" Great ! " said Collen with a smile and high-fived with Lina .
' These two women are the only ones to whom I cannot bring myself to say no . ' thought the major with a troubled expression .
After a few minutes , Claire changed her clothes and came out of the changing room . Edward took his eyes from his phone then remained surprised when he saw Claire .
" What are you looking at ? " said Claire with a doubtful expression .
" I am amazed by my own sense of fashion . I managed to turn an ugly duckling into a beauty . " said Edwards with a smirk looking at her from head to toe .
" Narcist ! " said Claire annoyed .
While she went to pay for the clothes , another saleswoman who clearly looked fascinated by him started to show him a new product . She had unbuttoned her shirt on her chest part a bit then stared at him with flirtatious expressions .
" Here ! You are at least smart enough to pay by yourself . " said Edward handing her the card while staring at the saleswoman with a smirk .
' Phhh......What a jerk ! How come girls are so influenced by him ?! He is handsome , okay but this is too much . ' thought Claire with a confused expression .
She took the card annoyed then went to make the payment .
" Can I add you on We-Chat ? " said the saleswoman .
" Sure cute girl but I will be staring at your photo for long so I may answer a bit late . " said Edward winking at her .
" No worried handsome ! " said the saleswoman winking at him .
Edward walked towards Claire then saw a nice hairclip with a grey gem then thought it would suit her and took it .
" What a caring boyfriend ! You sure are a lucky girl . " said the saleswoman when she saw him pick the hairpin from behind .
" He is not my boyfriend ! He is not even my friend ! He is an annoying pet that has been stuck with me . I will finally get rid of him after finish shopping here . " said Claire with a stern expression .
" I.......I......see ! " said the saleswoman with a nervous smile .
" She belongs to the primitive era . Don't mind her . " said Edward with a devilish smirk ." Hah ? Is your behavior considered a civilized one ? " said Claire .
" The way I see it it's better than being old-fashioned . " said Edward .
" Thank you ! " said Claire ignoring Edward and taking the bags with the clothes she was wearing before coming to the store .
She went ahead out of the store and Edward followed her from behind .
" Here ! " said Claire and gave him the card .
" I thought you would have bought something more . " said Edward with a serious expression .
" No need ! Now that we are finished , I have to go . Stay safe and far , far away from me . " said Claire ." Wait there miss monkey ! " said Edward and grabbed her from her shirt .
" What are you doing ? " said Claire annoyed .
" .....Here ! I don't like you . I think you are too old-fashioned , annoying and..... " said Edward but Claire stopped him .
" If you dare say hypocrite for money I swear I will slap you . " said Claire pointing her finger at him .
Edward grabbed her hand annoyed and handed her the hairclip he bought her .
" ........How come you were the one that saved madam Collen when you are such a stupid crazy monkey girl ?.............This is to thank you for saving her . " said Edward with an annoyed expression .
" How come she is a close family friend with a person who nearly crushed her with his car ?........Anyway , I will accept this . " said Claire looking at the grey hairclip with the letter C in a gen form .
" It was an accident...........This is to be sure I pay back for saving her . " said Edward .
" Heh......just because I gave you that hairclip doesn't mean you can think the weird fantasy of falling for me . " said Edward when seeing that Claire did like the hairclip .
" I rarely see nightmares so rest assured . Also , I will accept this not to clear your conscience but to be reminded of today's incident . If I ever happen to meet someone from your family one day , it could be a good bargain chip for me . How much will I be able to earn ? " said Claire with a serious expression .
" Phhh.........Didn't you say that you would slap me if I called you a hypocrite for money a few minutes ago ? Now , you are admitting your true thoughts . I knew you were a gold digger . Playing the nice girl just to make others think well of you and fall in your weed . " said Edward with a forced smirk .
" I need to clarify something for you . I am not a hypocrite for money person but when I see such a rich jerk like you , I can't help but feel pity that you have so much money when you don't deserve it . A good person deserves money so I don't mind being a golddigger in this case . " said Claire with a smirk .
" Never Crazy monkey girl.......Crazy monkey girl ! " said Edward .
" You have no call on this . " said Edward annoyed .
" I guess it's not your call either . I will come to you when I need am in a difficult financial situation . " said Claire .
" You have no proof . With what are you so sure you can make any accusations to me . " said Edward with an arrogant smirk .
Claire laughed a little then took her phone out and showed Edward the video of him nearly crushing madam Collen with his car .
" You......Give me that ! " said Edward annoyed .
" No can do ! You can't even touch it . " said Claire .
" How did you get that ? " asked Edward .
" I have my ways too . Furthermore , there was a large audience staring at us . I can add witnesses too . " said Claire with a smirk .
