The three of them walked into the school and arrived outside Juno's classroom.As her classmates gradually left, Juno was still organizing her backpack at her desk. She spotted Samantha and Adrian appearing outside the door and waved with a smile. "Hey guys, please give me a moment. I'll be right there."Samantha nodded and smiled.Joanna whispered to Samantha, "Sam, this girl is really beautiful. It's a pity that both her parents have passed away. I can't help but feel sorry for her.”"I know. I feel so sorry for her too. It's like when my parents passed away. It took me a long time to recover but I was luckier than her because I still had my grandfather," Samantha replied."This girl is also really strong. She knows exactly what she needs to do to move on. She could have easily fallen into despair instead," Joanna mused, her words heavy with emotion.Joanna was right. If Juno had not been so resilient, she could have easily sunk into a state of aimlessness. Fortunately, Juno wa

Clara genuinely believed that she was the only one entitled to criticize others and that no one had the right to criticize her. She considered herself to be perfect from every possible angle.When Samantha accused her of being ignorant, Clara became furious. She fixed her gaze on Samantha and retorted, "You’re still unaware of who the ignorant one between us is. You’re simply jealous that I have a villa in Jewel Road. What do you have that can possibly compare to mine?"I have a much better life than you!" Clara boastfully declared.Clara's only aim was to demean Samantha and make her feel inferior. She could not tolerate the idea that Samantha was doing better than her. To her, Samantha would always be beneath her.Samantha could not be bothered to argue with her and said, "You know yourself best. There's no need to come here and flaunt your villa because you don't deserve it.""What? I don't deserve it?" Clara sneered. "You’re clearly envious that I live in Jewel Road. So, why a

Adrian's words left Samantha and Joanna slightly spooked. Could something have really happened to Simon?As they thought about it more, both women shuddered. Seth's unruly temper, coupled with Clara's shameless character, made it possible that Simon was really in trouble. This was a reasonable assumption.Despite Samantha's concerns, she worriedly reprimanded Adrian for his comment, "Dear, please refrain from making these baseless claims. Simon is Mr. Danton's son, and Mr. Danton has always been kind to me and accommodated me in our collaborations."Adrian nodded, realizing he had made a casual remark and it was not something he should be too concerned about.Samantha decided not to delve into this topic any further.Shortly after, they arrived at the night market. Samantha and Joanna walked hand in hand toward a food truck, with Adrian following closely behind.When Samantha noticed Adrian trailing behind, she stopped and waited for him. As he caught up to them, Samantha extende

Adrian was referring to Isla Zabel.Isla may have gotten married to a hero, but her life had not been as happy as she had imagined it to be.Samantha and Joanna could tell what Adrian was trying to say, so Joanna said, “Are you saying you don’t agree with women marrying warriors like yourself? Wouldn’t that mean many warriors will end up being bachelors then?“Still, the way I see it, there are loads of women who wish to marry them.”Adrian did not object to this statement. After all, it was true that many young and naive girls desperately wanted a warrior as a partner. However, history has proven that many spouses of such heroes would end up suffering a lot more torture than not. Putting aside the fact their homes would be empty and lonely, there was a huge chance they might end up becoming widows.Adrian shook his head and said, “It’s every person’s right to dream of an ideal life, but they shouldn’t indulge themselves in something unrealistic. I’ve seen too many deaths over the

A sense of gloom invaded the atmosphere.Samantha never once thought that she had another friend in the world whom she had never met and that she would never be able to catch up to everything Gloria had done for Adrian.They then lost all mood to enjoy their beers, probably because of how tragically Gloria went out.Samantha seemed to be in turmoil but nobody knew what she was thinking.Even Joanna, who was usually a huge talker, remained silent.How many people would actually be able to fathom that the decent lives they were living at that moment were due to the sacrifice of others?***The dinner ended in silence.Joanna was initially planning on getting dead drunk that night but ended up leaving without even finishing her beer.The trio then returned to their villa at Jewel Road, where Rue and Juno were already asleep. Joanna took a bath and then retired to her room while Adrian and Samantha returned to theirs.Adrian lay in bed and played a game on his phone while Samanth