Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)

Chapter 2456

The final score was out. Leon Batton won the friendly match with a score of eleven-to-zero.

"Looks like you're pretty good at playing basketball. You should be a professional basketball player," the coach said.

“Perhaps,” Leon casually replied with a smile.

"Let me know if you're interested. I'll make arrangements for you right away," the coach went on enthusiastically. He wouldn't pass up the opportunity to recruit a talented player.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm not interested in sports. I'm even less interested in basketball," Leon admitted, turning down the offer politely.

"Oh, that's too bad." Coach sounded a little deflated to hear that.

The handsome student chuckled without commenting further. He dropped the ball and headed to the bleachers to rest.

As he approached, the audience became excited. The female students were suddenly conscious of their appearances as they combed their fingers through their hair and adjusted their outfits while putting on their brightest smiles.

It was all in vain as Leon only seemed to have eyes for one person.

Hannah Roland looked up with a frown when she heard the commotion erupting around her. Then, she seemed stunned as everything and everyone around her seemed to fade into the background.

Leon was walking toward her.

He wore a green sports t-shirt, which was now damp from the droplets of sweat on his body. He had perfect facial features that made it impossible to look away.

He sank into a seat beside her before she could gather her thoughts.

She hastily jerked her head away before he could catch her staring at him like an idiot.

Her heart raced despite taking a few deep breaths. She felt self-conscious, her face reddening as she began to fidget with her clothes nervously. Leon smiled ever so briefly when he caught sight of Hannah's face up close.

The two of them were sitting close to each other. Her mind went blank at his proximity. She'd even forgotten how to think.

She silently sat like a frozen statue, though her body trembled due to how nervous he made her feel.

Leon didn't say anything, so they remained silent until the physical education class was over.

He glanced at Hannah right before he got up to leave, and he could see how tightly wound she was from the movements of her dainty hands and the flush of her pink cheeks.

He had no words to describe how it made him feel.

He wanted to pat her shoulder gently and offer some comforting words, but he had never done something like that before. After a long moment of hesitation, he still didn't manage to say anything.

She finally relaxed once Leon straightened up and left, heaving a sigh of relief as she pressed her palm against her racing heart.

Only God knew how nervous she felt earlier.

The guy occupying her thoughts daily and nightly was sitting right next to her.

It was something she'd not even dared to dream of.

She turned to look at the seat he had recently vacated, smiling joyfully without realizing it.

Right then, she heard the same unfriendly voice from before.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. bet you're jumping for

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joy on the inside, aren't you?" the mean girl teased. "Well, don't be too happy just yet. Take a look at yourself in the mirror. You're a fallen princess. How could you possibly be compatible with a noble prince?"

The girl had approached with a few other girls to surround her.

She chose to ignore the insults and stood up intending to leave.Text content © NôvelDrama.Org.

However, the girl wasn't going to let her go that easily. She gave the other students a knowing look that spurred them to surround Hannah, who seemed unusually smalDin front of these girls.

"W-what are you doing?" she asked, looking around frantically as she took a few steps back. She was a cornered rat at that point, and she seemed so pitiful.