Chapter 37 A Promise

• When I was young, I had to brace myself through all sorts of humiliations because no one was there for me. Although that was still the case, I no longer needed others' backings because I could rely on myself.
• Irked, Yvette gasped out her reply with her face puckered in irritation, “Yvonne, what makes you think you're in a position to pick on me? Have you no shame at all? Crystal is the only one who deserves Lyle!”
• Christopher had taught me silence would be the best response to a fool. As I winced in silence, Yvette could no longer keep herself calm. She sprinted over in an attempt to slap me in the face.