My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2483

"Enid? What's wrong?" Teresa asked.

"Oh, it's nothing," Enid replied.

"Okay, that's good. Oh, by the way, don't take Kalo's words too seriously. He didn't really mean to say that you were a hermit."

"Oh, it's fine. I don't mind," Enid reassured her.

"Really? That's good. Seeing you happy makes me happy too," Teresa said with a smile.

Enid looked at Teresa. In her eyes, Teresa was like a shining star, always glowing and surrounded by people who loved her. Her warmth and enthusiasm seemed to spread to everyone around her.

"You're amazing," Enid blurted out suddenly.

"Huh? What?" Teresa was surprised.

Enid explained, "I think you're amazing, Teresa. You're so warm to everyone, and you're so popular. It's different from me..."

Teresa quickly understood what Enid was trying to say. She pulled out her phone and showed a photo.

"Enid, Mar, take a look at this."

The two of them glanced at Teresa's phone. The photo showed a tomboyish figure dressed in an almost rebellious outfit—baggy pants, a black leather jacket covered in spikes, heavy smokey makeup, and wild dreadlocks tied high.

Marino did not even recognize the person. "Who's that? Your sister?"

"No, that's me," Teresa said with a proud grin.

"His family, the Dune family, is renowned for their skills in medicine. Anox, along with Chevy and the others, would often help out in the infirmary after school. I later found out that their family owned the entire school, but that's not important.

"When I got to the infirmary, the nurse had already left, so only Anox was there.

"Anox was so gentle. He was the kindest person I had ever met. He didn't look at me with judgment. Instead, he softly cleaned my wounds and applied medicine. And for some reason, I started crying.

"Anox thought I was crying because I had been bullied, but I knew that wasn't it. I was always getting injured, but Anox was the first person to ever treat my wounds. I can't even remember what I said at that moment, but I was terrified of his kindness.

"For someone like me, who had always lived in the shadows, suddenly being touched by the warmth of the sun was overwhelming. That day, I decided I wanted to change. I realized there were people in this world who actually cared about me.

"Anox became my first friend. After he finished bandaging me up, he looked at me seriously and said, 'What's going on? Don't worry. As long as I'm around, no one will ever bully you again.'

"After that day, I shed my old look. The next day, when I showed up in front of Anox, he was so happy, and I was happy too. He recognized me right away, and from that moment, my life started to change. I made so many new friends..."