chloe, let's go now, so we don't keep Oliver Gordon waiting." Shella Norton turned around and left.
The riverside route led to the hospital, which was the same route Chloe was to take.
"Marcella, I told you she would eagerly follow us."
"Dreaming about Oliver Gordon, without realizing her place."
"Can a straight-A student and an idiot be together?"
Their words were filled with mockery and disdain.
"Chloe, where are you going? This way."
Approaching the riverside road, she noticed Chloe had taken another route and hurriedly called after her.
Chloe, as if she hadn't heard, continued walking forward.
Shella Norton, infuriated, ran up and grabbed her, only for her hand to slip off Chloe's clothes.
This nearly caused Shella Norton to fall.
"Chloe, what are you doing? We went to great lengths to create this opportunity, so why are you acting crazy?"
Chloe looked indifferent.
Shella Norton turned her head, saw the river nearby, grit her teeth, and ordered, "Quick, over here. Help me!"
Dragging Chloe's hand, she headed towards the riverside.
Apart from Marcella Thomas, everyone else ran over to help.
*
Two minutes later.
"Splash!"
"Help me, I can't swim."
"Marcella!"
Marcella Thomas looked stunned as she saw Chloe throw several people into the river.
The last person tried to run away, but Chloe kicked them into the river.
Marcella Thomas was shockingly enraged. "Chloe, are you trying to murder someone?"
Chloe turned around and left without even glancing at Marcella Thomas.
Stepping up a flight of stairs, she saw Oliver Gordon standing there.
He was called out by Marcella Thomas; when he arrived, he saw Chloe committing such an act.
His eyebrows slightly frowned.
"Chloe, aren't you being too much?"
Chloe walked past him, remaining silent.
"Oliver Gordon, quickly save them!" Marcella Thomas shouted loudly.
Oliver Gordon had no time for Chloe, running to save the others.
*
Hospital.
Wilbert Foster and others had specially taken the day off to visit.
Standing in the ward, they were lecturing Yvette Foster.
"What on earth were you thinking? Sheffield City's Taylor Family's medical skills were the top-rated, but you dared to reject such an opportunity, you really drive me mad," Megan Gibson scolded, pointing at Yvette Foster, as if ready to poke through Yvette Foster's head.
Wilbert Foster chimed in, "Yvette, where are the Taylor Family now? Let's give them a call now…"
"Dad is recovering, we planned to leave the hospital today." Yvette Foster ignored their words.
"You're so obstinate! Do you have the Taylor Family's number? Quickly give them a call! You don't know how to seize such a great opportunity. You're just becoming more foolish." Megan Gibson was very unhappy.
"Mom, I know very well who the Taylors are. They only want to study Dad's body, not treat him."
"What does it matter, even if they research, he won't lose any flesh."
At this moment, Chloe entered the room.
The conversation inside suddenly stopped.
"Chloe is here."
Wilbert Foster felt somewhat awkward.
Chloe went over to Fred Foster's bedside: "Are you leaving the hospital today?"
Fred Foster didn't want to stay in the hospital any longer. "If it's possible, I'd rather leave as soon as possible."
"What discharge? Looking at your condition, who will take care of you when you're out? If something bad happens, who's accountable? Yvette?" Megan Gibson was dissatisfied. "Listen to your daughter for everything, it's still our children who will have to take care of you when you're old."
Megan Gibson wanted him to recognize who his real children were.
Fred Foster's face darkened. "Yvette is also our child."
"She's married off, just like water poured out. Not only has she not brought any benefit for the family, she even brought back a big problem," while saying this, Megan Gibson gave Chloe a cold look.
Chloe ignored her and told Yvette Foster, "I will handle the discharge procedures."
"Let Mom handle it."
"That's not happening, we are not letting him out. Go and bring the Taylor family back, tell them the Foster family agrees to let them continue their research."
Fred furrowed his brows, "We've prepared all the paperwork, now we're just waiting to pay the bill so he can be discharged."
Were they really intending to give in to the Taylor family so easily?
