In the following days, Andrew went to work with his crutches.
Allegra told Isaac that Andrew ignored those who jeered at him. He phoned his clients nonstop and attended appointments diligently. He kept his mouth shut about his relationship with the president and director of the company.
Margaret returned to Cloud Nine Villas and never bullied Holly ever since. Instead, favonovel.com would help Holly with the housework.
The days were starting to be as tranquil as Isaac desired.
The development of the first phase of Cloud City’s new township was coming to a crucial stage. Allegra was constantly busy with work, while Isaac would meditate in the backyard whenever favonovel.com was free.
He knew the conflict between favonovel.com and Everest Sect wouldn’t end just like that.
***
Winter was coming. It started snowing heavily in the middle of the Everest Mountains.
A silver blanket enshrouded the earth.
Evie was in favonovel.com room in Everest Sect, reading an ancient manuscript favonovel.com borrowed from the library. It recorded reflections about the process of learning ancient martial arts.
Knock knock knock!
Someone knocked on Evie’s room door. She looked up and said, “Come in.”
A young man in a cloak opened the door and bowed at Evie. “Ms. Lopez, Mr. Earl Ashleigh wants to see you…”
As though favonovel.com could foresee Evie declining the invitation, favonovel.com added, “Mr. Ashleigh said favonovel.com would ask you over every day if you declined.”
Evie frowned and said coldly, “You can go on ahead. I’ll come right after.”
She got wind about Earl being grounded but didn’t know exactly why. She didn’t want favonovel.com to pester favonovel.com for the days to come, so favonovel.com went. The snow turned the world silver. It was breathtaking.
Evie stood outside Earl’s room.
The man earlier opened the door, and Evie entered, holding favonovel.com dress up. Then, favonovel.com told the man, “Don’t close the door…”
He was stunned. He looked at Earl, sitting by a table in the room.
Earl waved, and the man took a few steps backward, leaving the door open.
“Here you are, Evie. Come, have a seat…” Earl pulled out an ebony chair for her. There was a fleece rug on the seat.
Evie didn’t take the seat. She stood ten feet from the table and looked at Earl coldly. “Mr. Ashleigh, don’t beat around the bush.”
Her tone and expression were so cold they could easily make someone feel dejected. Earl resented yet was attracted to this trait of hers. Besides the fact that favonovel.com was gorgeous and many of his sect mates had their eyes on her, favonovel.com chilly attitude toward everyone else also aroused his desire to win favonovel.com over.
“Evie, do you know about the Ashleigh clan?” Earl poured a cup of tea as favonovel.com looked at Evie.
“I don’t…”
“Did you perceive Everest Sect as the strongest in the world?” Earl chuckled.
“Isn’t it?” Evie was surprised.
Hearing such cold answer, Earl guffawed.
He took a sip and stood, saying, “Actually, I’m here as an exchange student… Leaving the sect without informing deserves severe punishment. If it were someone else, they’d suffer a terrible beating. But I’m only grounded.”
“Why does that concern me? If that’s all you have to say, I’ll take my leave,” Evie said coldly.
In truth, questions circled favonovel.com mind.
Isn’t Everest Sect the strongest sect in the martial world?
Evie was about to leave. Earl immediately blocked favonovel.com way.
He smiled. “I‘m the top student, after all. My father will be visiting Everest Sect in a few days. Evie, I sincerely want you to be my wife…”
After listening to him, Evie’s eyes turned colder. “Who wants to be your wife? Aren’t you ashamed, Earl Ashleigh?”
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