The year Archer met Natasha, he was a junior in college.


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    He went to thepetition in Scrushire because his mentor was invited as a judge, and he was asked to go along to help.


    Natasha was easy to notice. Among a group of indistinguishable students, she was


    exceptionally beautiful but seemed not to fit in.


    This formed a stark contrast with the girl who imed to be her sister, who was popr with


    everyone.


    But he had known since childhood not to judge by appearances.


    Indeed, during thepetition, Archer heard several instances in the cafeteria or lounge where Olivia subtly and hesitantly provoked others.


    A group of young men were easily manipted by her.


    Archer watched their drama coldly, finding it cliché and boring.


    But he had no intention offorting or helping Natasha, even though she was the only one who left a deep impression on him at first sight.


    People described Archer as humble, kind, and graceful. Many girls had a crush on him, but found him unapproachable. Deep down, he inherited the coldness and arrogance of the Turner family.


    He wasn’t really apassionate person.


    Even when most children were filled with youthful righteousness, he could walk past the bloodied and battered body of a bullied person without so much as a nce.


    Minerva couldn’t love him wholeheartedly because he was the child of her enemy, yet her upbringing prevented her from hating him hysterically.


    He was born because their destinies were intertwined.


    Minerva was kind enough to allow this innocent life to be brought into the world.


    Avery was kind to him, but he always prioritized Minerva before Archer.


    Archerter discovered that Avery had mistakenly believed he was Byron’s child, which made Avery always harbor a sense of atonement towards him.


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    They were close but not intimate.


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    Growing up in this seemingly perfect family, Archer had learned the destion within.


    Minerva loved neither him nor Avery.


    Perhaps, from the moment her family was destroyed in her youth, she lost the capacity to


    love.


    Avery’s overwhelming love for her asionally showed an unusual madness.


    The three members of Archer’s family each carried their own trauma.


    From a young age, Archer found humanity dirty and disgusting.


    On the surface, he would smile, shake hands, and pat shoulders with people. In reality<i>, </i>he would privately scrub the skin he touched with them countless times.


    He preferred dealing with strange–looking insects over interacting with humans who had ugly minds.


    Natasha was like the most beautiful butterfly he had ever seen.


    Unfortunately, he assumed that she would be fragile and short–lived.


    On the second day of thepetition, he unexpectedly found her locked in the restroom.


    While he was contemting whether to help her, she calmly pulled a knife and lock–picking tools from her backpack, picked the stall’s lock, and climbed out through the window.


    Archer was surprised that as a sixteen–year–old girl, she actually carried a knife with her.


    He suddenlyughed.


    In the corridor, he looked straight into her gloomy yet bright eyes.


    Seeing him at the <i>door</i>, Natasha showed no emotion toward his cold indifference.


    She simply walked past him indifferently, straightening her elegant neck as she headed to the


    arena.


    Interest prompted Archer to follow.


    Then he saw her in thepetition arena, utterly defeating those boys who were either jealous of her intelligence and talent or upset with her because of Olivia.


    Because of the previous ordeal, Natasha’s clothes were crumpled. There was residual dust on


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    Those boys lost without a doubt, looking utterly defeated.


    Archer followed her out again and saw her taking down the mischievous boys one by one, pulling them into the boys‘ restroom, holding their heads, and dunking them in the sink.


    Boys from other schools who had entered the restroom looked horrified and frequently nced at her.


    In the end, no one dared toe in.


    Archer even helped keep watch for a while.


    He didn’t know what Natasha’s school dealt with this dispute.


    Perhaps Natasha was believed to win, and those boys were afraid of losing face, so the faculty leading the team quietly let the matter go.


    Archer watched helplessly as Olivia grew increasingly anxious, yet she could do nothing.


    On thest day of thepetition, it was raining heavily.


    After thepetition ended, Archer found that the blue–tongued lizard he had brought was missing.


    He anxiously went out to search. At the hotel entrance, he happened to see a couple picking up their child, who was Natasha’s cunning sister.


    They seemed to still be waiting for someone.


    Then Olivia hesitantly told them that Natasha had argued and even fought with a boy, and had already left in a huff.


    The parents were very angry. Without asking for details, they criticized Natasha for causing


    trouble.


    Then, sheforted the frightened Olivia, telling her they had already booked a restaurant to celebrate,


    He smiled after hearing that.


    He remembered that Olivia had only won the lowest rank of the third prize, while Natasha had won first ce with an overwhelming advantage.


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    Unsure of his feelings, he stood under the caves outside for a while.


    As expected, Natasha walked out with a backpack shortly after.


    As far as he knew, many schools had left after thepetition on buses.


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    She hadn’t left yet, so someone must have told her in advance that they would pick her up.


    Archer watched Natasha stand on tiptoe, looking around through the rain for a while, then sadly lowered her head and scuffed her toes.


    After about twenty minutes, she raised her wrist again to check the time. Then, she took out the phone that the teacher had returned after thepetition from her bag and called


    someone.


    No one answered the call.


    Natasha seemed to realize something. Her expression remained unchanged, but her quiet face inexplicably evoked a sense of mncholy.


    It was raining, and she didn’t have an umbre, so she had to wait for the rain to stop before leaving.


    Bored, Natasha lowered her head and looked at her feet.


    With a mix of joy and helplessness, she squatted down and said, “Why are you still following me? I’m sorry, but I really can’t take you home. You’ll die.”


    In her palm was the blue–tongued lizard Archer had lost.


    Natasha stroked it and smiled. “Alright, you can stay here with me for a bit. When I leave, I’ll take you to the front desk <i>so </i>you can wait for your owner.”


    Reason told Archer he should walk over now, take his pet, and leave immediately.


    But inexplicably, he stopped a few yards away from her.


    Leaning against the wall, like chance acquaintances, he quietly watched the heavy rain from under the eaves with her.


    The rain gradually lessened after two hours.


    The phone in her bag remained silent the entire time, and so did his.


    Later, Natasha took the lizard to the front desk before leaving.


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    When he went to retrieve it, he turned back. Thest thing he saw was the slender Natasha rushing into the light drizzle with her backpack.


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