[World] Silent Sorrow: I will give you one last chance during the urban warfare, eight days from now.
Obsession didn't reply, but After Your Birth and their group members did it in his name. After that, those guys went offline thinking lazily that it was merely a meaningless game. What was the worst that could happen?
Olivia shut down her laptop, and lay flat on her bed. She recalled everything that had happened that day—the events in the game, and the posts in the school forum. Why was Charlie concealing his last name? Why did he remain ambiguous about Evelyn? Why wasn't he explaining his real relationship with Evelyn to others?
"Olivia..." Anna called, concerned about Olivia's constant tossing and turning. She got up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Realizing that Anna hadn't fallen asleep yet, Olivia chose to get down from her bed and explained her concerns. Finally, she asked, "Isn't Charlie serious about Elsa? Or does he have other issues bothering him?"
Compared to her roommates, Anna tended to be much more rational and view the whole picture. She was always like that because she was taught to think twice before making any decision. She analyzed carefully, "Charlie knows about Elsa better than anyone, and maybe he preferred to settle the dispute after lights out, so that she wouldn't get involved."
"Wouldn't it be more efficient to just tell the truth about his relationship with Evelyn?" Olivia argued.
After pondering on her point, Anna questioned her with a smile, "Since Charlie and Evelyn are from the Long Family, won't revealing their true identities bring harm to Elsa? That could be a reason."
Olivia found it hard to comprehend.
Anna heaved a sigh seeing her unsatisfied expression. She put it in another way, "Long Family only has average influence in A City, but their reputation and wealth is unparalleled compared to other well-established families here. If it is made public that he is from the Long Family, then Elsa would be the girl who abandoned Allen for the sake of marrying the wealthier Charlie."
Her compelling words took Olivia by surprise. She goggled at Anna and exclaimed, "That's right! Why didn't I ever think about that?"
"Elsa is like a huge balloon, which could pop any moment. If all these secrets are exposed, she might end up taking a rough path." Anna's eyes shone as she stared at the ceiling with a bright smile. "Charlie has taken all these precautions to protect her ever since he transferred to this school in a bid to nourish his relationship with Elsa. A man like him would never let Elsa get hurt for his own gains."
"How do you know that?"
Anna laughed, "Just a guess!" After a second thought, she corrected herself, "It's kind of what I analyzed from his behavior. Just think about it. When Allen and Elsa broke up, Charlie showed up immediately. But they had never met each other before that."
Moving her body towards Anna, Olivia whispered, "In my opinion, Elsa is super lucky to have such an amazing guy. We will have to think of a way to persuade Charlie to do us some favors if they get together one day."
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