Chapter 5 Make Up Off

• Audrey tensed up immediately, her toes tightening. She wished the floor would crack so she could hide underneath.
• Did Sterling hear her conversation with Corbin? How much did he hear?
• Audrey opened her mouth to explain that she didn’t care about Corbin anymore, but the words were frozen on her l*ps.
• With an indifferent expression and a grim, icy look in his eyes, Sterling had a terrifying aura.
• He walked into the head teacher’s office on the fourth floor.
• Audrey quietly followed him. Hiding behind the door, she heard the head teacher complain, “You’ve just been transferred here, but a sophomore girl and a senior girl have already fought for you. You’re Corbin’s twin brother. He’s outstanding, but you sleep and play video games in class. Can’t you learn from him?”
• It was years before Audrey found out Sterling and Corbin weren’t blood-related. Sterling had a much more distinguished origin.
• He was a genius and became the head of the Darnell clan in his twenties. He disdained to compete with Corbin. In fact, he was much more capable than Corbin.
• Sterling’s slim figure leaned against a desk. The head teacher rattled on, but the boy didn’t seem to care. He just looked out the window with a gloomy and sluggish air, coldness gathering in his eyes.
• “The monthly examination comes next week. Work hard, or you’ll still sit beside Audrey, the worst student in this class.”
• Hearing these words, Sterling looked at the door. Under his short, black hair, a cold look flitted across his eyes as a sneer crept onto his mouth.
• Audrey withdrew her gaze hurriedly and touched her thin arms. She had goosebumps all over.
• If looks could kill, she’d be dead already.
• Too afraid to peek, she left in a fluster.
• Audrey didn’t go to the classroom but walked into the restroom of a beverage store on campus.
• She looked disdainfully into the mirror at the girl who wore heavy makeup and had colorful and fluffy hair.
• She made herself look like this only because Corbin said she was too beautiful and he was afraid another boy would take her away from him.
• Audrey thought it would make her cool and special. However, in Corbin’s eyes, she was just a fool.
• Audrey borrowed makeup remover from a clerk in the store. When the makeup came off, her fair face was revealed.
• Like grapes in water, her doe eyes were clear, bright, and keen. Without makeup, she was as pretty as a fairy.
• She didn’t need makeup. Her skin was fair, rosy, and delicate.
• Audrey wore her unbound hair in a bun before coming out of the restroom.
• Patrick found her.
• He was surprised to see Audrey had removed the makeup. It was a while before he spoke.
• “Oh my! Are you Audrey?”
• Audrey smiled, revealing her neat teeth. “You think?”
• Patrick touched the back of his head. Looking at Audrey’s beautiful face, he grinned, “You’re the Audrey I know.”
• Audrey said, “Get to the point.”
• “Audrey, you were punished because of Sterling. Mabel and I are furious about it. We thought of a new idea for you to teach that guy a lesson.
• “Sterling will wet his pants with fright. Audrey, rest assured. He’ll be out of Class 10 this time!”
• Audrey almost strangled Patrick when she heard his new idea.
• “I’ll reckon with you later.”
• Audrey was irritated. But on second thought, she couldn’t blame Patrick. He meant well. Audrey was suddenly back in high school. How could Patrick know what she wanted?
• After all, Audrey hated Sterling before.
• Sterling bought a bottle of water in a store and came back to the classroom. Standing before his desk, he raised his head and drank several mouthfuls of water. The girls sitting in front couldn’t help looking back at him with shyness and admiration.
• The stare of his admirers had happened so often he was used to it. Without turning his head, he put the lid back on the bottle and opened the drawer of his desk.
• Audrey ran to the classroom. When she reached the back door, she happened to see Sterling open the drawer.
• “No, wait…”
• But her warning came too late. The stone-faced boy had opened the drawer.
• Audrey’s heart was in her mouth.
• “Don’t be afraid. I’ll help you!”
• When Audrey finished speaking, Sterling had reached his hand into the drawer.
• A 10-cm-long pure green snake was in his hand. He was holding the heart spot of the snake.
• Timid students screamed at the sight of the snake.
• Despite being the Bad Girl, Audrey was a girl, after all. Her legs went soft when she saw the snake.
• She couldn’t help taking a few steps back.
• Sterling glanced at Audrey. His eyes were dark as if light couldn’t get in. They sent a chill in the heart of anyone meeting them.
• “Let me explain. Actually…”
• The rest of Audrey’s words were left unsaid. The struggling snake was killed when Sterling tightened his grip.
• Then, he raised his hand. The dead snake flew above Audrey’s head into the dustbin behind her.
• Blood drained from Audrey’s face. A chill crept down her spine as if an invisible hand was choking her.
• The tail of the dead snake seemed to have touched her forehead.
• She wasn’t the only scared one. The faces of the girls in the classroom all went pale with fright.
• But the aloof Sterling took a wet napkin and calmly wiped his fingers. His chiseled face betrayed no sign of nervousness. The cruelty he just displayed sent a chill to everyone present.
• He pulled out the chair and sat down.
• The bell rang. The last lesson in the afternoon began. Audrey finally sat down slowly.
• Patrick also came and saw the scene.
• It was surprising that Sterling wasn’t even scared of snakes. He even squeezed it to death. Not anyone was capable of that.
• Sterling was a horrible freak with a dark personality!
• It took Audrey half the lesson to slow down her racing heart.
• When she was finally calm, she summoned the courage to look at Sterling.
• To her surprise, the guy was bending on the desk asleep as if nothing had happened.
• His face was buried in his arms. Audrey could only see his neat, short hair and smooth, long n*eck.
• She had always seen Sterling as her archenemy in her previous life and considered him a pushover. When Sterling became campus king, Audrey finally realized he was just too proud to fight a girl.
• Sterling was capricious and paranoid. His cold and slovenly air seemed innate. He had more admirers after becoming school king. However, neither he nor his admirers made trouble for Audrey!