Olivia turned back to glance at Tristan. Tristan stared stubbornly at Leslie, his expression full of defiance. "Leslie, what did you do to piss him off? I think I remember who he is-Tristan, right? That senior? Third-year student. He's got real talent in painting. People in our circle call him a prodigy. So why's he challenging you all of a sudden?" Leslie replied lazily, "Beats me." She couldn't care less about irrelevant people. But thinking about it for a sec, it kinda made sense. Challenging her? Why now? Why not earlier or later, but right after Douglas took her in as a student? So... Tristan's aiming to become Parker's apprentice too? ***** At Starcrest Manor, Alfred answered the phone and took the initiative to report, "Ma'am's not home at the moment.