Chloe took the documents that Fred had prepared and left to settle the bill.
"Chloe..." Wilbert intended to stop her, but he was silenced by the girl's icy glare.
Having a connection with a wealthy family from Sheffield City was a once in a lifetime opportunity, but Fred casually let it slip away.
Chloe left the hospital room.
*
After paying the bill, they brought Fred back to the Foster family home.
When they got home, Yvonne hurriedly rushed out. She saw them and was so anxious that she grabbed Wilbert's hand. "Wilbert, go check on Xavier. He has a high fever and he keeps talking in his sleep."
"What?" Megan, Old Madam Hawthorne, was terrified.
They paid no attention to Fred and hurried upstairs.
Soon, Wilbert came down with Xavier in his arms, quickly got in the car, and rushed to the hospital.
The house suddenly became quiet.
"Chloe, you're going to be late for school. Your Grandfather and I are here, here is some money so you can buy something to eat on the way."
Chloe took the money and left the house.
*
She went to buy some street food and was about to pay when a slender hand extended a big note.
Chloe turned her head and saw a tall man standing next to her.
The people around them were pointing and whispering, and several girls gasped at Len's divine beauty.
"Have you not eaten yet?"
His narrow black eyes looked down at her.
Chloe hummed in response and took the prepared food.
Len pointed to the car parked outside, "Let's eat in the car."
Chloe successfully sat in the car and started eating while they headed to school.
"What happened that day?" Len finally asked about what happened on Saturday.
"What?"
"You entered the building, how did you get in?"
"I just walked in."
Len curled his lips, "Little Sister, lying can get you punished, you know."
Chloe ignored him and continued eating her food.
After a moment of silence, Len said, "Our investigation confirmed that those items were most likely targeted at you."
Chloe paused her chewing, lowered her head, and continued eating.
"Have you offended anyone recently?"
"No."
"Little sister, I helped you, don't you think you should at least cooperate?"
"Help? What help?"
Seeing Chloe's puzzled expression, Len reminded her, "I drove the Taylor family out of the county town."
Chloe glanced at him, "Mind your own business."
"..."
*
As soon as she entered the classroom, someone called Chloe away.
"Chloe, the teaching director wants you to go to his office."
Three minutes later.
The sound of sobbing came from the office and a few parents standing in the office were frowning, talking to the teaching director and Miss Hunter.
Seeing Chloe, the parents turned around and glared at her coldly.
"Mr. Sullivan, this is the student who pushed my daughter into the water. She may look innocent, but her actions are malicious. How does your school educate its students?"
The one speaking was Shella's mother.
Her words criticized all the teachers.
The teaching director's face darkened.
Miss Hunter was annoyed and frustrated. The issue with the two students wasn't resolved yet, and now Chloe was causing more trouble.
Besides pulling down the class average, Chloe was also causing disruptions. Why did Class 2 have such troublesome students?
"Mrs. Norton, don't be angry. It might be a misunderstanding among the students."
Despite her irritation, as a teacher, Miss Hunter still needed to handle the situation.
Mrs. Norton sneered, "Misunderstanding? Last time, it was also her who locked my daughter in the bathroom and beat her up. Miss Hunter, we demand the school take serious action, they should expel the students who deserve to be expelled. Should such students continue to harm others?"
Teaching Director Kent Sullivan tried to mediate, "Mrs. Norton, the school will definitely find out the truth and be fair, we absolutely will not favor any student."
"What truth, aren't the words from so many mouths powerful enough?"
Chloe Stephens took out her mobile phone and played the recorded conversation.
Several voices came from the phone, discussing how to harm Chloe.
The office went silent, except for the echoes of the recording from the phone.
Mrs. Norton's body stiffened, her face pale.
Shella Norton and the others shrank together, staring at Chloe with bloodless faces.
Upon hearing the contents of the recording, Kent Sullivan was also angry.
The parents who had not yet spoken had red faces.
The words they had said in front of the teaching director now slapped them in the face.
