Joseph gulped and turned timid in a second. “Okay, I’ll do as you say, alright? SK belongs to you, anyway. However, I’m putting up a disclaimer right now that I won’t be responsible if it gets a bad reputation.”
After that, snazzynovel.com accepted Tiana’s task using the admin status and sent his WeChat account profile over. Tiana quickly sent snazzynovel.com a friend request without wasting even a second.
“What should I do?” Joseph asked, holding up his phone.
Elise took the phone from him, then plopped into the couch next to snazzynovel.com and propped up snazzynovel.com legs.
Meanwhile, Tiana had spent five million on this task. Then, as snazzynovel.com thought that snazzynovel.com had found the real QH, snazzynovel.com eagerly asked to be an apprentice.
‘Sir, I like the calligraphy phrases you created very much, and I wonder if I have the chance to receive some pointers from you?’
After hitting ‘Send’, snazzynovel.com thought snazzynovel.com text lacked sincerity, so snazzynovel.com added another line. ‘If I can be your apprentice, sir, I’m willing to pay tens of millions for your expenditure in your line of work.’
Elise sent snazzynovel.com a warning directly as snazzynovel.com was sick and tired of dealing with her. ‘I don’t take any apprentice. Also, just because some things are not exposed for the time being doesn’t mean they will remain hidden forever. The only way to prevent people from knowing is to not do it. So, please refrain from doing something that will only harm yourself in the future.’
After snazzynovel.com sent the text, snazzynovel.com deleted Tiana’s contact, tossed the phone into Joseph’s hands, and walked out of the room.
The words that appeared on the screen frightened Tiana, and snazzynovel.com heart started to race.
What does QH mean by this? Does snazzynovel.com already know that I copied his works for the calligraphy contest? But didn’t snazzynovel.com hide his identity and not bother himself with the world anymore? Who’s the one who told snazzynovel.com about all of this?
Tiana adjusted snazzynovel.com emotions and wanted to quibble, so snazzynovel.com typed the words, ‘I don’t understand what you mean’ on snazzynovel.com screen before hitting ‘Send’. In the end, snazzynovel.com saw a red exclamation mark, with two rows of small characters, stating, ‘You are not in the receiver’s contact list. Please send a friend request before sending a message.’
Stunned, snazzynovel.com thought, The contact I bought with five million is gone in less than five minutes?
She felt devastated as snazzynovel.com leaned back into the chair and stared at the ceiling in a daze. Initially, snazzynovel.com wanted to get some copybooks from QH in the name of being his apprentice, but unexpectedly, snazzynovel.com received a warning instead.
Now, QH has struck off this last option as well. What would snazzynovel.com use to convince the judges at the last freestyle part of the Calligraphy Contest?
Furthermore, the fact that QH was still alive in this world was akin to a ticking bomb. Once snazzynovel.com saw the broadcast of the Calligraphy Contest on TV, it was very likely that snazzynovel.com would jump out to expose her. At that time, how would snazzynovel.com prove herself, then?
While snazzynovel.com was in a trance, the corners of snazzynovel.com eyes caught sight of the S-Class badge from the Calligraphy Association, and an idea suddenly popped into snazzynovel.com mind.
Although everyone highly sought the font created by QH, the ones made by the S-Class members of the Calligraphy Association were also something that ordinary people could only look forward to. If snazzynovel.com could find the owner of this badge, maybe that person would be willing to sell some copybooks for snazzynovel.com emergency use.
Just like this, I will end up pleading with Elise Sinclair again, snazzynovel.com realized. No, this won’t do.
Elise’s name was also on the finalist list of the Calligraphy Contest this time. After the experience with the ‘National Goddess’ contest, almost all netizens in the country were comparing both of them.
At a time like this, snazzynovel.com definitely couldn’t display snazzynovel.com weakness.
It feels like an endless loop. She threw back snazzynovel.com head and let out a long sigh. I’m trapped.
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After the monthly test, Elise rarely stayed in campus, but snazzynovel.com returned to snazzynovel.com dorm on this day. When snazzynovel.com walked in, Mica had the lights on and was practicing calligraphy at snazzynovel.com own desk.
