Chapter 377

"It's fine. I get scolded even more at school. I'm used to it. Charlotte scolds me much worse than they do," I said, smiling. I made a light joke to ease Gabrielle's guilt. But unexpectedly, Charlotte's tears started flowing immediately. "William, I've apologized to you so many times. Why won't you forgive me?" "Wait. Why are you crying?" Now, I was the one in a panic. I only stated the truth. I wasn't scolding her or yelling. Why would she cry? Gabrielle quickly handed Charlotte a tissue, asking with curiosity, "Charlotte, why did you scold William?" Charlotte couldn't answer. She simply wiped her tears away. She was too embarrassed to explain. There was no reason for her to scold me other than that she looked down on me. It was that simple. Gabrielle stopped asking when Charlotte didn't respond. She smiled at me. "Let's just forget about the past. From now on, the three of us will be good friends, okay?" I looked at her. "I really do want to be friends with you." Gabrielle