But Vera would try. She knew he was the best person to her in the entire world, bar none.
The next morning, Vera Xavier got up bright and early. She didn’t make breakfast—and it was pointless to expect Rona Langdon to get up and make any—so she planned to eat out.
To her surprise, Cara Preston was also up early and wanted to go to school with her. She even had the gall to say, "Sis, I’ve already used up my allowance for the month. You’re the best to , so can you treat to breakfast?"
Vera said generously, "Sure!"
Cara hadn’t expected her to be so agreeable this ti and was smug about getting to freeload a couple of bucks off her.
Vera found Cara’s expression amusing. Cara’s cunning was far deeper than Rona Langdon’s, but after spending so long by her side, she had also developed a penchant for taking petty advantages, becoming exceptionally materialistic and greedy.
And the happier Cara was smiling now, the more miserably she would be crying in a little while.
Just as they were about to finish eating, Vera heard soone whistle nearby. She then saw Jack Judd and a few of his cronies lounging by the doorway. She glanced at him before going back to her breakfast.
Cara, however, saw her chance. Smiling, she said to Vera, "Sis, that tall, handso guy is looking at you."
Vera ignored her, so she continued, "They were even making eyes at you just now. Sis, you’re so pretty, you get extra attention wherever you go. I’ll go over and say hi to them for you."
In truth, Cara had always been annoyed that Vera was far prettier than her, but now that she had ulterior motives, she figured it wasn’t such a bad thing.
Vera said nothing. As Cara walked over toward Jack Judd, she finished her bowl of congee, wrapped two fried dough sticks, three savory fried rings, and five servings of sticky rice with chicken in oil paper, and then told the owner with perfect composure, "I’m heading out. My sister will pay in a minute."
The owner recognized them, and seeing that Cara was still there, he gave a nod.
Cara walked up to Jack Judd and said, "Hey. My sister’s na is Vera Xavier. She’s a senior in Class Four at Number One High. She doesn’t have a boyfriend right now, so if you guys like her, I can help you woo her."
Yesterday, Jack Judd had heard from Wesley Kane that Vera had a malicious sister. At the ti, he’d wondered just how malicious a young girl could really be. He even secretly felt that Vera’s plan to deal with Cara was a little over the top.
But hearing Cara’s words now, he felt Vera was being far too rciful. A black-hearted girl like Cara should be dragged out, chopped to bits, and fed to the dogs!
He flashed a wicked grin, reached out, and caressed Cara’s face. "Tsk, tsk, what nice skin! I’m not interested in your sister. The one I’m interested in is you! Hey there, sweetheart. Co give big bro a kiss!"
Cara had thought she was perfectly safe as long as she was with Vera. She never imagined Jack Judd would be interested in *her*. A sense of dread washed over her. When she whipped her head around to look for Vera, she discovered she was already gone.
She quickly said, "I’ve got sothing to do, I have to go!"
As she tried to leave, the owner imdiately grabbed her. "Hold on, you haven’t paid yet!"
Cara’s face fell. "My sister is paying for breakfast!"
She had co today specifically to freeload off Vera, so she hadn’t brought any money. With the owner demanding paynt, how was she supposed to pay?
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