Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2426

After taking the toast out of the box, Leon Batton noticed a red, heart-shaped hairpin under it.

It probably belonged to the person who sent this gift.

At that moment, he suddenly recalled the girl bullied by the door earlier. She was wearing the same hairpin.

Was it a coincidence?

He didn't think so.

Those two hairpins looked identical.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, Leon realized that he recognized the brand that his mother owned.

He recalled this particular brand's hairpin designs were one-of-a-kind.

The two hairpins looked identical at first, but they were different.

One of the heart-shaped symbols was slightly bigger in size than the other.

He had a clear recollection of how the hairpin on the girl's head looked. He was positive that this hairpin came with the other one as a pair and that they both belonged to the brand his mother owned. Leon couldn't help but think about how the other students treated the girl earlier.

Her loneliness and dejected look made him feel sorry for her.

Seeing that her brother seemed to be lost in a daydream, Lynette stood on tiptoes and waved her hand in front of him. "Leon, what's wrong with you?"

He snapped out of his reverie immediately and shook his head. "Nothing."

She held her tongue, but took the hairpin from him to study it carefully. "This hairpin looks like the one Mommy designed, right? Oh, the logo does look like it's from the brand Mommy owns."

"Yeah," he replied simply. He didn't say much else. Instead, he retrieved the hairpin and tucked it into his pocket.

His sister didn't mind and returned to sit at her desk while he sat in his own seat before keeping the box of toast in his drawer.

He didn't receive any more toasts from that girl for the next seven days.

In the first two days, Leon just felt empty on the inside. He wasn't used to this.

As time went on, this sensation grew even more intense.

He had no clue why this was happening to him. Perhaps he had just become accustomed to receiving the same toast everyo and was disappointed now that it had ceased abruptly.

One day, after class, he was perusing his phone in his seat, as usual, when some students in his class began gossiping-

"Did you know that the girl Leon ignored is dropping out?"

"Huh? Leon turned down lots of girls. Which one are you talking about?"

"The one Leon and Lynette helped last week. Her family isn't doing very well, so she can't afford to study here any longer."

"I heard her family couldn't afford to let her study here a while back, but she insisted on coming. She'd taken on multiple jobs to continue studying here."

"Oh my god! Why is she doing that? Can't she go to a normal school instead?"

Leon instantly frowned as he eavesdropped.

Why didn't she want to change schools?

Was it because of him?

He didn't know why he would think that way.

Lynette seeemed to have heard the gossip as she immediately whirled around to look at him. "I feel so sorry for that girl. Good things never last. We'll probably never get to see her at school again.

"Do you think she mustered the courage to ask you to accompany her on the piano because she knew she'd be leaving soon? She probably knew she won't be able to see you for much longer, so she wanted a wonderful memory to remember you by.

"Was that why she mustered the courage to approach you?" she added.