Vivi, flustered, pleaded with Alicia, "It wasn't like that! Maverick wanted me to go on a trip abroad with him, and Ethan just hit him! Can you go back and convince Grandpa to pull some strings and smooth things over?"
"Smooth things over?" Alicia's voice was cold, her expression icy. "Grandpa does have some connections, and with some effort, he might be able to fix it. But why should he? If you're going to stir up trouble, you should deal with it yourself!"
She sneered, her tone dripping with disdain. "Vivi, you're just pathetic. If Maverick wants you to go abroad with him, then go! Sleep with him for a few days, and you'll have everything you want! Why stick with a loser and suffer? If I were in your shoes, I'd have left with him tonight! You're so pathetic!"
With that, she spun on he
