Xanthea pointed at him, "If you leave now, and I can still forgive you!"
"What arrogance!"
Being humiliated by a little girl in front of a crowd, the boy got angry and raised his fist, "Walk away now, or believe me, I'll beat you too!"
Just then, one of his "subordinates" whispered in his ear, trembling, "Her, her brother is Samuel Lockwood, the boss from upstairs!"
What?
Samuel Lockwood?!
The boy's face changed immediately, and the next second, the group scattered like birds!
"Hmph!"
Xanthea scoffed at their cowardice and moved to help the little boy who had been hit.
But the boy got up and ran away immediately.
"?"
She stood there, somewhat puzzled, scratching her head as she watched the fleeting figure.
Why did he run? And so fast?
Did she come off too fierce and scare him?
With August around the corner, the city was buzzing with the annual singing competition. As a multi-talented "little star," Xanthea was naturally the first to be nominated. Eager to test out her very first original song "Chasing Dreams", she handed in the lyrics she had written.
However, after reading them, the judges just smiled and encouraged her but didn't approve of her singing this song. Instead, they chose a conservative and famous song, "Whispering Wings."
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