the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 972: Keep a Low Profile in Senior Year 4

"What if I don’t pay? What if my five thousand yuan per month is all deducted? What if I do really well? Is there any reward?" Crystal Landon asked incredulously, reaching out to grab Richard Shaw.

Richard Shaw noticed her fair and tender little hand grabbing him, the snow-white skin forming a stark contrast against his own, like a soft little kitten placing its velvet paw on his arm, scratching an itch in his heart.

The man withdrew his gaze, took a step forward, enveloping her petite and pure figure in his shadow, and threatened with a cold sneer, "If your money is all deducted, just go back to the Landon Family, and doing well is expected, there’s no reward. Got it?"

Crystal Landon saw the cold glint in his eyes, remembered how he always ignored her when they were young, and instantly got angry, puffing out her chest. She was determined to hold her ground, not believing she couldn’t do well.

"Deal." Crystal Landon extended her small hand, her beautiful almond eyes shining like stars, and said crisply.

The girl stood very close, close enough to smell the fresh floral scent of her body after a bath. The man was very tall, and when he looked down, he saw the fair skin at the neckline of her T-shirt, his gaze darkened, and he turned to leave.

Two days later was the start of school. After intense practice, Crystal Landon felt her head was filled with math formulas and English words. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

She stumbled into the school with dark circles under her eyes, only to be one minute late.

Crystal Landon looked at the school gate, which was closed on the dot, and muttered, "Damn it." The school guard was reportedly a distant relative of the principal and loved to catch late students everywhere, earning the nickname "Unwanted Uncle" and being utterly detested.

Crystal Landon looked at the short skirt she wore today and sneaked to the back of the school playground, where the wall was lowest and there were a few ginkgo trees, making it easy to climb over using the trees.

"Crystal, Crystal."

She rubbed her eyes and saw Nova Howard standing under the wall, smiling at her foolishly.

"What are you doing here?"

"I was waiting here just for you." Nova Howard had gone to the Landon Family’s house early in the morning to find Crystal Landon and go to school together. Nova Howard’s college entrance exam score was good but didn’t reach the ideal university’s cutoff, so she decided to repeat the year.

As a year-four student, going to school with younger siblings was shameful, so Nova Howard insisted on finding someone to share this shame.

She was told at the Landon Family’s house that Crystal had gone to the Shaw Family.

So she waited and waited at the school gate, and when the class bell rang, Crystal still hadn’t arrived, so she ran over here to wait.

Crystal Landon was so annoyed she laughed.

"Are you dumb? Wait till ’Unwanted Uncle’ comes with a stick to chase you, let’s see what you do. Silly!" She threw her backpack over the wall, then heard an "ouch" on the other side, followed by a haughty voice yelling, "Damn, who hit me?"

Crystal Landon and Nova Howard exchanged glances and soon saw two people swiftly climb up the wall, meeting them eye to eye and dumbfounded.

The leader was wearing a flashy red T-shirt and ripped jeans, while the other was dressed a bit more refined. They were Yeats Howard, the Howard Family’s great-grandson, and Cassius Turner, the Land Family’s second young master.

"Ha, Auntie, what a coincidence." Yeats Howard scratched his head and laughed.

"You’re ditching class again, I’m going to tell big brother when we get back." Nova Howard saw his appearance and knew he was about to ditch class, and it was only the first day of school.

"And you’re late, we’re in the same boat, Auntie, you should be discreet in your fourth year." Yeats Howard, just starting his first year of high school, grinned and said.