Chapter 1390: Chapter 1390 The Vast Net of the Secular World
Like, she truly did like him. Leaving him, she was also in pain, but she ultimately didn’t have the courage to take that step.
Fifteen years old...
At the age for studying, no matter how mature or genius he was, he couldn’t easily break free from society’s great net.
We are all little fish in the net; breaking free would just send us off into the turbulent stream, away from the school, eternally drifting in loneliness.
It’s a one-way road, one Atra Blanc didn’t dare to walk, nor could she bear to let Clyde Summers accompany her.
And so the two remained deadlocked like this.
One unwilling to let go, the other unwilling to relent.
Upon waking from midnight dreams, recalling his goodness, she actually felt lost... He was somewhat right; she had been an adult for merely two years and was equally naïve, clueless about how to handle this awkward situation, and unaware of how to tidy up her own heart.
At work, she occasionally overheard young nurses gossiping casually about some county’s female teacher who was ambiguously involved with her student.
"What do kids in their teens know? Most likely it’s that female teacher taking the initiative to seduce him!" one of them said with confidence.
Atra Blanc’s head buzzed, followed by their hushed gossip as if amplified, each word piercing her heart, unbearably sharp and resonant!
"... Truly shameless."
"How can someone like that be a teacher? It’s disgusting..."
"Isn’t it true? The most pitiable ones are the boy’s parents, worrying themselves sick for their child."
Atra listened silently, her mind in turmoil.
In the future... would they also gossip about her like this? This feeling was like being exposed to public ridicule...
Someone suddenly asked, "Atra, I heard that your boyfriend looks a lot like the Summers Family’s young master?"
Atra’s breath caught, and she froze.
Before she could speak, another nurse, who got along well with her, chuckled, "In our tiny rundown hospital, how could a rich young master possibly come here? But, even though he isn’t a rich heir, her boyfriend runs a video rental shop in town and earns quite a bit."
They joked for a bit, and the conversation soon shifted elsewhere.
After all, most of the people these young nurses interacted with were from the working class. No one knew what the real young master of the Summers Family looked like, and even if there was a chance to see him at certain gatherings and banquets, it was only from a distance, leaving a vague impression.
Atra felt as if she had narrowly escaped a life-threatening ordeal, with cold sweat covering her back.
She couldn’t stay any longer and went to the head nurse to request leave.
The head nurse, seeing Atra’s pale face and forehead full of cold sweat, didn’t make it difficult for her and immediately approved a leave for her to rest at home.
On the way home, her steps were uneven, appearing disoriented.
Finally returning home, she entered the yard and faintly heard the sounds of a quarrel.
She didn’t pay much attention; her uncle and aunt were always bickering, and everyone was used to it by now.
Just as she was about to head to her room, she heard her aunt say, "I don’t care! From today, Lyra and Angelica’s medication must be stopped! They cannot continue taking it!"
Atra’s steps halted, her eyes widening, slowly turning... looking towards the room where her uncle and aunt lived.
"What are you up to?" Her uncle tried to reason, "The prescription has been passed down for generations, how could there be a problem? Can you not be so quick to jump to conclusions?"
"Am I jumping to conclusions? Haven’t you heard those rumors outside? Are you deaf?"
"They’re baseless rumors, why do you believe everything? Haven’t you taken this medicine yourself without issues? Lyra, have you had any problems?"
"... Mom, don’t listen to Aunt Jemima’s nonsense. Didn’t she ask you for the medicine herself a few years back? You didn’t give it to her; she’s probably holding a grudge... Anyway, I think this medicine is great, it’s been our Blanc Family’s treasure, who wouldn’t want to stay young and beautiful forever..."
Her aunt was furious, "Silly girl! I’m doing this for your sake! Do you think your aunt died because of nothing?!"