Arlo Seys smiled, his gentle voice coming through the phone: "Ariel, Christmas is coming, let’s spend that day together. Also, your birthday is coming up soon."
"Yeah, Arlo, it looks like you’ll have to prepare two gifts for . One for Christmas, and one for my birthday."
"Okay."
Arlo Seys never imagined that Ariel Morris’s sixteenth birthday would beco an unforgettable mory for them both, leading to a loss of contact for eight years.
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The results of the campus beauty contest were announced on the Scenic Hill forum three days later, and Ariel Morris won the title of Campus Beauty.
The duet performance by Scenic Hill’s trio and Ariel Morris, singing [Later], was edited by the student council and interspersed with clips of Ariel Morris and Arlo Seys’s daily interactions. This gave rise to a complete promotional film for Scenic Hill, with the the personally penned by student council president Arlo Seys, which was:
"My youth has you, your adolescence has ."
The promotional film exploded across the entire campus as soon as it was broadcast on the Scenic Hill forum! [Later] as the the song ran throughout, showcasing sweet and beautiful scenes of high school days. Students comnted that Campus Beauty Morris and God Seys were a perfect match—one handso and outstanding, the other pure and charming, vibrant and lively. It was as if they were starring in an enchanting romantic idol drama.
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In a blink of an eye, a week passed.
Ariel Morris, feeling unwell due to her period, took half a day off and went ho early. At the entrance, she changed into the slippers handed to her by the housemaid, Jade, and casually asked, "Where are Mom and Dad? Aren’t they ho?"
"Ma’am and President Morris are upstairs. Young Miss, you ca back so early today?"
Ariel Morris clutched her belly, her eyes furrowed, "I’m not feeling well, stomach pain. Jade, don’t call for dinner later, I’m going to take a nap."
"Okay, Young Miss."
Ariel Morris bit her slightly pale lip and went upstairs to her room to rest.
While passing by her parents’ master bedroom, she inadvertently heard a low conversation inside.
"If the Seys Family..... we surely can....."
Ariel Morris’s steps froze upon hearing the words "Seys Family," unable to move an inch.
She glanced back and forth; the entire second floor housed only her parents’ and her and Scarlett Morris’s bedrooms. At this ti, Scarlett would be in school, so the second floor was empty.
With this thought, she slowly approached the door, biting her lip and carefully listening to the conversation inside.
Her father, Damien Morris’s voice, sounded, "As long as the Seys Family helps, our Morris Clan won’t have any problems! Nowadays people kick you when you’re down, how many offer help in need? Business is like a battlefield; only in tis of crisis can you see everyone clearly! When the Morris Clan was thriving, everyone wanted to cooperate, now that problems have arisen, they avoid like the plague! They’re afraid I’ll ask them to lend a helping hand to the Morris Clan! I’ve seen through these people!"
Laura Pinley: "Fortunately, we still have the connection with Arlo Seys. As long as he’s sincere with Ariel, we ask him to aid the Morris Clan, there shouldn’t be any issues."
"Yes, the Seys Family is our last move, the Morris Clan’s situation is getting worse. We don’t know if we can last more than a month, so this move with the Seys Family has to be effective right away!"
Laura Pinley paused, her voice then solemnly sounded, "If Ariel refuses to ask----or if she is unwilling to leverage Arlo Seys----"
Damien Morris snorted coldly, "She’s the Morris Family’s adopted daughter. If it weren’t for our excessive kindness bringing her from the orphanage, who knows what kind of life she’d be living now! The Morris Clan is in crisis, does she think she can refuse to help?"
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