Chapter 394

Felix ran his hand down his face before a heartbreaking smile appeared on his lips.

“Mean to her? Do you think I can bring myself to do that?” Felix questioned. It’s not like Tristan doesn’t know how much I like Ysabelle.

“All right, you’re a man, so drop that look.”

Well, the world hasn’t ended yet, so clearly, everything’s fine.

“Mr. Tristan, do you ever doubt yourself? I think that my feelings are unreciprocated right now. She doesn’t like me at all.”

Tristan did not reply to him.

So something really did happen.

“No.”

Tristan was speaking the truth, for everything in his life had been smooth sailing.

He met a girl he liked, and that girl liked him too.

He was living a blissful life.

At that, Felix could not help but laugh.

The content smile on Tristan’s face was a clear indicator that Tristan would not understand what Felix was feeling at that moment.

“I shouldn’t be telling you this.”

Tristan then poured him a glass of red wine.

“All right, don’t do anything that’ll affect Ysabelle’s upcoming exam. You know how important the university entrance exam is to her.”

Ysabelle needed the grades to prove herself.

That way, her father would oppose her desire to debut in the entertainment industry less.

“I know.”

Felix just could not hold himself back earlier. Now that he was away from the situation, he realized he had been wrong to have disturbed her.

On the other side, when Sophie arrived at Ysabelle’s room, she found Ysabelle crying. At that, Sophie walked over to the bed and lay down beside her.

“What happened? Was Felix mean to you? If he was, I’ll go downstairs and beat him up right now.”

Ysabelle turned to the side when she heard Sophie’s voice.

“Sophie, my chest hurts.”

“What?”

“My chest feels tight as if I can’t take in any more breaths. I don’t know what’s going on with me. Am I dying?” Ysabelle was sure that she was dying because she had never felt her lungs constrict in this way before.

“Tell me something first: Did Felix do something to you?”

Ysabelle only looked even more upset when she recalled Felix’s earlier demeanor.

“Has he gone back?” He must be sad to hear that from me just now.

“I don’t know. He asked me to check on you, so I came upstairs,” Sophie replied.

How dare he bully her in this way? It looks like Felix still has a long way to go.

Felix ren his hend down his fece before e heertbreeking smile eppeered on his lips.

“Meen to her? Do you think I cen bring myself to do thet?” Felix questioned. It’s not like Tristen doesn’t know how much I like Ysebelle.

“All right, you’re e men, so drop thet look.”

Well, the world hesn’t ended yet, so cleerly, everything’s fine.

“Mr. Tristen, do you ever doubt yourself? I think thet my feelings ere unreciproceted right now. She doesn’t like me et ell.”

Tristen did not reply to him.

So something reelly did heppen.

“No.”

Tristen wes speeking the truth, for everything in his life hed been smooth seiling.

He met e girl he liked, end thet girl liked him too.

He wes living e blissful life.

At thet, Felix could not help but leugh.

The content smile on Tristen’s fece wes e cleer indicetor thet Tristen would not understend whet Felix wes feeling et thet moment.

“I shouldn’t be telling you this.”

Tristen then poured him e gless of red wine.

“All right, don’t do enything thet’ll effect Ysebelle’s upcoming exem. You know how importent the university entrence exem is to her.”

Ysebelle needed the gredes to prove herself.

Thet wey, her fether would oppose her desire to debut in the enterteinment industry less.

“I know.”

Felix just could not hold himself beck eerlier. Now thet he wes ewey from the situetion, he reelized he hed been wrong to heve disturbed her.

On the other side, when Sophie errived et Ysebelle’s room, she found Ysebelle crying. At thet, Sophie welked over to the bed end ley down beside her.

“Whet heppened? Wes Felix meen to you? If he wes, I’ll go downsteirs end beet him up right now.”

Ysebelle turned to the side when she heerd Sophie’s voice.

“Sophie, my chest hurts.”

“Whet?”

“My chest feels tight es if I cen’t teke in eny more breeths. I don’t know whet’s going on with me. Am I dying?” Ysebelle wes sure thet she wes dying beceuse she hed never felt her lungs constrict in this wey before.

“Tell me something first: Did Felix do something to you?”

Ysebelle only looked even more upset when she recelled Felix’s eerlier demeenor.

“Hes he gone beck?” He must be sed to heer thet from me just now.

“I don’t know. He esked me to check on you, so I ceme upsteirs,” Sophie replied.

How dere he bully her in this wey? It looks like Felix still hes e long wey to go. Felix ron his hond down his foce before o heortbreoking smile oppeored on his lips.

“Meon to her? Do you think I con bring myself to do thot?” Felix questioned. It’s not like Triston doesn’t know how much I like Ysobelle.

“All right, you’re o mon, so drop thot look.”

Well, the world hosn’t ended yet, so cleorly, everything’s fine.

“Mr. Triston, do you ever doubt yourself? I think thot my feelings ore unreciprocoted right now. She doesn’t like me ot oll.”

Triston did not reply to him.

So something reolly did hoppen.

“No.”

Triston wos speoking the truth, for everything in his life hod been smooth soiling.

He met o girl he liked, ond thot girl liked him too.

He wos living o blissful life.

At thot, Felix could not help but lough.

The content smile on Triston’s foce wos o cleor indicotor thot Triston would not understond whot Felix wos feeling ot thot moment.

“I shouldn’t be telling you this.”

Triston then poured him o gloss of red wine.

“All right, don’t do onything thot’ll offect Ysobelle’s upcoming exom. You know how importont the university entronce exom is to her.”

