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Maya kicked him angrily. 

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“What I don’t understand is…” Toby didn’t move away even after being kicked. A faint, confused smile appeared. “What did Alfred give you? He said you protected him at school. Why would you do that? He’s not 

useful at all.” 

Everyone in the world ran after profit. 

Even if Alfred was smart, he was still only a child. What benefit could he give Maya? 

Why would she protect someone with no value? 

Maya felt certain Toby had something wrong with his mind. 

She slapped his hand away from her hood. For once, she didn’t insult him or ignore him. Instead, she looked straight at Toby with her amber eyes, her soft voice serious. 

“You can’t expect people to treat you nicely while you keep pushing them and taking more. 

“If you want good feelings from others, you have to give something too.” 

Toby was the perfect example of a top-level elite. Since childhood, he had calculated profits and losses, weighed decisions, and focused only on himself. 

He never wanted to give-only take. 

Give something? 

“I don’t get what you mean.” Toby frowned, unwilling to think about something he saw as pointless. He returned to what he understood best. “We can make a deal. You go with me to the banquet, and I’ll introduce you to everyone. That way, you can climb the social ladder faster.” 

If Maya were smart, she should understand how valuable that opportunity was. 

He had already admitted her identity in front of many people. From now on, she could use the title of his sister to accomplish many things. 

That was enough sincerity, wasn’t it? 

“In return, you need to treat me better from now on.” 

He also wanted to know what it felt like to be loved. 

First, she needed to change how she treated him. 

Maya noticed he seemed to be testing some strange emotional experiment. She cautiously added a condition. “If someone bullies me at the banquet, you have to help me.” 

“Of course,” Toby answered as if it were obvious. “You’re going with me. If someone bullies you, that insults 

me.” 

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“That’s not what I mean,” Maya corrected. “You have to support me no matter what. Even if the other person is important to you, you still have to help me.” 

That request was a bit much. 

Toby stared at her for a long time. 

But in the end, he agreed. “Fine.” 

“And one more thing,” Maya added. “For the next month, you have to listen to me.” 

“One month is too long. One week,” Toby bargained. 

“Deal.” 

News that Harmony International School would hold a banquet that weekend quickly spread through the international program. 

When Maya entered the classroom, Jenny was already chatting excitedly with Alfred. 

“A lot of board members will be there. I wanted to attend too, but my dad said I’d embarrass him because I’m too hyper.” 

“Kids usually aren’t allowed at banquets anyway.” Maya sat down, drank some water, and smiled. “To adults, we’re just extra trouble.” 

“Then why is Kaia’s dad bringing her?” 

Jenny looked even more frustrated. 

She disliked Kaia for a simple reason-jealousy. 

She didn’t even understand why she felt jealous, but she always compared herself to Kaia. 

That might explain why Kaia was popular while Jenny annoyed people. 

Actually, Kaia wasn’t truly bad. 

Maya believed Kaia was just naive and foolish, without much bad intent. In her previous life, Maya couldn’t recall any truly terrible things Kaia had done. 

Kaia had never shown direct hatred. Sometimes, she only cried, yet Maya would end up blamed and punished afterward. 

Back then, Maya had been genuinely afraid whenever Kaia cried. 

Each time Kaia cried, the next day Maya would face even worse bullying from those rich kids. 

Hearing that Kaia’s father would also attend, Maya silently picked at her fingers. Could she still back out of going with Toby? 

It seemed too late. 

While spacing out in regret, Maya lowered her head and tried to recall details. 

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If it were just an ordinary banquet, she wouldn’t remember anything. 

But the host was Harmony International School’s board. Many parents were invited, including her awful father and Kaia. 

Then she felt like she remembered something. 

In her previous life, Thomas had been injured around this time. 

That was shortly after Maya had been brought back home. When Thomas rolled up his sleeves, she noticed a scar on his wrist that looked like a bullet wound. 

She had carefully asked how it happened. 

Kaia answered first, “Dad was hurt at a banquet held at Harmony International School before. He got injured while protecting me.” 

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