Chapter 381
Changing only for her (Sophie and Tristan)
âDid you not hear what I said earlier, Uncle Tristan? There are only a few days left, and Iâd like to do
reviewing with Sophie.â
Ysabelle felt exceedingly aggrieved.
I rambled for an eternity, but it didnât work at all? No matter what, weâre related by blood. How could he
treat me like this?
âIf you really need it, I can hire a tutor for you. Donât worry! Iâll definitely get you a good tutor.â Hah! Iâll
never allow her to have my woman all to herself.
At Tristanâs remark, Ysabelle fell silent and gazed at Sophie forlornly.
Why am I so pitiful? Uncle Tristan must have been adopted, for heâs not giving me any leeway despite
the blood ties between us!
In the face of her doleful and adorable expression, Sophie tugged at Tristanâs arm.
âAll right, donât pick on Ysabelle anymore. Since she wants to stay here, just let her do so. There are
only three days left until the university entrance exam anyway.â Besides, a tutor isnât what Ysabelle
wants.
âWho do you choose between her and me?â Tristan questioned solemnly.
Both Felix and Ysabelle were struck dumb.
Whoa! What kind of question is that? Is he really jealous? I never expected him to ask such a question.
âMy choice?â Sophie giggled.
âSophie!â exclaimed Ysabelle. Please donât abandon me!
Likewise, Tristanâs gaze remained fixated on Sophie as he waited for her to make her choice.
âWhy should I choose? Canât I have both?â Sophie countered domineeringly.
Theyâre not enemies, so I really donât want to answer such a question.
Once again, Felix was dumbfounded.
Well, Iâve learned something today. Whoâd have guessed that sheâs a veritable expert in handling such
a question? Itâs a piece of cake for her!
âFine. You can stay here, but donât be a third wheel. Make an appearance when appropriate, but never
do so when the time isnât right. Otherwise, Iâll have someone pack your bags and send you home
immediately!â That was already the greatest concession Tristan could make.
âDonât worry, Uncle Tristan! Iâll never make an appearance when the time isnât right! But Uncle Tristan,
are you saying youâll also be staying here?â
âOf course! How could I rest easy to leave you here alone?â
âAre you sure Iâm the person youâre worried about?â Ysabelle was exceedingly skeptical about that
statement of his.
Hah! Heâll never be worried about me!
In response, Tristan shot her a sidelong glance.
âYsabelle, are you thinking that you donât need to fear me anymore because youâve got someone
backing you up now?â She seems to love doubting my words recently.
At once, Ysabelle shook her head.
âOf course not, Uncle Tristan! Youâre the person I fear most in this world. Iâd never dare challenge your
authority. Why are you still standing there, Felix? Hurry up and carry my luggage upstairs!â
I wouldnât be able to stay here anymore if Uncle Tristan changes his mind!
Words eluded Felix.
She only thinks of me when she needs me, huh? But on second thought, this is considered a good
thing. At the very least, she thinks of me when something comes up.
He then helped to carry Ysabelleâs luggage upstairs.
âActually, Ysabelle, I performed pretty well in my university entrance exam. I should have no problems
tutoring you. How about you stay at my house instead? Iâll give you one-on-one tutoring. Donât worry. Iâll
do my best.â
Hearing Felixâs suggestion, Ysabelle said nothing for a moment.
Thus, Felix continued, âWhy, do you not believe me? Let me tell you that while Mr. Tristan ranked first
in the entire country back then, I was only a few places below him, ranking fourth!â Naturally, Sean and
Charles were both geniuses, so he only managed to clinch fourth place.
âNo, itâs okay. I still prefer Sophie tutoring me.â
Besides, Iâm going to debut right after the university entrance exam, but Iâve still got a ton of unresolved
problems. I must resolve them all in the fastest time possible.
Felix was quite disheartened.
âYouâd rather choose Sophie instead of me? How can you be so cruel?â Sure enough, Sophie is a
temptress, enticing both men and women!
âCan you please stop this, Felix? Youâre making me feel so awkward. All right, itâs late, so go home
quickly and rest!â
âItâs late, so how about I stay the night here?â
âSure! I donât mind you staying, but you can only sleep on the couch. Or if youâre brave enough to
share a room with Uncle Tristan, do so by all means.â After all, there were only three bedrooms in
Wisteria Apartments.
Regardless, I definitely have no objections to that if heâs not afraid of death.
âCanât I share a room with you?â
Ysabelle gaped at him in disbelief.
âHow could you be so shameless, Felix? Are you flirting with me right now? How could you do this?
You and my Uncle Tristan are of the same age!â
In all honesty, I should actually address him with the same measure of respect as I do Uncle Tristan.
Felix went silent, despondency washing over him.
I donât want to be her elder! I want to be her man, okay? I dream of that every single night!
âOkay, letâs end this conversation here. Go and sleep!â Ysabelle pushed him out of the room. Seriously,
what is he thinking?
After doing so, she swiftly slammed the room door shut.
Subsequently, her gaze traveled down and stilled on her chest.
âD*mn it! Why is my heartbeat racing? Donât tell me Iâm sick?â Wasnât I perfectly fine earlier? Whatâs
with this sudden uncomfortable feeling? No, Iâve got to go to the hospital for a medical checkup when
Iâm free one day! My life has just begun, so nothing can happen to me!
Meanwhile, Felix was utterly heartbroken as he stared at the closed door.
I knew it. I didnât even get to express myself properly! The future of my love life is truly very much
worrying!
By the time Sophie came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, it was already past three oâclock in
the morning. She lay on the bed but couldnât fall asleep, perhaps because of jet lag.
Bored out of her mind, she took out her phone and went online.
No sooner had she gone online than she saw her few friends talking about Nicholas. The messages
read:
I pity Nicholas Sable.
Yeah. Itâll take at least two to three years for him to recover.
Say, who exactly did that to him?
No idea!
Out of the blue, one of them asked: Are you here, Phantom? Was it your doing?
Sophie was promptly taken aback. Crap! I came online at an inopportune time!
She replied: That was beyond my capabilities.
However, none of them believed her. One retorted: B*llshit! Who else would be capable of it if not you?
Donât be so modest. Spit it out. It was you, right?
The other seconded: Hmph! It must have been her! Anyone who offends her will unquestionably find
themselves in a living hell.
Finally, her remaining friend echoed: Exactly! Sheâs a monster!
That rendered Sophie speechless. Are they seriously talking ill of me right to my face? Theyâre going
overboard!
Her fingers flew across her phone screen as she typed: It looks like the lot of you donât need me to help
maintain your network security anymore.