" You crazy monkey , I will....... " said Edward but his phone and Claire's phone both started to ring .
" Hello ! " answered the two of them at the same time .
" What ? I will be there right now . " said the two of them confused then glared at each other .
" Stop copying me ! " said the two of them again .
" This is crazy ! Stop it already ! " said the two of them glaring at each other .
" I hope I never see you again . " said Edward .
" Same here mr . Just hope I do not run into financial problems . " said Claire and walked ahead , leaving Edward alone .
' Damn her ! Such an unlucky day ! I already have problems with my family , let alone having her near too . That bastard Nolan ! It's all his fault and now he asks me to even come to his rescue...............Haaaaahhh ! I will help him out first then punish him severely . ' thought Edward annoyed then headed out of the mall .
He opened the door to his car and entered then headed to the location Nolan sent him . At the same time , Claire rushed to her friend's location in a hurry . A few minutes later , Edward's car arrived . He came out of his car and entered the building while looking at his phone .
" Where the heck is this guy ? What is he doing in a place like this ? " said Edward looking around annoyed as he was searching for Nolan .
" Bro !!! " spoke a voice from behind .When Edward turned his face towards the voice he saw that it was Nolan .
" What's the trouble ? " said Edward stopping Nolan from hugging him .
" Why are you being so cold bro ? You were fine this morning . " said Nolan not understanding why he was so annoyed .
" Everything was fine until the moment you called me . You made this morning the worst morning in my life . " said Edward with an annoyed expression .
Claire arrived at the meeting place and was able to see her friend standing in front of a machine that looked like a stage with huge boxes .
" Claire ! You are finally here . " said her friend and hugged her tightly .
" I only came because you said that the teacher got sick and it was declared a vacation day . " said Claire with a smile .
" You little nerd ! It's good to take a break from time to time . " said her friend smiling .
" Carol , you should know better than others the reason why I am a hardworking nerd . " said Claire poking her forehead .
" He he he ! I know ! I know ! I won't say it anymore . Now , my idol of fast learning , please help me . " said Carol .
" You said that it was an urgent situation . " said Claire looking at her doubtfully .
" It is ! The limited edition is the one I have been searching for , for such a long time and is now given as the first prize to the one who wins this challenge . It's the puff collectibles . " said Carol .
" Are you serious ? You took me here just because of this ? " said Claire with a confused expression .
" I am begging you Claire ! You can ask me for anything . I will make sure to do all the annoying homework for the both of us . Just help me get the puff collectibles' limited edition . " said Carol hugging her with a cute expression .
A few meters away Edward and Nolan were coming in their direction . When Edward saw Claire's back he immediately recognized her .
" Why did you stop ? " asked Nolan when seeing Edward stop walking .
" I can't believe it . Is this a curse ?........Why does this girl appear everywhere I go today ? We just separated a while ago . " said Edward annoyed .
" Bro , is she your new girl ? " said Nolan when looking at Claire .
" What new girl ?! Are you cursing me ? " said Edward punching his arm .
" Ouc !!!! " said Nolan confused as he held his arm .
" You have no call on this . " said Edward annoyed . " I guess it's not your call either . I will come to you when I need am in a difficult financial situation . " said Claire . " You have no proof . With what are you so sure you can make any accusations to me . " said Edward with an arrogant smirk . Claire laughed a little then took her phone out and showed Edward the video of him nearly crushing madam Collen with his car . " You......Give me that ! " said Edward annoyed . " No can do ! You can't even touch it . " said Claire . " How did you get that ? " asked Edward . " I have my ways too . Furthermore , there was a large audience staring at us . I can add witnesses too . " said Claire with a smirk . " You crazy monkey , I will....... " said Edward but his phone and Claire's phone both started to ring . " Hello ! " answered the two of them at the same time . " What ? I will be there right now . " said
" She is just a poor nerd girl we have at school . She is so old-fashioned . Gosh ! I soo love it when you call me baby ! " said Chloe with her eyes totally enamored with Edward . Claire stared at the two of them with a surprised expression . " Oh....a poor nerd...I am curious about your perspective miss . " said Edward with a polite tone . " A simple opinion . No need to mind it too much . " said Claire not wanting to continue talking with him or the other girls anymore . " Claire , where are you going ? " asked Chloe . " We are just taking a look around . " said Carol . " I had no idea that you could afford to wander around here . " said Chloe . " Let's just say , I worked hard during the holiday . " said Claire . Edward looked at Claire's calm smile and found it weird how she didn't take Chloe's words to heart . ' She's too headstrong for being poor . ' thought Edward . " Well....We........We really h
