Sometimes Courtney thought her oversized chest was a hassle, especially when she was hopping or running.
Zeke was bleeding from the nose. Shit. I can't hold it in anymore! He hopped out of the car and wiped the blood off his nose. The guy looked like a weirdo doing that.
Courtney gave him a weird look and came up to Kingsley. She grinned. "Sorry I kept you waiting, Kingsley."
Kingsley looked at the time. "You're still as punctual as usual, Courtney. Not a moment late."
Catherine had come down as well. Zeke had wiped his blood off, and when he saw his girlfriend again, he lost all interest in her. Catherine came up to them and asked, "So he's your boyfriend?"
"What do you want?" Courtney frowned. "You have a problem with that?"
Zeke heard the conversation, and his eyes shone. He huddled closer. "You know her, Cathy?"
Catherine held Zeke's arm. "She's my roomie."
"Your roomie? How come I've never seen her before?"
"She's a shut-in. She stays in the room and fiddles with her laptop all day. Probably nobody in school ever saw her." Catherine pouted. "But someone spread her picture, and all of a sudden, she's the school madonna," Catherine sneered.
The mention of 'school madonna' made Zeke's eyes shine even brighter. He kept ogling Courtney, as if he could not have enough of her.
Catherine was leaning on his shoulder, oblivious of her boyfriend's desire to sleep with Courtney. She bragged smugly, "This is Zeke, my boyfriend and the heir to Decardo Inc."
Courtney smirked. "Yeah, and he's ogling me."
"That's nonsense! He'd never do that!" Catherine rolled her eyes and shot Kingsley a look of disdain. "Your boyfriend looks like a bumpkin. Well, I suppose it's fine, since you're a bumpkin yourself."
Kingsley looked at Catherine coldly. He asked Courtney, "Is she your friend, sis?"
Courtney shook her head, and Catherine covered her mouth, feigning shock. "Did he just call you 'sis'? What is this? Sweet Home Alabama? I feel sorry for your parents!" She guffawed.
Courtney's face fell. She and the other girls were orphans. They had never seen their parents, and they looked forward to the day of their reunion. They loved their parents, but Catherine not only insulted their parents, she insulted her sisters too. She was filled with rage.
Kingsley noticed that, and he took a step forward. "Apologize to her. Now."
Kingsley's attitude made Catherine jolt. She hid behind Zeke and yelled, "Why should I? I didn't do anything wrong!"
Zeke quickly said, "Yeah! She can insult anyone she wants! Who the f*ck do you think you are? Nobody can make my girlfriend apologize!" He was helping Catherine out just to flex on Courtney. He wanted Courtney to realize that being his girlfriend was the smartest choice she could make. This f*cking loser college guy can't protect her.
Catherine felt more confident now that Zeke was helping her. She pointed at Courtney and shouted, "Tell your loser boyfriend to back off! Nobody talks to me like that!"
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