QT: Against My Will (Volume 1)

1.04 - Milk Tea - Crimson Academy

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Edited by Psycho S

Proofreaded by P.D Webb.

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Mark looked up at the logo of the cafe then stepped inside. When he saw the group of girls staring at him inside, he stepped back a little. He wanted to leave, but-

"So loud..." Grace whispered to herself.

Mark turned his head to look at her; he had somehow heard what she said. He approached Grace with a joking smirk on his face. He taunted Grace in good fun, "But don't they remind you of yourself, whenever you see Xavier?"

Mark sat on the seat opposite his childhood friend. Since Grace was here, her older sister should be here too.

"I've asked my parents to break my engagement with Xavier," Grace said with irritation in her tone. She didn't bother looking at Mark at all. Her insides were boiling with anger and annoyance. First, she wasn't able to break her engagement in the morning, then her sister decided to be annoying, and now she had to deal with this?!

"Sure, sure...What are you plotting Grace? Have you found a new way to seduce your man?"

Grace's nostrils widened as she took in a deep breath, "What do you mean?! Who's seducing who?"

"Give up already. Whatever you do, Xavier will never notice you."

"Shut up! You're getting on my nerves!" Grace shouted at him. She stood up, took Olivia's milk tea, and poured the whole content on Mark's head.

'I didn't plan this... My milk tea, you were well sacrificed.' Bing Shi rubbed her fake tears as she awkwardly positioned herself in the stall so she wouldn't be seen by nosey bystanders. It was a surprise that Grace wasn't suspicious yet of how long it took for Olivia to go to the bathroom.

Everyone gasped in shock- then the whole cafe went silent. Mark froze. He was far too stunned to move.

[Hidden quest: Make Grace kiss someone else besides Xavier.]

'No way!'

'I'll skip this one, thank you. A girl's first kiss is a serious matter! Not to mention, Mark doesn't suit Grace at all. '

'I haven't even finished my first quest yet...'

Grace was shocked too. She thought she had her emotions under control but she burst out without thinking again. 'Calm down, calm down, calm down,' she repeated to herself.

While taking a deep breath, she took out all the paper money from her purse. There wasn't much, she usually used her credit card, "Here. Use this for cleaning service. If this isn't enough, feel free to call my family. I'm sure you know Olivia's number." She stood up and went to pay for Olivia's part too, leaving the flabbergasted Mark behind.

"Are we going home already?" asked Bing Shi, appearing out of nowhere.

Grace shrieked at Olivia, "You! It's all your fault! I wouldn't be here if you didn't forget your stupid wallet!"

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Mark was slowly recovering from the frozen state. He looked at the money on the table, grabbing them, he crushed them hard. Because he was Xavier's best friend, Grace always treated him well since he was close to her fiance. 'Grace... You just wait... don't think you'll get out unscratched...' Nobody had ever treated him like that!

A waitress grabbed this as a chance to interact with Mark and handed him a towel, "Sir, do you need a towel? You can also use the staff's shower ."

"Thank you," Mark gave her a grateful smile.