- Chapter 15
- Out in the hallway, Maddox took Elise to change her bandages. Glancing at a few fans nearby, he leaned in and said to Elise. “Heard Richard’s in this hospital too.”
- Elise said, “Tsk, can you believe it? Turns out he was framed. A fortune–teller spilled the truth or whatever. No clue who that person is, but damn, they must be legit to figure all that out.”
- Hearing that, Amanda rolled her eyes hard and retorted in her mind, ‘Oh, please don’t praise me. It’s disgusting
- Then Maddox’s tone turned sharp, laced with malice. “Would be nice if that fortune–teller could predict when Amanda’s finally gonna drop dead.”
- Amanda let out a cold laugh and shot up to her feet like a spring.
- The moment Maddox looked up, he saw Amanda stepping out of the room, holding a baseball bat. His voice cracked as he said. “Amanda, don’t you dare touch me.”
- She arched her eyebrows and replied, “Dare me? Let’s see.”
- And just like that, the bat came swinging toward Maddox.
- Amanda sneered, Thought you were tough, huh? Even tried to sell me out. Maddox, you’ve got some nerve.”
- “Don’t make stuff up. Maddox shouted as he dodged and bolted down the hall. “I never meant to sell you. I only wanted someone to teach you a lesson.”
- Amanda scoffed in her mind, ‘Seriously? He called hiring thugs to bear me up like treating me to a meal
- Amanda’s grip tightened, her swings coming faster. “Oh, cool. Well, now I’m just teaching you a lesson too.”
- Maddox shouted, “You’re insane, Amanda, I swear I’m gonna kill you!
- Anton had been listening nearby, and he pieced things together and realized this was the guy who tried to sell Amanda out. His face darkened as he floated over and slammed a hand down on Maddox’s shoulder, holding him in place. He shot Amanda a look. “Go nuts. I’ve got him.”
- Amanda flashed a grin and started beating the crap out of Maddox.
- Maddox howled in pain, scrambling to escape, but his body wouldn’t budge. It was like something invisible was holding him
- down.
- People in the hallway saw him run in place, looking like a total idiot
- They thought. What’s wrong with this guy? But the one doing the hitting looks familiar.”
- “Ms. Corkery?” someone recognized Amanda and called out.
- Right then. Elise ran over and threw herself between them, shouting. “Manda, stop hitting Maddy, okay?”
- Amanda rested the bat on her shoulder and glanced at Elise’s legs. She scoffed, “What, need me to heal you again?”
- Elise froze on the spot, her face paling
- Maddox yanked Elise behind him protectively, acting very much like the big brother type–except the person he was shielding
- wasn’t even his real sister.
- He glared at Amanda and sneered, “You’re just jealous of Ellie. Admit it, Amanda. She’s a genius. Silvermoor High School has already accepted her. She’s the whole Corkery family’s pride. Unlike you, you’re a total waste of space. Get lost
- His eyes scanned Amanda from head to toe, filled with nothing but contempt. “Oh, sorry, Silvermoor High is impossible for you. You probably won’t even finish high school. What now, gonna drop out and do grunt work for the rest of your life?”
- He laughed at his own joke like he’d just told the best one ever.
- Amanda didn’t argue because her grades weren’t good enough for Silvermoor High.
- Chapter 15
- Brice just arrived there and caught the tail end of Maddox’s rant. Seeing Amanda standing there looking all pathetic and sad, Brice felt sorry for her. He shot back, “What do you mean she’s dropping out? She’s going to Silvermoor High too.”
- Amanda snapped her head toward Brice. Brice met her eyes and gave her a reassuring smile, patting her shoulder. “Don’t worry, you’ve got me. Ell make sure you get in.”
- Amanda opened her mouth and refused, “But I’m not…”
- She didn’t want to go to school. She only had ten days left to live–what was the point of sitting in class? If anything, she’d rather eat, drink, and have fun while she still could. Going to school was a total waste of life to her.
