Chapter 22

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&#lt;p&#gt; Lodging A Report
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&#lt;p&#gt;Given Ysabelle could not return home due to her condition, Tristan sent both the girls to Wisteria
Apartments.
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&#lt;p&#gt;As Ysabelle could spend more time with Sophie, she was immensely delighted.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Even though she was drained, she happily rolled around in her bed until she finally fell asleep.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Let me handle Queenie,” uttered Tristan.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“How?” He made it sound like he was dealing with the trash.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You don’t have to concern yourself with that.” I’ll also deal with those thugs, lest they trouble her again
in the future.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You can handle the thugs, but let me deal with Queenie. I’m the one she has a problem with.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“But—”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Don’t interfere in girls’ problems, Mr. Tristan. Don’t you have faith that I can handle it?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Of course I have.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Okay, I’ll go to bed, then.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;When Sophie was about to go to her bedroom, Tristan stopped her.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“If things don’t go well. Let me know. I don’t want what happened today to repeat.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“It will go well.”&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;It was not until the next morning that someone from the nearby residential area noticed Queenie.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Once she spotted a person, Queenie burst into tears.
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&#lt;p&#gt;A woman in her fifties exclaimed, “Goodness! Why are you tied up here?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;The woman quickly untied Queenie.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Let me take you to the hospital, young lady.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“No need. Take me to the police station instead. I want to lodge a report,” replied Queenie, completely
forgetting who kidnapped who first.
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&#lt;p&#gt;In the meantime, Tristan did not allow Ysabelle to go to school because of her injury.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I’m fine, Uncle Tristan. With Sophie by my side, no one would dare bully me.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;I’ll be happy to have Sophie with me.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Your leg’s injured, Ysabelle. It’s better for you to stay at home.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“All right, then.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Her answer made Tristan frown. Since when is she this obedient? Also, why is she looking at Sophie
like that? It isn’t normal.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Sophie is a girl, Ysabelle. Keep that in mind.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I know that!” Ysabelle stared at her uncle strangely.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Just then, Sophie cleared her throat and took her bag, ready to go to school.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Rest well. Someone will be here and make breakfast for you shortly,” said Tristan.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Why am I home alone?” Ysabelle complained grumpily, only to be ignored by her uncle.
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&#lt;p&#gt;In no time, Tristan caught up with Sophie.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I’ll drive you to school.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“No need. I’ll just have breakfast outside and walk to school after that.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;It’s just a few minutes’ journey. I don’t need him to drive me.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Then let’s have breakfast together!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Are you sure?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;I’m going to a nearby simple outlet. Is he even used to such food?
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Yup.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Of course I’m sure. I still have time.
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&#lt;p&#gt;After they entered a clean breakfast outlet, Sophie told him she wanted a bagel and a cup of coffee.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“What about you?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Same as you.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Hence, Sophie ended up ordering two sets of her order.
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&#lt;p&#gt;By the time she returned, Tristan had already used tissue papers to wipe the chair and table for her.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Seeing that, Sophie could not help but smile. Huh, I didn’t think he’d do this for anyone.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;When their orders were served shortly after, Sophie dipped her bagel in the coffee. She liked to eat it
this way.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Tristan then mirrored her action.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Try it. I like to eat like this.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Tristan gave it a try. It’s quite good.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“It’s yummy.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Good to hear that.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;After breakfast, Tristan drove Sophie to the school before heading toward Lombard Group.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Early in the morning, Felix was asked to go to the company through a phone call.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“What’s the matter, Mr. Tristan? It’s only eight.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Have you ever heard of Sage Dragon Gang?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Sage Dragon Gang?” Felix thought hard about it, but the name did not ring a bell. “No. Is it famous?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I want it destroyed.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Why? Did the members offend you?” What kind of idiots would dare to offend Mr. Tristan?
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&#lt;p&#gt;All Tristan did was give Felix a look for the latter to nod in understanding.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Okay, I’ll handle them.” It’s just a gang. Destroying it is but a mere game for me.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Meanwhile, Harvey ran to the Sage Dragon Gang’s place early in the morning.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;That darned Sophie. How dare she beat me to this point? I’ll never let her off the hook.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Harvey planned to ask his master, who was a skilled fighter, to teach Sophie a lesson. I’ll make sure
she beg for mercy.
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&#lt;p&#gt;As soon as he opened the door, the sight of the members kneeling on the ground greeted him, which
stunned him.
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&#lt;p&#gt;What the hell is going on? Who did they offend?
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&#lt;p&#gt;He wanted to retreat in secret, but the main door had been closed.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Are you Harvey?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Scared, Harvey replied, “No.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“He is,” intervened Harvey’s master.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Harvey was about to flee when somebody kicked him, resulting in him kneeling on the floor.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You’re bold, aren’t you? How dare you kidnap our lady?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I—”
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&#lt;p&#gt;He was not even given a chance to talk when he was immediately beaten to a pulp.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“From now on, Sage Dragon Gang is no more. If I hear of this gang involved in anything else, I’ll blow
your place to pieces,” uttered Felix in a cold tone.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Normally, there was no need for him to get entangled in such a trivial matter in person, but since he
had been bored out of his mind recently, he did.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;With that, he left with his men. “Let’s go.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;After they left, the gang leader of Sage Dragon Gang glared at Harvey, obviously furious.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Harvey, you scum! Beat him!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;At his order, Harvey received another round of beating from the other members; his master was no
exception.
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&#lt;p&#gt;In the end, Harvey had to crawl back home. D*mn it! This must be Sophie’s doing. Who the hell is
backing her up? Why is she so powerful?
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&#lt;p&#gt;On the other side, Queenie arrived at the police station.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Officer, I want to lodge a report, and I want to have my injury checked.” I’ll make sure Sophie is expel
from school this time.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Seeing her in that state, the officer immediately took her to the hospital to have her injury examined for
forensic purposes.
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&#lt;p&#gt;They came out with the result of her having a broken nose.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“You have to help me, officer. My life is in danger,” Queenie sobbed.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Come with us to give your statement, Miss. Don’t worry. We’ll definitely help you.” Whoever did this to
her must be held accountable.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Back at the police station, Queenie turned on the waterworks and recounted Sophie’s evil deeds in
great detail while watching the officer jot the situation.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“I’m so scared, officer. I don’t want to go back to school.”&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Worry not, Ms. Lane. We’ll bring Sophie here today. You’ll hear from us in no time.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;When the police officers arrived at the school, they were in the middle of physics class.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Upon seeing the officers, Carrie was momentarily stunned.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Can I help you?” queried Carrie politely.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Yes, can you call Sophie out here?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Sophie? See, I knew this school shouldn’t have accepted a student like her. Even the police are here
now.” Since Carrie was loud, the whole class heard her.
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&#lt;p&#gt;The students in the class started murmuring among themselves.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“What’s going on?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“No idea.”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Sophie is truly so problematic!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Come out here, Sophie!” Carrie bellowed.
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&#lt;p&#gt;It’s so embarrassing to have a student like her.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Seriously, what’s going on with you, Sophie? Not only do you have a bad grade, but you always cause
trouble,” Carrie scolded.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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