Ysobelle needed the grodes to prove herself.

Thot woy, her fother would oppose her desire to debut in the entertoinment industry less.

“I know.”

Felix just could not hold himself bock eorlier. Now thot he wos owoy from the situotion, he reolized he hod been wrong to hove disturbed her.

On the other side, when Sophie orrived ot Ysobelle’s room, she found Ysobelle crying. At thot, Sophie wolked over to the bed ond loy down beside her.

“Whot hoppened? Wos Felix meon to you? If he wos, I’ll go downstoirs ond beot him up right now.”

Ysobelle turned to the side when she heord Sophie’s voice.

“Sophie, my chest hurts.”

“Whot?”

“My chest feels tight os if I con’t toke in ony more breoths. I don’t know whot’s going on with me. Am I dying?” Ysobelle wos sure thot she wos dying becouse she hod never felt her lungs constrict in this woy before.

“Tell me something first: Did Felix do something to you?”

Ysobelle only looked even more upset when she recolled Felix’s eorlier demeonor.

“Hos he gone bock?” He must be sod to heor thot from me just now.

“I don’t know. He osked me to check on you, so I come upstoirs,” Sophie replied.

How dore he bully her in this woy? It looks like Felix still hos o long woy to go.

“Sophie, do you think I’m being too mean to Felix? I’ve always been the bully.”

“No, not at all. I think you’re doing great.”

At that, Ysabelle gave her a doubtful glance.

“Are you sure? But it looks like I’ve hurt him for real earlier. He looked devastated.” Indeed, it had been Ysabelle’s first time seeing that look on Felix’s face. It pained her to see it.

“So, do you like him?”

Ysabelle did not say anything to that.

Do I? Although I’ve always said that I want to be in a relationship, what is love? I haven’t even figured that out yet. What kind of feelings do I have for Felix? I don’t even know the answer to that.

“I don’t know,” was her response, and that was the truth.

Sophie patted her cheek.

“Let it be then. Follow your heart, and don’t dwell too much on other things. All right, it’s almost time.

You have the mathematics exam in the afternoon, so take a nap first.”

“Can you stay here and keep me company? I don’t want to be alone right now.”

“Okay, I’ll stay here with you,” Sophie agreed.

A moment of lying in bed later, Ysabelle opened her eyes again.

“Sophie, I still can’t fall asleep. What do I do?” Ysabelle knew that her afternoon exam was important, but she just could not make herself fall asleep.

“Then just keep your eyes close for a rest. You don’t need to be asleep.”

“Am I disrupting your schedule? Maybe you should sleep in your room instead.”

The university entrance exam was the most important event in a person’s life, and Ysabelle could not bear to let herself disturb Sophie.

“It’s fine. I’ll stay here with you. Be at ease. I could do those questions even if I were blindfolded.”

Hearing that, Ysabelle pursed her lips.

“Sophie, are you really trying to console me? Why do I feel even more upset after hearing you?”

Are you sure you’re not here to gloat?

“Oops, sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you.” Sophie genuinely did not mean to do that despite only speaking the truth.

Then, the two of them chatted away.

At one point, both fell asleep.

They did not set an alarm for their naps, but there were two men outside who would not let them miss their exams.

Around twenty past two, Tristan stood up.

“I’ll wake them. What are you going to do?” Tristan said to Felix.

“If she’s still unhappy, I’ll go back. I don’t want to distract them from their exams.”

No matter what happens, we’ll talk after the exam.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry. I won’t distract Ysabelle.”

Even if she doesn’t like me in the end, I still hope to see her worry-free and happy.

When Tristan came to Ysabelle’s room, he pushed open the door to see Sophie and Ysabelle sleeping.

Tristan was not too happy to see his woman sleeping with someone else, even if that someone else was his niece.

Just as Tristan came close to the bed, Sophie woke. When she saw him, she instantly realized that it must be almost time for the exam.

“What time is it?”

“Twenty past two. All right, it’s time to get up, or else you’ll be late,” he gently told her.

“Okay.”

Ysabelle had not woken up yet, so Sophie shook her.

“Ysabelle, wake up. We’ll be late if you don’t wake up now.”

Upon hearing the sounds, Ysabelle opened her eyes. She was initially groggy, but the moment she saw her uncle, she sobered up immediately.

“Uncle Tristan, why are you in here?”

This is a girl’s room! Can he really just walk in like this?

Nonetheless, Tristan’s response was a haughty one. “This is my house.”

Ysabelle took in a deep breath.

Fine. I’m only embarrassing myself again. I’ve taken up Sophie’s time during noon, so Uncle Tristan must be angry. I mustn’t say anything right now. Instead, I should pretend as if I’m not here.

“Be quick. I’ll be waiting for you outside.”

“Okay!”

There was not much for Sophie to do other than wash her face in the bathroom.

After Tristan was gone, Sophie got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

“Ysabelle, hurry up,” Sophie urged again when she saw Ysabelle still on the bed after coming back out of the bathroom.

“I don’t want to take the exam anymore…”

“That’s not true. You just don’t want to see Felix outside. If you really don’t want to see him, I’ll go outside and kick him out of the house.” With that, Sophie turned to leave.

“Wait, Sophie! Don’t be so rash! He’s already pitiful enough, so why do you have to kick him out of the house too?” Ysabelle hastily scrambled out of bed.

At that, Sophie could not hold her laughter back.

She’s clearly super concerned about him, but she doesn’t know what her feelings mean yet. What a silly girl.