The raise of Maureen Smith and her Good Luck System-Chapter 51 - Disturbance

She planned to pause absorbing luck for a few days and observe the situation closely.

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Meanwhile, after the second class in the afternoon was over, Chris was abruptly pulled into the Literature and Art Department office by a friend.

“A senior from grade 12 is looking for you.” “What the heck?”

Chris didn’t know anyone in grade 12, but he couldn’t escape because his friend was dragging him along.

With a frustrated heart, he was dragged towards the Literature and Art Department office.

Before he even got close, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

Chris instinctively stopped in his tracks.

“Teacher.” It was the soft voice of Bianca.

“Has the host for the school anniversary next month been decided?”

“What’s the matter?” came another gentle female voice.

Chris thought that Bianca was going to recommend Maureen as she had spoken about doing during lunch, and therefore, he dared not interrupt, choosing to wait outside for her.

He thought to himself, how magnanimous his sister Bianca is.

“I have been a host for two years, I possess both the experience and the capabilities to handle this role.”

“I am aware that Maureen is quite popular right now, even her test scores are higher than mine.

But have you not looked at the forum, teacher?

Many people suspect that Maureen was cheating — She, she is my sister and I know her well, she could not have achieved such high scores under normal circumstances, it’s indeed true that she had contacted Richard before the test.”

“The photos from the school anniversary will be put on the school website’s homepage, I’m afraid it might create a negative impact?

I hope you can continue to offer me this opportunity.”

“If you agree, I can invite a pianist from Berklee College for the piano performance this year.”

“Whether there is cheating or not, it is up to the monitor to prove, not just a couple of student rumors spread on the forum.”

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The teacher said, “But still, I appreciate you letting me know about this discussion on the forum.

If it exists, choosing Maureen would be bad for the school’s reputation.”

“What follows is unclear – the teacher seemingly said something to Bianca, something that Chris is all unaware of.

He feels his adrenaline rushing, his mind buzzing like an old, broken television set.

If the one inside, the one saying these words, was someone like Ann, Chris’s reaction would not be like this.

But why would it be Bianca?

Why would Bianca, who has never been competitive or grasping, do this?

But then Chris realizes, even if Bianca has never competed for anything, everyone at home, including her friends, would actively deal with Maureen for her – just like the incident with Ann last time.

As he recalls past events one by one…

The blood rushes to Chris’s head, too shocked to remember to leave.

His face changes color again and again, he doesn’t even notice the boy who brought him here hastily slipped away.

After who knows how long, the door is opened with a ‘click.’

Bianca comes out, politely closing the door behind her, a hint of a smile already playing at the corners of her mouth.

When she turned her head, she was met with Chris’s incredulous gaze.

The air was deathly quiet for a long time.

Bianca yelped in surprise, aghast, “How could you be here?”

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On the day after school, the atmosphere in the Smith family was quite tense.

Oliver hadn’t returned home, and Mrs.

Smith didn’t know what kind of argument Chris and Bianca, these two children, had again.

Chris returned home with a sullen face, confined himself to his room to play games, and didn’t even come out for dinner.

Meanwhile, Bianca’s eyes were red-rimmed, and she refused to say what had happened when asked, and also returned to her room.

Mrs.

Smith concluded that Chris had bullied Bianca.

She frowned, went upstairs to knock on the door, and dragged Chris out: “Apologize to your sister, what the hell have you done again?”

Chris was absolutely infuriated, “What the hell does this have to do with me?

Why don’t you ask her what she did?

She told the teacher at school that Maureen cheated—”

“What the hell are you talking about?” Mrs.

Chris disbelieves,

“Why would Bianca say that?”

Chris clenched his teeth, wishing he had a recording.

Upon hearing the commotion outside the door, Bianca hurriedly came out and told Mrs.

Smith,

“No, Mom, it has nothing to do with Chris, I encountered something else.

Really!”

Seeing Bianca’s afraid-to-speak appearance, Mrs.

Smith was even more convinced that Chris had bullied her, and grew more angry:

“Chris, you are fifteen years old, are you still a man or not, dare to do but not admit it?!”

