Three Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 449

It felt as if something had gently brushed against his heart.

The sensation was completely foreign to him.

It was like a feather softly dragging across his chest, making his pulse itch.

Or maybe it was a cool, refreshing breeze sweeping away the last of the evening heat.

Or perhaps he was just imagining things, and it was nothing more than an abnormal palpitation.

Nothing serious.

Lawrence stared without blinking, captivated through the entirety of the song.

When the performance ended and the crowd erupted into a deafening roar of applause once again, Lawrence heard the boys in his class jokingly hollering about how ridiculously pretty Ms. Shirley's daughter was, and whether they stood a chance at asking her out.

Shirley laughed, scolding them to stop messing around and watch the show.

Yet, her eyes swam with undeniable pride.

Lawrence's gaze stayed glued to Bonnie as she walked off the stage. He offered a careless smirk. "You didn't tell us she was this pretty, Ms. Shirley. Even I want to go after her."

Shirley stood close to him and slapped him on the back. "Don't you dare. It's your senior year. If any of you get distracted by romance, I'll make you regret it!"

Lawrence reached over his shoulder, rubbing his back as if she had mortally wounded him. "You play rough, Ms. Shirley! As if I'd dare start dating now. And even if I did, I wouldn't have a death wish by going after your kid!"

Shirley knew he was just messing around and gave him a light shove. "Alright, alright. Go sit down. I'm heading backstage to check on her. You're in charge of keeping order here."

Lawrence had been her class president for three years. Although he had a smart mouth, he was inherently reliable, grounded, and consistently ranked first in the grade. Shirley trusted him implicitly.

Once she walked away, the students in Senior Class Eight whispered a few more comments about Bonnie's stunning looks before their attention was inevitably stolen by the next act.

"Got it, Mom," she replied quietly.

Shirley led her back toward the athletic field, lecturing her as they walked. "You played well just now. But classes officially start tomorrow, so it's time to rein in your focus and get to work. If you hadn't missed that one point on the entrance exam, you would've been the one giving the speech on stage tonight."

Bonnie gave a distracted hum of agreement. Honestly, she'd rather play the violin than give a speech in front of the whole school.

"When you were in middle school, I wasn't there to keep an eye on you. I couldn't catch all those boys writing you love letters. But now, if any guy gets any ideas, you come straight to me."

Bonnie thought her mother was seriously overthinking things. At The Cabinda School, who on earth would dare mess with the daughter of the infamous 'Ice Queen' Ms. Shirley?

Every guy in school would probably be terrified to even breathe in her direction.

And that was perfectly fine with her. At least it would be quiet.