Chapter 16

Laurelle watched as Zachariah left. Her emotions gradually settled down. Once again, she couldn't help but be reminded of Maverick. How did he have a change of heart? She could remember those two years when she'd first returned to the Fletcher family. Because the smell of gas nauseated her, she'd often walked home from school while Bianca had taken the car. When she'd looked back occasionally, she'd seen Maverick following behind her. He'd be in his uniform, with his hands in his pockets and a frigid look on his face. She'd stopped in her tracks for two minutes on purpose. Even back then, he'd been tall and had long legs. She'd known that he'd catch up with her soon enough. He'd been much taller than her. Even though the look on his face had been cold, his eyes had contained a fondness toward her when he gazed down at her. At that time, Maverick probably had cared for her, hadn't he? Subsequently, their school had had its 100th-year anniversary celebration. As the represen