Chapter 307 Setting Boundaries
Luann was speechless.
The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.
Emma scratched her head a little embarrassedly, "Luann, you know Avoida, please don't tell her. No matter what, I am her future student. If she finds out me with such intention to her, it will definitely greatly affect her first impression of me!"
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Luann's mouth.
She really wanted to tell Emma that Avoida already knew and she heard it directly from you.
Luann decisively changed the subject, "Where is your senior? Why hasn't he come yet?"
Emma looked down at her phone.
"I called Lionel, but he hasn't answered."
"But if he sees the message, he may come right away."
Meanwhile, outside the heavily guarded venue, Lionel stood there and he was pulled by a woman.
He helplessly said, "Jenny, can you stop being unreasonable?"
"I'm not being unreasonable!" Jenny looked at him with teary eyes, "Lionel, I knew it; you must be following Emma to watch this award ceremony together."
"What's so special about her. What did she do to make you care so much!"
"Do you not like me anymore?"
Jenny cried out, wanting to throw herself into Lionel's arms.
Lionel's expression suddenly changed, as if he had touched a hot potato, so he pushed her away abruptly.
Jenny stumbled, almost falling.
She looked at Lionel in disbelief.
But Lionel said with angry voice, "At least we are classmates in the same college, I wanted to give you some face."
"Don't make a scene; otherwise it won't be good for both of us when we go back."
"And I have never liked you."
Jenny shouted in disbelief, "Impossible! You're lying! Emma must have taught you to say that."
"Lionel, can't I tell whether you like me or not?"
"I've always been curious, what did I do to give you this misconception?" Lionel frowned.
Trembling, Jenny reached out her hand, recounting one thing after another, "On the second day of school, I got lost on campus, and you brought me back."
"Later, when I needed to find the library, you showed me the way."
"You also bought me a lot of snacks to share with my roommates."
"If you don't like me, why did you do so many things that made me misunderstand!"
Lionel responded decisively, "That's all because of Emma."
"When welcoming new students, I took Emma to her dorm and I saw the list and photos of your dorm."
"So when you got lost, I recognized you who was one of Emma's roommates and brought you along."
"The same goes for the library."
"As for buying snacks, it was because Emma rejected my gesture, so I thought you could share them with everyone."
"But no matter what, this is all about a senior taking care of a junior."
"If you meet other else, they would also help you."
"If you think I liked you just because of that, then I apologize to you."
"In the future, there will be no more crossing boundaries."
Jenny looked at him in disbelief, with shrinking pupils.
"You're lying! You're lying!"
Lionel remained calm.
"I'm not lying, every word is true."
"And I heard that even when Emma was still at school, you caused her a lot of trouble."
"We are all adults, please consider the consequences before acting."
Jenny angrily said, "Are you threatening me?"
"I just think that if you really anger the Curtis family, you won't have a good ending. Even if Ann is protecting you." After Lionel finished speaking, he walked away.
Jenny hurriedly stopped Lionel.
"You stop right there!"
"I flew for over ten hours to come here. How can you treat me like this!"
Lionel glanced at her, a hint of mocking in his eyes, "You came here voluntarily."
"I didn’t ask you to come."
"Do I have to foot the bill for this too?"
With that, Lionel strode into the venue.
Before entering, he said to the security at the door, "Don't let that woman in. She might cause trouble."
With those words, the security guards immediately watched Jenny's every move scrupulously.
Jenny stomped her foot viciously because she didn't even have a ticket for access.
Lionel walked to the corner, took out his phone, and saw the message from Emma.
He was now looking for his seat.
When Lionel arrived, Ann was giving a speech.
Today, Ann was dressed elegantly in a gown, her long hair flowing, standing there like an angel.
Before she even spoke, many people in the audience were already praising her.
"So beautiful! What a lovely girl!"
"So young, she doesn't look that old."
"It's great to have such achievements."
Not only that, people online were also inquiring frantically.
[Who is this?]
[Ann! The heiress of the White family, with a super nice personality! Very gentle, I'm her alumna!]
[Does she have a boyfriend? Is it too late for me to try now?]
A bright and charming smile appeared on Ann's face.
Although she was trying to restrain herself, the pride emanating from her seemed to be bursting out.
'Even if Myron got second place, so what? '
'She was still young, she had plenty of opportunities. '
'Maybe next time, she would surpass Myron. 'Ann pondered.
Ann's speech was just cliché , thanking a bunch of people who had taken care of her.
However, everyone was immersed in her beauty and didn't pay much attention to the content.
Soon, it was Rebecca's turn.
Rebecca tossed her beautiful blonde hair, her noble face fearless in front of the camera.
Even though she was nearing forty, she still exuded charm.
"This should be the fifth year in a row that I've made it onto the rankings."
The reporters in the front row nodded in agreement.
" Ms. Rebecca, after achieving today's accomplishment, do you have anything you'd like to say?"
In the past, Rebecca would just give a mysterious smile and pass with a few words.
But today, she seemed to want to say more, "Actually, you may not know, up to this year, I have participated for a full twenty years."
"I still remember when I was eighteen; I thought I could stand out on the list and become the youngest person with passion and effort."
"However, I remained stagnant for fifteen years before achieving that dream."
"In these fifteen years, I have been working hard every day, teetering on the brink of collapse."
"Because I felt that my life might be still monotonous."
The audience erupted, taken aback by the unexpected, hidden facet of this seemingly proud woman. The barrage of comments was crazy.
[Excellent people compare themselves with excellent people. With so many people on the planet, only fifty can make it on the list.]
[Making it once is a lifetime of pride.]
Curiously, the reporters asked, "Rebecca, have you ever thought of giving up?"
Rebecca said, "Of course I have. At that time, I thought about it almost every day. I even packed up my tools, ready to throw them all away."
The reporter asked, "What made you change your mind and continue to strive?"
Rebecca looked at the camera, a touch of excitement and brightness in her smile. "Because I met Avoida."
At that moment, the entire venue erupted in shocked admiration!
