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Their rtionship seemed good, and the familial bond he had severed seemed to continue in others differently.
However, Natasha was clearly his sister.
When they were young, Natasha loved him very much.
A deep fear of loss made him inexplicably walk over and knock the teddy bear out of Leonie’s hand.
He stepped on it, as if destroying it would make everything return to how it was before.
Leonie waspletely stunned. If the professor hadn’t just walked into the ssroom at that moment, and if she hadn’t been unsure whether he did it on purpose, she would have acted immediately.
That evening, feeling down, Noel wanted to go racing to clear his head. He ran into a few rich kids again, who, upon seeing him, kept their distance, jokingly saying they were afraid Noel would crash their cars or injure someone, and Noel couldn’t affordpensation. They also mentioned his car might be repossessed to cover debts at any moment.
Their mockingughter and sneers were exceptionally jarring.
The decline of Noel’s family’s status also signified the loss of respect and
eptance..
Noel had never so clearly realized that he was nothing without the rk family.
His anger made him want to vent recklessly, so he casually called over a few former hangers–on from outside his usual circle.
Unexpectedly, he again ran into Leonie, with whom he had parted on bad terms. earlier that day.
Leonie was telling her friends that she would take first ce to show off to Natasha, and then would invite her to join them next time.
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She alsoined Alexei was too protective, stingy, and overly possessive, and that every time she wanted to hang out with Natasha, she had to wait in line.
What was fun about spending time with an emotionless person? Young people like them were much more exciting.
She hadpletely forgotten that Alexei was under twenty–seven this year.
Upon hearing the girls‘ lively chattering, Noel had only one thought: he didn’t want Leonie to take first ce.
During the final stretch, Noel irrationally rushed forward and blocked Leonie’s
car.
War broke out.
Despite the pain from the punches and kicks, he felt exceptionally exhrated.
The moment he saw Natasha, he even thought she hade to pick him up.
Before Olivia came along, the siblings were still close..
Even before Natasha left the rk family, no matter how fiercely they argued, Natasha would always be the first to defend Noel in front of outsiders.
Noel clearly remembered an incident during his adolescence. He fought with at bully from the neighboring school, fell for their diversionary tactic, and was cornered alone in an alley after school.
When he was in despair, Natasha appeared like a goddess and beat the bully until he fled in disarray.
The injured siblings, too scared to go home, huddled like two stray young animals in the dimly lit alley, grimacing as they applied medicine to each other’s wounds.
The two who had been bickering for many days inexplicably made up.
He thought every argument would always lead them back to the alley where they relied on each other.
Natasha wanted to cut ties. While Noel was angry and feigning indifference, he always believed she would eventuallye back.
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How could she abandon them?
Watching Natasha hand a ss of water to Leonie, who was feigning innocence, he suddenly spoke, “Natasha, I know you saved me on the beach when I was 14. I’m
sorry.”
He stared at her, anxiously searching for any subtle reaction on her face.
However, Natasha remained calm.
She was so calm that she seemed to have forgotten the pain and anger of that
moment.
With a calm expression, Natasha looked at him and said, “I deeply regret it. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t save you.”
Olivia’s frantic curses weren’t as hurtful as Natasha’s brief sentence at that
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Noel panicked. “I don’t know, I really thought it was Olivia…” He bit his tongue. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
Natasha smiled, squeezing Alexei’s hand, and looked calmly at Noel. “Your apologies are worthless and unimportant. I no longer care, Noel.”
She had grieved for Noel.
Noel, her younger brother, who was so adorable, dependent, and closest to her, whom she had considered herst resort, always took Olivia’s side during confrontations with her.
Filled with rage, Noci seemed to face not the sister he once loved most, but an irreconcble enemy.
Through Noel, Natasha truly learned that blood ties mean nothing.
Overhearing the gossip, Leonic pursed her lips and looked at Noel with disdain. “Why regret it now? Is your way of apologizing to cause trouble and then expect others to clean up your mess? Even a three–year–old knows ‘sorry‘ isn’t empty words. You wouldn’t even part with a piece of candy.”
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Then she widened her eyes in rm. “Seriously! You’re not seeing that Natasha is doing well now, while that disgraced convict in your family only cares about outward appearances, so you’re ying the opportunist and switching sisters, are you? How despicable!”
Everyone in the room, including theirpanions and the working police officers, subtly nced at Noel.
Noel stiffened in embarrassment, feeling as if he had been sttered with filth, frustrated that he wanted to exin, but everyone was avoiding him.
The man, who was supposed to be his brother–inw and hadn’t spoken much since he arrived, fixed him with a chilling gaze. It made him feel like he was being eyed by a predator, and any rash move would instantly tear him to shreds.
A familiar voice rescued him from the uneasy awkwardness.
“Noel.”
Upon seeing Thomas, he went to meet him as if Thomas were a savior.
What greeted him first, however, was a loud, forceful p.
The air in the room froze for a moment.
He looked at Thomas in disbelief.
Could he have done something like publicly pping and humiliating him?
He could even feel the stunned gazes of the followers he usually had wrapped around his
Noel, with red eyes, asked, “Why did you hit me?”
Thomas’s gaze was cold.
“Why not? Mom’s in the hospital. Dad’s busy, and I’m on my feet all day. What are you doing? Racing, fighting, making enemies! Noel, let me tell you, no one in the family will indulge yourwless behavior anymore. You clean up your own mess!”
Noel was already useless, and at such a critical moment, he still dared to cause
trouble.
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He thought he would sell the family’s sports cars and properties to cover the working capital, and then use some of them to silence Olivia. Not only did he not find the car, but he also received a series of tickets and repair bills, which made him irritable.
“The family won’t pay to bail you out. If you can’t resolve it, and you deserve to go to jail, go to jail.”
“Thomas!” Noel called. Thomas looked at him as if he were a stranger.
However, Noel’s cold gaze told him that he wasn’t joking.
Noel didn’t even dare to delve into the deep disgust in Thomas’s eyes. Thomas had always feared.
Olivia’s words suddenly echoed in his mind: “Noel rk, what you lost is the only person among all your siblings who truly cared for you.”
Her curse was validated at that moment.
Noel felt dizzy.
Anotheryer of the world’s truth was unveiled before him.
In the quiet room, a slight tapping sound of fingers on the tabletop rang out, followed by azy, maic voice.
“Mr. rk, if you want to discipline your child, do it at home. Who are you putting on a show for here?”
Thomas tensed, looking at thenguid figure sitting beside Natasha on the bench. His sleeves were slightly rolled; one arm, with its slender left hand, had just been withdrawn from the adjacent tabletop and rested on hisp, while the other powerful arm was casually draped over the back of the chair behind the woman.
Unlike <b>his </b>usual impably dressed and imposing self, Alexei, before him, had his shirt casually unbuttoned a few buttons, even faintly <b>revealing </b>slight red marks. With his handsome features, disheveled hair, and an uninhibited. temperament, only his gaze remained as sharp as ever, mockingly and yfully. staring at him.