Freya looked at Sara and Simon. No matter how silly she was, she knew that there was some sort of connection between them. When she was just about to say something, someone grabbed Sara's hand and forcibly opened it. Sara raised her head confusedly and saw Alex. He put a candy into her palm indifferently, ignoring Simon and said, "Would you like a candy?"
Sara looked down and nodded.
Alex smiled, and then only glanced at Simon. Although there was a smile on his face, it carried no warmth, "Young Master Bishop, the game is about to begin."
Simon pursed his lips, looked at Sara and turned to leave.
As he returned to the court, the audience in the court broke out into a scream.
Freya looked at Sara worriedly, "Sara... You and Young Master Bishop?"
Sara forced a smile. She didn't know how to explain the complicated relationship between her and Simon.
Alex lounged lazily in the seat and said, "If you don't want to say it, just don't."
Sara shook her head, "It is nothing. We used to be classmates at the previous school. Mr. Bishop took good care of me."
Alex looked at her, bemused, "So you had a crush on each other secretly?"
She found it hard to say something to Hank, but she could easily spit out the words to others. Sara smiled bitterly and said, "In retrospect, the feelings I had for him was like a... gratitude to a savior."
Freya replied, "...Sara, what sort of metaphor is that? Savior? Really?"
Sara had no intention of continuing to talk about the past, so she smiled.
The past was beyond her reach after the cheque had been given.
Alex's cold eyes turned warm. He took a few more candies out of his pocket and placed them in Sara's palm, "All yours." Sara replied, "... Thank you, but why do you have so many candies with you? Do you have hypoglycaemia?"
Alex smiled, "To curb my smoking habit."
Sara was speechless.
Freya pouted her lips, "What about me? Don't I get any? You're so partial, Alex."
Alex glanced at her and said, "You're too old for candy."
Freya felt wronged, "I'm of the same age as Sara!"
Alex laughed, "Nonsense. She doesn't turn 18 for another six months, she's still a minor."
Freya asked, "How did you know that?"
"I overheard when you were chatting." Alex showed his slender finger, gesticulating a bee dancing, "Disturbed my sleep."
Freya was speechless.
Scarlet asked, "Sara, what's the relationship between you and Simon now?"
"...There's nothing between us." Sara motioned a circle with her hands subconsciously as she continued speaking, "I don't know why, but he seems to think that I still have feelings for him."
Scarlet snickered, showing some scoff on her face as she said, "Simon is good at everything, he doesn't trouble others, but he's a weak and indecisive person. I don't know if it's because he had been flattered too much and felt good about himself. If he continues to pester you, tell me, I'll beat him up for you."
Alex looked at Scarlet out of the corner of his eyes and said with a smile, "Yes, although Miss Johnson has no brain, her limbs and muscles are very well-developed. Simon may be no match for her."
Scarlet wasn't angry. She merely smirked and retorted, "We are just the same, programming nerd."
Freya was speechless.
Being in the middle of their argument, she was very afraid that they would fight, even with guns.
What Scarlet didn't notice was that Nina, who was sitting next to her, had a terrible expression on her face since she saw Simon walk toward Sara. If not for William holding her back, she surely would have rushed to Sara and told her off.
William whispered, "......Nina, calm down. Relax. Scarlet's still feeling grateful for Sara. If you go and make a scene now, she isn't going to help you!"
Nina was so angry that her eyes turned red, "Then what should I do?! Just watch it like that?! Why? Why would Simon be interested in that ugly Sara......"
William was snorting a laugh internally.
Yeah, she'd love to know why too.
How could someone still like Sara after she dressed up that way?
A cold glint flashed in William's eyes, she said softly to Nina, "Nina, don't be angry. Simon has so many fans. They will definitely make things difficult for Sara. After all, she is my younger sister. Forget it for my sake, okay?"
Nina paused.
Indeed, Simon had so many admirers, any of them would be better than Sara. However, the one he was interested in was Sara. Even Scarlet and Alex were protecting her, she would be ostracised at school. Nina didn't need to do anything, she just had to ruin her reputation...
Would Simon still be together with Sara by then?
William was still persuading her, "Besides, Sara already rejected him, so there's no way they'd get together..."
"Rejected?!" Nina grabbed William's arm and asked, "Why?!"
Why the hell would Sara reject such an excellent man?
William looked strange and let out a cough, "... My sister's private life... is a mess. Judging by her recent behavior, she must have found a rich boyfriend..."
"What boyfriend." Nina sneered, "Isn't he a sugar daddy? It seems that the man is quite rich. Otherwise, Sara would not have refused Simon... William, are we friends?"
William quickly said innocently, "Of course!" Suddenly, Nina said in a low vice, "Then tell me, do you have any evidence of Sara making out with others outside?"
"I... I, how is it possible!" William looked away and grabbed Nina's arm instantly, "Alright, alright, The game is about to start..."
"William!" Nina looked into William's eyes and said, "You have it for sure!"
"..." William bit her lower lip, "I... "William!"
William sighed, saying after hesitating, "I do have some photos. It was taken by a r*scal who wanted to blackmail my family. In order to save Sara's reputation, my mother bought the photos to keep it a secret. They're with me now..."
Nina's eyes lit up, "What photos?"
William looked a little embarrassed as she said, "Photos of her in bed."