Chris’s head was buzzing with anger, he fiercely glared at Bianca.

Now he understood how Maureen must have felt when he couldn’t explain himself.

So damn suffocating!

His fists clenched tight!

“Come downstairs for dinner.”

Mrs.

Smith said briefly, then turned and went downstairs.

“Cool.”

Chris stared at Bianca as if he didn’t recognize her.

“You’ve got us all spinning in circles.

Does it feel good?” Bianca said,

“Chris, let me explain, I had no choice!

I just didn’t want to miss this opportunity–”

“You and I think differently,” he cut her off disappointedly, looking at her.

“You did wrong.

You should apologize.

Not to me, but to that teacher, because you talked nonsense in front of her.

Apologize to Maureen, because you disparaged her.

But you are still making excuses, you don’t feel guilty at all.”

Afraid that her mother might hear, Bianca lowered her voice: “We grew up together, why must you side with Maureen?”

“Because you’re taking over someone else’s nest, do you understand?!”

Chris, outraged and desperate, let loose all his frustration over Maureen’s departure from home.

He shouted,

“You took over her nest, do you deserve everyone’s favor?”

“And not even let me keep a cat, this is my home why can’t I have a cat?

I damn want to keep a cat!

I damn want to keep a hundred cats!”

Smith rushed over and slapped Chris.

That night, Chris, with a red palm print on his face, moved out of the Smith house and into a hotel.

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When Oliver returned home, Mrs.

Smith found out that Maureen had ranked 17th in the monthly exam, even higher than Bianca.

Naturally, she was overjoyed and said with mixed feelings: “Maureen’s grades have never been good, now that she can achieve this ranking, she must have worked very hard.”

“Originally, with her good performance, if she was at home, we should have prepared a lavish dinner for her and celebrate together.”

“Sadly, she’s not here.”

“Should I visit her in school tomorrow?”

Mrs.

Smith couldn’t help bringing herself to suggest.

Feeling a tightening scalp, Oliver hurriedly interjects,

“The birthday banquet is only three days away, she will come.

Please don’t go to school.

You might say something that would upset her.”

Deep down Oliver figured that, no matter what, even if Maureen never came back, he had to bring her home on the night of the birthday banquet.

Otherwise, this birthday banquet might result in the fragmentation of the Smith family.

So, Mrs.

Smith had no choice but to sit back down.

Seeing her empty home, Mrs.

Smith’s mood dropped into irritation.

Why did it have to be like this, couldn’t the family live in harmony?

Did Maureen and Chris really have to run away from home, and even block her from all contact?

Where did things go wrong Mrs.

Smith didn’t want to blame Bianca – she thought it was Chris who bullied Bianca, after all, Chris has been hot-headed since he was young whereas Bianca was compliant.

But now seeing Maureen and Chris both leave home because of Bianca, she couldn’t avoid harboring some resentment towards Bianca.

Bianca sat on the sofa and started to cry, “I’m sorry, mom.

I’ll go and bring Chris back tomorrow.”

Mrs.

Smith brushed off her hand, upset, she headed upstairs, “Never mind, don’t provoke him, let his older brother go in a few days.”

Bianca never expected things would turn out this way, she opened her mouth to say something, watched Mrs.

Smith’s retreating figure, then closed it again.

Her teary eyes looked towards Oliver.

Oliver handed her a cup of water, “Get some rest soon.”

Bianca wanted to seek some comfort from Oliver, just like before.

But when Oliver saw her, he couldn’t help but feel that ‘Maureen’, who had broken her leg during the sports festival and whom nobody cared about, was watching him.

Furthermore, he had been repeatedly reminded recently that he and Bianca had no blood ties.

He felt extremely uneasy, avoiding Bianca’s gaze and quickly turning around to rush upstairs.

Bianca watched his retreating figure in disbelief, instantly standing up.

The panic in her heart intensified, the fear of losing something was sawing at her nerves.

What was wrong with everyone in this house?

Was it just because Maureen had run away from home?

…If she also ran away from home, who would they care more about?