CHAPTER 29: CHAPTER 29: STICKING WITH YOU

Paige Sterling doesn’t even remember when she mocked Austin Xavier for not being gentlemanly.

"So what you mean to say is, you have no feelings for that girl? You’re just trying to be gentlemanly?"

"Why would you think I’d have any feelings for such an idiot?"

Look at that punchable tone, the disdainful expression, it really makes Paige want to just smack him.

"Don’t you know that your behavior will make that girl misunderstand? If you don’t like her, you shouldn’t give her any hope."

"Hope is something she came up with herself. What does that have to do with me? Do I have to discard my gentlemanly character because of her wild imagination?"

Talking nonsense like it’s some fresh and elegant thing, Paige wants to retort: classy, my foot.

"Austin Xavier, treating girls like this, who do you expect to truly care about you in the future?"

Austin snorted coldly, "I don’t care about their true feelings."

Though what he does care about doesn’t have any interest in him.

Paige realizes her values with Austin are clearly not aligned, so this already awkward conversation can’t continue awkwardly anymore.

She turns around intending to leave, only to find the girl standing at the half-open door, tears silently falling down.

Her rain-soaked flower look even makes Paige, a woman, feel weak, while Austin remains completely indifferent.

Paige glances at Austin, then at the girl, finding herself a bit unable to deal with this melodrama-like scene.

She can’t bear to see such a beautiful girl cry, so she attempts to comfort her: "Hey, um..."

But the girl turns around and runs away.

Paige opens the door to leave, only to see the girl’s disappearing figure at the corner.

What a disaster.

Paige momentarily forgets what she initially wanted to discuss with Austin, choosing not to go back.

After waiting for a while and not seeing Paige return, Austin frowns and goes out to search.

He asks several staff members, and they all say they haven’t seen Paige, just then his phone rings.

Austin frowns, visibly annoyed, seeing it’s an unknown number, he decides to ignore it, yet the phone keeps ringing.

He is finally forced to answer, on the other end there’s the sound of wind and a girl’s voice.

"Austin Xavier, I’m now on the rooftop of the club. Come see me right away and clarify if you ever liked me. If you don’t come, I’ll jump off the roof!"

Austin wore a cold indifferent look, "If you want to die, die, what’s it got to do with me?"

Then he hung up, showcasing the epitome of ruthlessness.

At this moment, Paige has just reached the rooftop via the elevator, originally intending to enjoy some wind, but upon arrival, she sees a girl sitting outside the railing crying.

The girl hurt by Austin Xavier.

Paige cautiously approaches and asks, "Why are you sitting there?"

The girl looks at her warily.

"Don’t come any closer, take another step and I’ll jump down!"

Paige, "...?", what’s the meaning of you threatening me like this?

"Don’t think I won’t dare, if you come any closer I’ll really die to show you!"

Paige, "...Alright then, I’ll just leave now."

Seeing Paige really leaving, the girl immediately calls out to her, "Why are you like this? Aren’t you going to try and persuade me?"

Paige, utterly indifferent to life and death, "You want to die? It’s your choice, why should I waste my breath trying to persuade you?"

If the setting were different, Paige could also be quite scummy.

"I don’t want to die anymore, can you help me down? I’m a bit scared now, legs are shaking, can’t move..."

Paige, "..."

Despite thinking this girl is very troublesome, Paige walked over, "Stand still, I’ll pull you back."

"Okay."

Just as Paige’s hand touched the girl’s fingertips, a sudden voice sounded.

"Paige, you’re here?"

The girl was already frightened, the sudden sound startled her, causing her to lose balance and fall directly downwards.

Paige managed to grab her hand and pulled her back inside, but the force caused Paige to be thrown out and straight over the railing.

The girl was dumbfounded, Miles Morgan who came looking for Paige was also dumbfounded.

He rushed to the railing, preparing to see Paige smashed into a pulp, only to find a thin wire hooked onto the railing, with Paige still hanging below.

Miles, "...?"

What kind of absurdity is this?

Paige in exasperation, "Why are you standing there? Pull me up."

Due to material reasons, this self-rescue device only extends but doesn’t retract, there’s still a lot that needs improvement, causing her stylish fall to result in just awkwardly hanging there.

"Oh, oh, oh..." Miles snapped back to reality and quickly pulled Paige up, then started feeling around the wire.

"Paige, is this one of your projects too?"

"Yes, but it’s only a prototype."

Good grief, it’s just a prototype? If perfected, it might as well take someone to the skies.

Miles felt like he accidentally got acquainted with some sort of big shot.

"Paige, being able to follow you is my incredible luck! Whatever you do in the future, you must take me with you! I’ll stand by you for life!"

Paige, "..."

Where did this fool come from? I do not know him.

Paige turned to the girl, "Are you alright?"

The girl shook her head, Paige suddenly saw that same starry look in her eyes she had for Austin before.

Paige shivered, stepped back a bit, but the girl suddenly rushed over and grabbed her hand.

"From now on, you’re my hero!"

Paige, "...You might as well just go continue your suicide attempt."

The girl shook her head wildly, "I didn’t really want to commit suicide; it’s not worth it for a scumbag!"

He had flirted with her but turned utterly useless.

The love of a Leo, is like a bowl of tears and sorrow.

"Sure enough, all men are the same. I’d rather find a woman."

Such a dangerous thought, even more so as Paige realizes she’s being held.

"You’re Paige Sterling, right? I’m Penelope Thatcher, you can call me Penelope, I’ll call you Paige. Here, Paige, these checks are for you."

Penelope Thatcher forcefully stuffed a few checks into Paige’s hand.

Paige casually glanced, each one worth millions.

"Why are you giving me these?"

"You’ve been coming to the club conning people lately, take this money as earned by your skills, don’t repay me, I don’t want any shares either.

Paige, "Don’t worry, this is my money, all legitimate."

Penelope had the look of a joker, "Honestly, I’m a rich second-gen too, working at the club just seeking true love, I suddenly realize true love is unreliable, might as well go back to living as a rich second-gen."