"Impossible, this must be fake audio made by Chloe herself, it cannot be taken as evidence." Shella Norton was the first to jump out, angrily pointing at Chloe and roaring, fear consuming her.
She had already received a minor demerit once, another one and she would not be able to stay in this school anymore.
The middle school exam was coming up, was she supposed to transfer schools now?
Other girls' faces were also pale.
Bianca Hunter frowned, "Mrs. Norton, now that the truth is clear, this matter…"
"It's not clear enough! We cannot just leave it like that."
Mrs. Norton said anxiously.
Kent Sullivan's face turned cold, "Mrs. Norton, the school will handle this matter fairly."
Mrs. Norton's expression changed.
*
Everyone in Class 2 was waiting to see Chloe's jokes.
As a result, they were slapped in the face again.
Not only did Chloe return unharmed, but she also left Shella and the others stuck in the office.
Marcella Thomas, who didn't participate in that incident and just stood by at the time, narrowly escaped.
Staring at Chloe, who returned to her seat gracefully, Marcella Thomas clenched her teeth.
She's fine again.
It's like stepping on a lucky charm.
How did she avoid these things every time?
"Chloe."
Mason Sullivan came over.
It was break time, and everyone was walking around their seats.
As for Chloe in their class, they didn't want to pay attention to her at all.
Chloe raised her beautiful eyebrows and looked at him coldly.
"Let's go see Oliver Gordon together after school tonight."
"No time."
"You blocked the danger for him back then, he's in the hospital, why don't you go and see him?"
Chloe took out a few books from her desk drawer and quickly flipped through the pages.
She didn't pay attention to Mason Sullivan.
Seeing that Chloe didn't react, Mason Sullivan tried again, "You're really not going? This is a rare opportunity, you used to be the most enthusiastic about this kind of thing."
Could it be that she's playing hard to get?
The other girls surrounding Marcella Thomas muttered jealously, "Marcella, what's wrong with Mason Sullivan lately? He's always getting close to that idiot."
It was well known that Marcella Thomas liked Oliver Gordon.
But Oliver Gordon was close to the campus belle, and there were rumors that they were lovers.
If it weren't for the school's prohibition of dating, they'd have probably announced their relationship long ago.
Mason Sullivan was Oliver Gordon's childhood friend and knew everything about him, big and small.
Marcella Thomas often asked Mason Sullivan about Oliver Gordon, even using their relationship to get closer to him.
"Who knows?"
Perhaps Mason Sullivan has been possessed.
*
At night.
It was still that rundown shop lit only by an oil lamp.
The elder was dozing off when, with a glance, he saw a black cat flash by the girl.
When he looked again, the girl was already standing in front of him.
It was her.
"What do you want?"
"Herbs."
"Fill out the form."
The elder placed a blank medicine list in front of her.
The girl picked up the pen and quickly wrote a long list of herbal names and quantities.
"So much!" The elder glanced at it, his mouth twitching.
Did she want all these herbs to eat as a meal?
Chloe lifted her cold gaze, "Is there a problem?"
Feeling underestimated, the elder cleared his throat, "Of course not, but you want so much of this stuff, like this herbal medicine, it's extremely toxic... "
"Charge it."
"…"
The elder glared.
Chloe grabbed the medicine list and turned to leave.
"Hey? What's the matter with you, girl? You just leave without a word, come back, come back." The elder waved his hand.
"Charge it."
The girl's voice was clear and crisp.
The old man was silent for a moment under the girl's gaze, impatiently pointing at the table in front, "Fill in the form."
This time they were filling out the bill and a credit slip.
The credit slip had legal force.
The old man took the two slips and put them in the cabinet, "Pick up the goods in three days."
Chloe left without a word.
*
Foster Family.
Xavier had returned with his fever subsided.
Fred was taken care of by Yvette.
As soon as Chloe entered, she saw Wilbert Foster sitting on the sofa in the living room, smoking, and the room was filled with a heavy smell of smoke.
"Chloe is back."
"Hmm."
"It's so late and you just got back, not knowing to come home earlier to help with housework."
