Chapter 246 A HARSH SLAP
246 A HARSH SLAP
But the question remained. What were those images that Raine had seen earlier? Was she starting to see things because she was too stressed out and agitated because she couldn't find any news about Torak?
Raine wasn't sure because the images were too vivid to be a hallucination. The scene of Sunny slapping Stephan morphed in her head.
"Are you listening?" Sunny waved her hand in front of Raine's face to draw her attention back to her. "Raine…!" She cried helplessly.
"Oh, I am sorry." Raine shook her head to clear her mind. "Ah, ya… your question…" She mumbled. "You know… Torak told him to follow me… you know… to keep me safe… sometimes Torak could be a little bit paranoid…"
Raine stuttered as she tried to explain. That was the best excuse that she could think of at this moment of awkwardness.
All the people in this University strangely knew about Stephan.?Rumor has it that Stephan's brother has business with Torak.?Although Reynold Magnus has several companies, Torak appeared to be in control on those companies.
And his brother, Stephan Magnus, was acting like a body guard for Torak's girlfriend.
Many jealous eyes from college students were directed at Raine ever since she entered this University, yet they couldn't do anything about it.
Most of the students here were heirs of their parent's business and offending someone like Torak, who has the ability to shake the economy of the country, wasn't a good move.
That was why Raine was considerably safe in this University.?But that fact didn't make Torak slack off in ensuring her safety.
"I don't like him and also the rest of us too." Sunny said sullenly.?She tucked her hair behind her ear as she said that, glaring at Stephan one more time.
"I know…" Raine said hopelessly. "But, what can I do?"
Sunny mimicked Raine's expression and spoke in a defeated tone. "Let's go back before Kai and Stephan fight."
Sunny tugged Raine's arm and they went together towards the wooden table, the same spot where Raine was first invited to come and which had now become their regular spot.
"Come Raine, I bought a sandwich for you!" Stephan said half-heartedly as he patted the place beside him.
The dragon shifter had to perform his best service for Raine, or else those heartless Lycan would complain about him to Raphael.
The last punishment that he received from Raphael was terrifying.?It was because the shadow warrior managed to meet Raine while he was sleeping in the library. Stephan didn't want to experience it the second time.
"Sit next to me Raine." Sunny pulled Raine to sit on the empty seat beside her. "You know, you are not welcome here." She hissed under her breath, loud enough to be a whisper.
"What? Do you think I want to sit with the rest of you?" Stephan rolled his eyes as if saying 'are you kidding me?'
"If you don't like it, then go away!" Sunny was very angry because of their last conversation which didn't end well.?She was at a loss for words.
"Why don't you get away from Raine? You have been leeching on her long enough." Stephan viciously remarked.
"Leeching on her?!" This time Sunny stood up and looked at Stephan as if she would swallow him. "Watch your mouth!"
"Raine.?We go now." Stephan also stood up and stretched out his hand to grab Raine's wrist, but Sunny swatted his hand away before he could touch her.
"She will stay with us." Sunny said sternly.?Her eyes didn't leave Stephan's face.
"Don't make trouble and just go." Kai chimed in as he applied mascara on his long eyelashes. "She is not a kid anymore.?It's not like we will hurt her."
"What do you think could harm her? A bug?" Sunny mocked him as she let out a sarcastic laugh.
Instead of being offended, Stephan also laughed along with her.
Cassey, Jammie, Kai and Connor were looking at each other, confused at Stephan's behavior.
"Stop laughing!" Sunny exclaimed, feeling extremely annoyed.
"Okay enough!" Raine also stood up. "Stephan, I think we need to talk." Raine was about to bring Stephan away from there, but the dragon shifter stood still, unfazed.
"No. I am not done with her." Stephan became cheap and wanted to vent out his frustration by picking a fight with Sunny. "Do you think I don't know why you are befriending her?" He pointed at Raine with his chin without averting his eyes from Sunny.
???Do you think I have some hidden agenda by being friends with her?!" Sunny's voice rose up a few octaves as she clenched her jaw to suppress her anger.
"Yes, you have." Stephan blurted out. "Do you think I don't know about the condition of your family's company??Don't kid me…" He scoffed.
"What do you mean?" Sunny narrow her eyes, but her voice slightly went down.
"The Racoon, your family's company, has financial problem and your father has been seeking for cash injection." Stephan raised his eyebrows as his lips curled into a mocking smile when he saw the slight change on Sunny's expression. "Do you think I don't know that Mr. Andoori has been trying to make a connection with Torak Donovan?"
"That's my father's problem, not mine!" Sunny became hysterical. "I just want to be her friend, that's it!"
"Really?" Stephan smirked. "Aren't you the sole heir of the Andoori family??That troublesome company will be yours one day."
Stephan didn't see it coming, but Raine did.
She had seen this before.
The moment when Sunny landed a harsh slap on Stephan's face.