After the three of them joined the group , they walked towards the place where the challenge was taking place ." Welcome ! Which game do you want to play ? " said the man with a welcoming smile .Claire looked at Chloe and opened her phone ." Sign the check first . " said Claire ." Claire , aren't you being a bit too rude now ? " said Chloe ." I am simply making sure that you keep your word . I wouldn't like it if the situation were to end up with an excuse . " said Claire ." You should keep your word Claire if you want me to keep mine . " said Chloe ." I always keep my word when I say it . " said Claire and directed the phone towards herself then started to record a video ." Hello everyone ! I am Claire . Chloe challenged me to win these puffs and she will pay me a hundred thousand dollars if I make it but if I fail I will have to kiss her feet in front of the whole school . She is so generous that I do not find it in my
" Wow ! You are amazing . " said Nolan with his thumbs up at Claire ." I am glad to have impressed you . " said Claire with a smile ." You did impress us in a very unexpected way miss . Didn't she bro ? " said Nolan with a smile .Edward stared at Claire with an amazed expression . He didn't want to admit it but it was indeed impressive that she was able to find the way to throw all the thirteen cans with just one bullet .' I hate to admit it but it was impressive just like Nolan said . She is such a poor and pauper girl but her intelligence sure is to be praised . What a pity that she is a greedy person ! ' thought Edward with a smirk ." Beginner's luck........... " said Edward with a serious expression ." You realize what you are saying sounds extremely false and boring , right ? " said Claire with a smirk .Chloe was burning with anger and she had enough of it when she saw her talking with Edward and Edward paying attention to
" It's a great opportunity . Now that you have also taken so much money from Chloe , it will be easier for you . I am really happy for you Clarie . You deserve it . Also , don't be sad about Chloe's words . She is always arrogant like that . " said Carol patting Claire's shoulder . " I am not sad . It's the truth and I can't deny it . That is the reality in which I live in . " said Claire with a forced smile . " Awwww.......you are gonna make me cry . " said Carol with her eyes tearing up . " Ha ha ha ha ! You can't continue to be such a crybaby anymore . I won't be around so you need to take care of yourself . " said Claire patting her head . " Please don't go ! I want you here . " said Carol hugging her arm . " Ha ha ha ! I need to go , especially after slapping Chloe . I can't stay here anymore or else she will make my life a living hell . " said Claire with a smile . " Claire...........did it feel good slapping her ? " said Carol w
" Eee.......Great ! " said Claire looking at her mother's smile relieved .Her phone rang and she saw that it was the assistant of the dean calling her ." Who is it ? " asked Melani when seeing her daughter's face turn serious ." The dean's assistant . " said Claire with a troubled expression and opened the call ." Hello , miss Claire ! " said the dean's assistant ." Hello ! " said Claire ." I wanted to congratulate you for winning the scholarship abroad . It's a huge blessing for you . " said the dean's assistant with a smirk ." A blessing I highly deserve , don' you think so ? " said Claire with a chuckle ." I called you to inform you that you need to come tomorrow to sign the papers needed for your acceptance . If there are no problems , you will be able to leave for abroad five days later . Everything has been arranged and there will be some people waiting for you at the airport . " said the dean's assistant .
" Edward........I know you don't want to ever meet your family but...you have to go there Edward . You must be present in your grandfather's funeral ceremony . " said madam Collen with a sad tone . " Madam Collen , I........ " said Edward a bit hesitant . " Please Edward ! " said madam Collen . Edward also wanted to go but he was afraid that his presence would bring more trouble than solutions . " I...understand . I will come back madam Collen . See you at the ceremony. Edward..........you should come . " said madam Collen . " That's the right thing to do Edward . Don't worry about what anyone else says . You will not be staying there for long anyways . I will also be there to back you up . " said madam Collen with a relieved tone . After closing the call , Nolan came inside Edward's office inside his apartment and saw his demoralized expression . " What's wrong devil king ? Are you lost in thoughts on how to spend the one and
" Give me all the money that's in there or I will shoot you right on the head . " said the thief with a harsh tone . Everyone in the store started to panic . The thief pointed the gun at another saleswoman which was hovering and ordered her to close the front door of the store , blocking the people inside the store . The ceiling of the store opened and another thief came inside . In comparison to the other thief who was wearing all black clothes and even his mask , the other thief was wearing a grey mask . The people around were even more terrified . They couldn't even move . " If anyone dares to pick their phone or call other people I will shoot them . " said the thief with the grey mask and shot a bullet towards a glass exposition . " Ahhhh ! " yelled the girl near the glass and immediately fell on the ground covering her face with her face . " Little Ed...... " said madam Collen scared and worried . " Calm down madam Collen . " said Edward