Chapter 248 No Room to Retreat
After speaking, Tracy glanced over at Christian.
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Her grades weren’t bad, and thanks to her background, Tristan had given her a range of elite universities to choose from.
Claire University had been one of them–but Tracy had turned it down, saying it was too far from home.
She kept putting off her decision until the semester had already started, and now suddenly she claimed she wanted to attend Claire.
Which clearly meant one thing: she was using connections.
Christian didn’t like the sound of it. He frowned. “Ms. Tracy, have you discussed this with Tristan?”
“Not yet,” Tracy replied lightly. “But Mr. Tristan said I could choose any school I liked, so I figured Claire University should be fine too.”
That was easy for her to say. Did she think the Sue family had no shame?
Christian shook his head. “You’d better talk to Tristan first. I don’t have the authority to approve that.”
He wasn’t about to get involved.
Tracy had lived with them for a long time, and Tristan was basically her guardian. No one else had the right
to make decisions for her.
Not because Tracy was special, but because she was ultimately still an outsider.
Some lines just couldn’t be crossed.
Seeing Christian push her back toward Tristan, Tracy looked wronged. “I just wanted to go to Westbrook with Eliza. That way we could take care of each other. Don’t worry–I won’t be a burden to her.”
Eliza remembered the first time she met Tracy–and this sweet act was definitely new.
Tracy had stirred up trouble for no reason.
Eliza smiled. “Tracy, was it? You really want to go to Claire University?”
“Of course. It’d be an honor to study with you.”
Tracy thought Eliza was about to speak up for her.
She didn’t expect Eliza to smile and say, “You grew up in the Sue family. I’m sure you care deeply about the family’s reputation, right?”
“Of course! The Sue family is my home. I treat it as my own.”
Seeing Tracy walk right into her trap, Eliza sighed dramatically,
“In that case, you’d definitely be worried about how the family is perceived. Claire University’s already in session. If you show up now, everyone will assume you got in through connections. People won’t just gossip. about you–they’ll talk about the Sue family. Since you care so much about the family’s reputation, I’m sure you wouldn’t want that to happen… right?”
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You wann to rude with me, bin we’ll have plenty of time for that in the future.
Elies had hoved her in perfectly.
1 Tracy insisted on going, it sold team her earlier words were lies and that she didn’t care about the Sue family’s image at all.
But if she backed down, she’d miss the chance to stay close to Eliza.
Now she couldn’t move forward or back.
Seeing her trapped, Eliza pressed her advantage. “Christian, it’s about time. Let’s get going.
“Yes, ex–go on, let’s head out.”
Christian was eager to get her out the door too.
As Eliza turned, she spotted Halbert standing silently just outside.
She jumped slightly–he was already holding her passport and a stack of ID documents.
No one even knew how long he’d been standing there. He hadn’t said a word.
“Halbert, take good care of your sister,” Christian said. “When you two are on break, bring her home to visit
- us.
Got it.”
Halbert’s voice was flat.
Then he grabbed her bag, took her hand, and started walking.
Tracy’s face darkened as she watched Halbert–who used to reject Eliza–now quietly acknowledge her.
Eliza, for her part, wasn’t used to the sudden affection. It made her skin crawl.
Even for show, this seemed excessive.
Seeing that he wouldn’t speak, Eliza cleared her throat. “We’re already outside. You don’t have to hold my hand.”
She figured he’d let go.
But Halbert didn’t respond.
Maybe he didn’t hear her?
She tried again. “We’re already out of Christian’s view. You can stop pretending.”
“I’m not pretending.”
He glanced over. “Now that I’ve accepted you as my sister, I’m not going to treat you like an enemy.”
As he said it, Eliza caught a glimpse of the red tips of his ears.
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Was he… embarrassed?
Where was this bashfulness when he was tying her up in an abandoned factory?
She really didn’t get men
“What you said to Tracy earlier…”
“Oh, that?” Eliza said seriously. “I borrowed your words.”
She smiled slightly. “Sometimes, I gotta say–moral pressure feels pretty damn good.”
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