Chapter 22

St. Catherine's School.

This school has a hundred-year history and is famous for its strict admission standards and expensive tuition. It's the cradle of high society children in Viridis State.

The evening sun cast its glow on the school's Gothic spires, coating them with a golden edge.

A black sedan sat quietly in the shade of trees not far from the school gate. Inside, Jack leaned back in his seat with his eyes slightly closed, resting.

Jack had originally wanted Sophia to live with him, but Sophia insisted on staying at school for her studies. Fortunately, she said she would spend weekends with Jack.

Today was Friday, so Jack came to pick her up.

"General, Ms. Carter is coming out," Joseph suddenly said.

Jack opened his eyes and looked toward the school.

The school gates slowly opened, and a group of young men and women in elegant uniforms walked out. Their faces glowed with youthful energy as they chatted about the latest fashion trends and weekend party plans.

Jack immediately spotted Isabella in the crowd.

Even among these wealthy and privileged children, she still stood out like a crane among chickens, like a white swan that had wandered into the mortal world, radiating an innate nobility.

In the sunset, her cascading golden hair shimmered with dazzling light.

The same uniform looked more striking on her. The fitted cut highlighted her proportions. As she walked, her breasts moved slightly with her steps, making her look confident and charming. The white stockings and her long legs made her gait appear even more graceful.

Jack pushed open the car door and got out.

Sophia seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up.

When she saw Jack's familiar face, her eyes instantly lit up. A bright smile spread across her lips, and like a kitten seeing its owner, she quickly ran over.

"Jack!"

Sophia's clear voice echoed in the air.

Jack stopped and watched Sophia running toward him, his stern features softening a bit.

Sophia ran up to Jack and, without stopping, threw herself into his arms.

Immediately, a fragrance unique to her filled his nostrils.

Jack reached out and gently stroked Sophia's head. She slightly closed her eyes, seeming to enjoy Jack's touch.

"Let's go home," Jack said with a smile.

Sophia's eyes curved into crescents as she nodded obediently, "OK."

"Sophia."

Just then.

A group of fashionably dressed young men and women with various colored hair caught up from behind.

Among them, a blonde-haired guy's eyes immediately turned cold when he saw Sophia leaning intimately against Jack.

"Sophia, are you leaving already?"

The blonde guy walked right up.

He first sized up Jack, and seeing that although Jack's clothes were well-tailored, they weren't designer brands, a flash of contempt crossed his eyes.

"We made plans to go to a bar together tonight. Do you want to come?"

"Come on, it's finally the weekend. Let us relax." As the blonde guy spoke, he tried to reach out and grab Sophia's hand.

His tone carried a hint of showing off, "I'll pay for everything tonight!"

Sophia quickly stepped back, avoiding the blonde guy's hand, and said coolly, "Sorry, Eric, I don't like those kinds of places. I'm going home with Jack."

"Home?"

Eric Wright snorted and turned to look at Jack, lifting his chin provocatively, "Hey, mister? Our class is having a get-together tonight. Sophia is part of our class. You're not going to stop her from going, are you?"

"Sophia, come have fun. We're all classmates. You're not going to be so unfriendly, are you?"

"Yeah, it's just a get-together. We're not doing anything bad."

The other classmates also started trying to persuade Sophia.

This put Sophia in a difficult position.

William's death had made her situation at school difficult. It only improved a bit after Jack returned.

If she refused these classmates' request.

They might isolate her at school from now on.

"Sophia."

Then a pink-haired girl walked out from the crowd.

"Sophia, don't be such a buzzkill."

The pink-haired girl walked up to Sophia, linked arms with her intimately, and said with a smile.

"Abby, I..." Looking at Abby Perez, Sophia hesitated. Abby was one of the few people who had been nice to her during this time.

Now that she had spoken up, Sophia found it hard to refuse.

Instinctively, Sophia looked at Jack.

Abby also realized that if they wanted Sophia to come with them today, Jack was the key.

Immediately, Abby looked at Jack and said, "Hello, I'm Abby Perez, Sophia's classmate."

Abby extended her hand to Jack, introducing herself.

"Jack, Sophia's brother." Jack reached out and shook Abby's hand, but released it immediately.

"Brother?"

Abby withdrew her hand, understanding dawning in her eyes. No wonder Sophia was so close to Jack - he was her brother.

After the handshake, Abby looked at Jack, her tone carrying a hint of pleading, "Jack, look, it's finally the weekend. Sophia works so hard at school during the week. Everyone just wants to relax a bit. Could you let Sophia come with us? If you're worried, you can come too."

Jack didn't answer Abby immediately. Instead, he lowered his gaze slightly and looked at Sophia beside him.

"Do you want to go?" Jack asked Sophia.

Sophia bit her lip lightly and looked at Abby, who had her hands clasped together in front of her chest, making a "please" gesture.

Only then did Sophia nod at Jack.

"Alright, let's go together then."

Jack agreed. He understood that if Sophia wanted to continue studying well at school, she couldn't make things too tense with her classmates.

Abby jumped happily, then said excitedly, "Then let's go!"

"Sophia, ride in my car."

At this moment.

Eric popped up again.

He deliberately took out his car keys and pressed them. Immediately, a Lamborghini sports car parked on the street by the school gate made a sound. Its exaggerated scissor doors slowly lifted upward, like a mechanical butterfly spreading its wings, gleaming with cold and luxurious metallic luster in the sunset.

Eric raised the keys in his hand, put his other hand in his pocket, lifted his chin slightly, and swept his eyes provocatively over Jack before finally settling on Sophia with a confident, determined look.

"This car was just shipped back from overseas last week. No girl has sat in the passenger seat yet. You'd be the first."

As soon as he said this.

The surrounding classmates immediately let out a chorus of teasing sounds, and some girls looked at Sophia with envious and jealous eyes.

Eric was a famous rich and handsome guy. Not only was his family wealthy, but he was also the captain of the school basketball team. If Eric had invited them, they would have gotten in his car without hesitation.