Megan Gibson's voice came from the stairs.
Yvette followed the sound and came downstairs.
"Mom, Chloe doesn't know how to do housework at all."
"It's because you've spoiled her. Which girl doesn't know how to do housework? If she doesn't know, she has to learn. It's a waste to have her at home. If she doesn't help with some work, it'll be hard for her to get married in the future."
"Chloe is beautiful, and there will definitely be many people chasing her in the future," Yvette said with a slightly solemn expression, "Chloe and I have discussed it. When Dad can work on his own, we'll move out to live."
"What! You're going to move out!" Megan's voice raised.
Wilbert frowned, "Yvette, why would you suddenly want to move out?"
Just entering the kitchen, Yvonne Sullivan also poked her head out.
"I've been wanting to talk to you about this for a while, but Chloe's situation wasn't stable before... "
"You two finish wreaking havoc at home and then rush to move out, leaving us with a mess. Even a white-eye wolf wouldn't make people as angry as you! I should never have had you for a daughter," Megan scolded with an ugly expression.
"Chloe is just causing trouble for you here. Chloe and I will live outside, and everyone will be at ease."
If it weren't for Fred, and Chloe's situation not being so good back then, Yvette wouldn't have come back to live with the Foster Family in the first place.
Wilbert said, "Yvette, the Foster Family is still here, and for both mother and daughter to move out, it's really inappropriate."
If they moved out, the money from the Stephens Family would be taken with them.
Wilbert urgently needed a sum of money to start his own small company, and he had already found the right path for it.
Now he just needed to ask Yvette for the money.
At the beginning, he definitely needed an investment of millions.
Without Yvette, where would he get that much money?
"Move, let them move," Megan yelled angrily.
"Mom, Yvette is part of the family. If we live here, the neighbors will see it, and if they move out, who knows what they'll say behind our backs about the Foster Family being heartless?"
Wilbert was suddenly insistent on keeping Yvette, and Megan's eyes flickered, but she remained silent with a cold face.
Seeing that her son was suddenly anxious to keep someone, surely he had some request for Yvette.
She couldn't ruin her son's good fortune.
"Yvette, you can continue to live at home, and when the family has money in the future, we'll buy a piece of land to build a house on, and then we'll give you both mother and daughter a small building."
Yvette said, "Thank you, elder brother, but I've already decided."
"Yvette," Yvonne hurried out and said, "Can you handle it by yourself if you take Chloe out? At the Foster's, we're here to help you."
"Sister-in-law, you've seen it too, Xavier has a lot of animosity towards Chloe. The last time at the hospital, he almost killed her. I'm worried that if Chloe continues to live here, something terrible will happen." Yvette was very determined, "We will find a time to move out, and absolutely won't stay at home eating and drinking for nothing."
The last sentence was for Megan.
Megan's face darkened, and she was about to scold when Wilbert shook his head at her.
"Dad's health isn't so good, you stay at home and take care of him first, we can talk about this later."
"Hmm," Yvette nodded perfunctorily, and went into the kitchen.
*
Chloe sat in her room.
Turning on her mobile phone, she searched for the best rental houses.
First, look at the location, and find time to check it out tomorrow.
"Knock knock knock."
The door was gently knocked.
Chloe put away her mobile phone, "Come in."
Lindsay Foster pushed open the door, poking her little head inside, her eyes moving around curiously, sweeping over Chloe's room.
"Cousin."
"What's up?"
Chloe stood in front of her, cold and aloof.
Lindsay blinked, "We're going to play cards, do you want to play?"
Chloe shook her head.
Lindsay's little face fell, "Then we...."
"If you have something to say, say it."
"Can I sleep with you tonight?"
"No."
Her little face fell again.
"Cousin, are you really moving out?"
"Yes."
"Cousin, you were so cool, I support you!" The little girl's face turned red, as she threw down the words and turned and ran upstairs.
Chloe raised her eyebrows, closed the door, and didn't bother to figure out why Lindsay's face was red.
She had to go out for a while later.
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