NovelBook“Oh, sweetheart, your brother said he doesn’t want anyone disturbing hirn right now. Please, don’t knock
anymore-you’ve turned your hand red,” Mae coaxed gently. “I made your favorite vanilla cake. Why don’t we go
downstairs and have a slice, hmm?”
No matter how much Mae tried, little Alessia just stood there, her eyes welling with tears, stubbornly knocking on
the door again and again.
“Max!”
She'd barely raised her fist when, suddenly, the door swung open. The momentum sent Alessia stumbling
forward, but Max caught her and promptly nudged her back.
out,
He left the door open only a crack. The room behind him was dark, the curtains drawn tight, and only half his
face was visible in the gloom.
“Go away.” Max's low growl was uncharacteristically harsh.
“Why won't you come?” Alessia’s lower lip trembled as she fought hard not to burst into tears, but the tears in
her eyes kept gathering, threatening to spill over.
“Did | ever say | would? Stop being so self-important.” Max's exposed eye was ice-cold, utterly expressionless.
They bickered often, but he had never spoken to her like this before.
“Hic! Hic!” Alessia’s hiccups escaped, betraying her distress.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMax instinctively reached out, as if to pat her back, but pulled his hand back almost immediately.
He shot an exasperated glare at Mae. “Take her downstairs. | told you-no one’s to bother me. Next time
someone knocks, all of you can pack your things and leave.”
Mae jumped, apologizing over and over. She scooped up the hiccuping, tear-streaked Alessia and hurried her
downstairs, not daring to look back.
“I'll never... hic... speak to you... hic... again...” Alessia sobbed between hiccups as Mae carried her away.
Max gritted his teeth and slammed the door shut.
Inside the dark, chaotic room, nearly everything breakable had been smashed. Th family photo that once sat on
his desk had been torn to pieces. No one knew that just last night, because of his best friend's jealousy, Max had
almost died out on
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the edge of town.
The next day, Scott stepped in to handle things, and Max never saw his desk. partner again. After that, though
Max and Alessia still traded the occasional barb, Alessia never again invited anyone to join her for any school
event.
Max certainly never brought it up. He'd rather ask someone to livestrearn or sneak in disguise to watch. It was as
if the whole thing was locked away, never to be mentioned again.
At nine-thirty sharp, the sports day began. Cole and the other investors sat in their reserved section, while the
principal and faculty stood on stage, droning through their opening remarks.
Confetti cannons fired, sending shimmering ribbons floating down from above.
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Alessia strode onto the track, holding the class sign with poise, circling the field behind the lead banner.
“Liam, that’s Lessie at the front-take a few extra photos, will you?”
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“Lessie’s still the prettiest by a mile-our class is unbeatable!”
“Absolutely! Three years running, and Alessia still has no rival.”
“Letcback as Alessia in my next life,” someone sighed wistfully.
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