Chapter 67
Josie tried hard to hide the panic and shock in her eyes, awkwardly smiled at Maybelle, “Oh, what’s wrong with you today? You said you wanted to focus more on your learning. Be clear–headed, we’re at a crucial point of our review, don’t drop your guard”
However, Maybelle ignored her words. She had already picked up the pile of gifts and love letters and walked straight out
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Halfway there, she turned and smiled at Josic, who stood still with a look of panic. “Josic, why are you still standing there? If you’re free, come and have a look with me.”
Sering things about to come to light, Josie felt a tingle of fear, yet she had to follow Maybelle with a guilty look. She wanted to say something to stop Maybelle, but unfortunately, it was to no avail.
Josie was both nervous and unwilling. She greedily glanced over the bottle of perfume worth over hundreds of dollars in Maybelle’s hand. Not that long ago, she hinted to Eric, the captain of the school basketball team, that Maybelle may like that perfume.
Unfortunately, Eric was in the adjacent class, so Maybelle went to him
Hearing that Maybelle came to find him, Eric jumped up from his seat with excitement, smugly tidied his hair, and walked out amid the coaxing of those around him.
As Eric looked at Maybelle, his heart started pounding, and a smug smile appeared on his face as he imagined himself walking up to her amid
envious gazes.
However, Maybelle’s expression was cold as ice, without the slightest shyness that a girl should have when receiving love letters and gifts.
But Eric didn’t care about these details. He only knew that after chasing for so long, this was the first time Maybelle had come to find him.
Mabel. I didn’t expect you to come and find me. Do you like the perfume I gave you? I saved up for a long time to buy it
Maybelle looked calm and composed. She glanced at the name on the love letter, then locked up at him as if to verify the information, “You’re Eric
right!”
Eric was slightly taken aback, thinking she was joking with him. He honestly didn’t expect that after pursuing Maybelle for so long, this cold beauty
still hadn’t matched his face with his name.
This made him feel a bit frustrated inside. He said rather sulkily, “Yeah, I’m Eric. I told you before that I’m the captain of the school’s basketball.
Maybelle found in battling. “No one cared what kind of captain he was, right?
However, out of politeness, she didn’t say much more and rather courteously handed Eric’s love letter and gift back to him, Tm sorry, these are the things you stuffed into my desk, right! I’m returning them to you. Thank you very much for your affection, but please don’t do this again in the future. It really troubles me a bit,”
Josic, watching the bottle of perfume being returned, felt as if she had lost over hundreds of dollars.
Eric, looking at the love letter and gift she lunded back, was full of disbelief, “You must be kidding, right? I’m the captain of the school’s basketball team. How could it bother you by giving you gift”
His meaning was as clear as day. He, the captain of the school basketball team, was not only good at playing basketball but also handsome and decent at schoolwork, clearly the dream prince of countless girls Giving Maybelle a love letter should be an honor for her. Hr shouldn’t return his gift. He saw it as an insult.
Maybelle maintained unmoved, “Eric, do I really have to be so blunt? I remember rejecting you face–to–face four or five times already, yet you persistently keep giving me gifts. Maybe in your eyes, this is a way to touch yourself emotionally, but in my eyes, this is harassment.”
The word “harassment suddenly struck Eric’s heart, making him fly into a rage
He thought Maybelle had finally come to her senses and was ready to formally accept his confession. He didn’t expect her to say such a public. This was embarrassing for him, the proud captain of the school basketball team.
a thing in
His face clunged suddenly, glaring at Maybelle, “What nonsense are you spouting? Do you know who I am? I’m the captain of the school basketball team. There are plenty of girls who like me, you’re lucky that I’m willing to pursue your
“Alright, I know you’re the basketball team captain,” Maybelle’s face faintly showed a sign of impatience, “If you’re so proud, you can use it as a middle name, no need to say it every day.”
As soon as she said this, the stat
students watching the
the scene burst into laughter.
Everyone had long been annoyed by Eric
ic constantly mentioning g his position as the basketball team captain. This was the first time someone
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mocked him directly, and it was the very school beauty he couldn’t win over, so they couldn’t help but laugh.
Eric blushed deeply amid the laughter and turned to his classmates, “What’s so funny! If you have the guts, meet me on the basketball court. If you beat me, you can be the captain too!”
His proud and aggressive demeanor only made it more amusing.
If he had kept a low profile, people might not laugh at him so much. Everyone had something they were good at, but they didn’t mention and flaunt it all the time.
Only someone as clueless as Eric would be reluctant to quit the basketball team. Despite not being a sports talent student, he still followed the school team and juniors to play matches everywhere, achieving little honor.
“Didn’t
you realize how you became the captain! It’s only because you’re the oldest in the whole basketball team,” said a boy who usually didn’t get along with him, couldn’t help but mock him.
“Finally got to be the captain in senior year, shouldn’t you show off a bit Another boy teased him with a smile.
“Why not stay another year, then you can continue being the captain in the fourth year. Even the girls in their class started to mock him.
Eric completely broke down under everyone’s teasing. As the captain of the school basketball team, with so many girls admiring him, it should’ve been such a cool thing to brag about.
He stared angrily at Mabel, blaming the culprit in front of him for turning him into a laughingstock!