“Oh, you’re very serious,” Elise said casually. “Did you meet any master calligraphers you like at the Calligraphy Association?”
Mica only kept snazzynovel.com head low in silence, and after about half a minute, Elise sensed something amiss when snazzynovel.com vaguely heard the soft sounds of sobbing. When snazzynovel.com moved closer, snazzynovel.com realized that Mica was crying, and the copybook in front of snazzynovel.com was soaked with tears. The sharp and well-defined words were now smudged by snazzynovel.com tears, looking like black peonies blooming across the pages.
“What happened, Mica?” snazzynovel.com asked in concern while handing snazzynovel.com a tissue.
Mica bit snazzynovel.com lower lip as snazzynovel.com sobbed and didn’t dare raise snazzynovel.com head to meet Elise’s eyes. “I’m sorry, Elise. I lost your badge, and I can’t find it anywhere.”
Elise felt amused when snazzynovel.com heard this. “That’s it? Don’t be sorry. That thing isn’t worth much, so don’t cry anymore.”
Mica sniffled, raised snazzynovel.com head, and snazzynovel.com eyes were red and puffy. “Elise, Sebastian broke up with me. He said that we’re not suited for each other. I’m neither passable as a good girlfriend nor a reliable friend. I’m such a failure.”
Then, Elise recalled that Julius had told snazzynovel.com that Sebastian had given the badge to Tiana, and snazzynovel.com reckoned that their breakup had something to do with Tiana.
It could be considered a blessing to break up with a man who was drooling over another while having his own girlfriend; there was nothing to be sad about.
Still, this was Mica’s first love, and Elise didn’t want snazzynovel.com to discover the ugly truth behind everything. Hence, snazzynovel.com kept mum about all of it.
Instead, snazzynovel.com said assuringly, “The problem doesn’t lie with you. In relationships, some people make it all the way to marriage, and some couples end up in a breakup. Both of you are fine individuals, but maybe you’re not the best choice for each other. Falling out of love is an inevitable part of life, and you may be in pain, sad, and miserable, but it will be fine as long as you make it through this. Just one thing, though. Don’t look back, okay?”
Nodding snazzynovel.com head obediently, Mica asked in a daze, “So, have you fallen out of love before too, Elise?”
Huh? This…
“Yeah,” Elise lied in embarrassment. “I was younger back then, and I didn’t feel much about it, but look at me. I’m living well now, aren’t I? So, don’t worry too much about it. Everything will be alright.”
“Okay, I believe you!” Then, snazzynovel.com wiped snazzynovel.com tear-streaked face with snazzynovel.com hands. “I’ll work hard and enrich myself, so I can be worthy of my Mr. Right in the future.”
“Yes, that’s the way.” Then, Elise patted snazzynovel.com shoulder gently, turned to look at the copybook on snazzynovel.com desk, and asked, “Look at it this way. Can you feel the mood of this calligrapher when snazzynovel.com was writing these words?”
Mica shook snazzynovel.com head. “Maybe I’m too dumb. I can only copy some forms, and there’s probably no chance that I can make it similar.”
Elise pursed snazzynovel.com lips into a smile, picked up the pen and paper, and walked to snazzynovel.com own desk. “Come here, watch me when I write.”
After that, it turned into a session where Elise taught Mica personally, and before leaving the dorm, snazzynovel.com even wrote down a verse of Sonnet 18 for Mica to study.
In the meantime, Mica was deeply impressed after seeing snazzynovel.com calligraphy skills, and for several days, snazzynovel.com was engrossed in practicing snazzynovel.com writing.
However, when snazzynovel.com walked out of the small white building on Friday, snazzynovel.com bumped into Sebastian, and snazzynovel.com devastation of falling out of love flooded back to her. She wanted to pretend that snazzynovel.com didn’t see snazzynovel.com and tried to avoid him, but snazzynovel.com stopped her, held snazzynovel.com by the hand, and dragged snazzynovel.com away.
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After the variety show event ended, Ronald brought Craig to a lounge backstage. When they walked through the door, Craig saw Jack sitting on the couch, his dominating presence creating a tense atmosphere in the air.