- Before Amanda could even finish her sentence, Brice cut her off. He assumed she felt insecure about her grades and jumped in to comfort her. “No worries, Silvermoor High has special programs too. No matter what, your name’s already on the list.
- Amanda thought to herself, ‘Really not necessary. Mr. Principal
- Maddox and Elise stood there, completely confused. They thought, ‘Since when did Amanda know Mr. Boone?”
- Right as that question popped into their heads, Brice turned around and stared at Maddox. “Heard you sell Manda to traffickers?”
- Maddox opened his mouth to defend himself, but Brice shut him down without missing a bear. “With that kind of moral compass, there’s no place for you at Silvermoor High. Have your parents transfer you out before school starts.”
- He didn’t even bother waiting for Maddox’s reaction and turned to stare at Elise for a few seconds. With a frown, he commented, “Your grades are decent. It’s a shame about your moral quality
- Brice had already looked into the Corkery family these past few days. In his eyes, they were fools who couldn’t tell glass from diamonds. Elise had them all wrapped around her little finger.
- Hearing the comment. Elise shuddered all over, and her eyes started to well up.
- Maddox’s heart ached for his precious sister, and his anger flared up. He shouted, “Fuck the Silvermoor High! Ellie’s a genius. Plenty of schools would kill to have her, okay?”
- With that, he stormed off dragging Elise behind him.
- Armanda was
- was loving every second of it. She laughed out loud, not even trying to hide her amusement,
- Watching her crack up like that, Brice instantly softened his expression and said, “What a sweet girl. So happy just to get into Silvermoor High, right? You must really love learning”
- Amanda’s grin disappeared in an instant, and her face went blank as she replied, “Mr. Boone, maybe you should look at my grades before saying stuff like that
- Brice remembered that string of zeroes she’d gotten, and he forced a smile.
- For the first time in his life, he lied through his teeth. “Hey, managing to fill in every answer and still get a zero? That takes
- talent.”
- Amanda thought, Seriously? He can say that with a straight face? Isn’t he the one who’s all about perfect students?”
- Brice did like good students, but not just the ones with high grades. What mattered more to him was moral qualities. Besides, Arnanda helped him find his son. No matter what, he owed her one, and giving her a spot at Silvermoor High was the least he could do
- Brice suddenly remembered something and asked, “By the way, what are you doing here?”
- “Had something to take care of, Amanda replied vaguely, then flipped the question back. “What about you, Mr. Boone?” Brice sighed and pointed to Jarrett, his face clouded. “Jarrett’s mom got sick after Wyatt stressed her out. I came to check in on her. And his foster mom isn’t doing too great either, so I brought her in for a check–up.”
- He motioned to the woman standing beside Jarrett, Helen Atkinson. Amanda glanced over with a curious face.
- It was a plainly dressed middle–aged woman, thin and worn out. Her skin was rough from years of field work, and she looked older than she probably was. Now, she stood nervously by Jarrett’s side, a bit out of place.
- Jarrett held onto her arm the whole time. Anyone could see the bond between them was strong.
- Helen looked at Amanda’s direction, surprised by how young she was. She hadn’t expected the girl who helped Jarrett to be just a teenager.
- But Helen didn’t say anything about it. Instead, she looked Amanda in the eye and spoke with warmth, “Thank you, sweetheart. Thank you for helping Jarrett find his family
- “No problem. Amanda said casually. “As long as you’re not mad at me.”
- Helen replied with a warm smile, “Why would I be? When we found Jarrett, we did try to find his parents. We couldn’t track them down, so we took him in ourselves, Jarrett is smart and kind. Sure, life wasn’t easy with us, but now that he’s found his real family, I couldn’t be happier.”
- Her eyes crinkled as she smiled, honest and full of heart.
- Amanda could tell that this woman was kind, but unfortunately….
- Amanda looked straight at Helen and said. “You’ve only got a month left to live.”
The Pain Again Chapter 15
The Pain Again Chapter 15
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The Pain Again English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
