Chapter 13 155 vouchers Everyone's heads turned when they saw where Samantha was looking - straight at Kaia . Even Philip froze , eyes wide , too stunned to speak . Kaia recognized Samantha right away - it was the girl who had once begged her for boxing lessons . " It's you . I'm not your coach ." Samantha clung to Kaia's arm . " Come on . I'm smart and easy to get along with . Please teach me . I swear I won't let you down . Please ? " That made everyone's jaws drop . They could not believe that someone Philip had practically bowed to was now begging Kaia. " Uh ... Miss Crawford , why do you call her your coach ? " Philip asked cautiously . None of your business , " Samantha shot back , then turned to Kaia again . " Coach , please . If you train me , I'll do whatever you say . " Philip felt his cheeks burn at the way Samantha was fawning over Kaia while brushing him off . ' I told you , I'm not teaching anyone , " Kaia said with a frown . Samantha noticed she was getting annoyed and quickly switched gears . " You here to relax , right ? Our room's huge - why don't you join us ? " Kaia glanced at Casey . " It's her birthday . She's the main one today . Not call . " my Samantha quickly gave Casey a look sharp enough to cut glass . Casey stiffened . " If Miss Crawford says so , then of course , I'm in . " Samantha smiled at Kaia . " See ? She's fine with it . Please stay . " " Alright then , Kaia said . From that moment on , Samantha stuck to Kaia like glue , chatting away . Casey , who was supposed to be the center of attention , suddenly felt like she'd vanished into the background . " Casey, you okay ? ' Noelle asked . Casey's eyes were red as she looked down and nodded her head , trying to act tougher than she felt . "I'm fine . Really " But anyone with eyes could see she wasn't . Her friends started whispering . 1/4 11:54 pm Chapter 13 " Kaia's so rude . She knows it's Casey's birthday and still hogs the spotlight ." " Yeah . And how does she even know someone like Miss Crawford ? " 55 vouchers " How else ? She must've done something shady . We're just unlucky to have a classmate like her . " Samantha overheard them and turned on them immediately . " Hey , you guys . If it weren't for Kaia , you wouldn't even be in this room right now . " You're eating and drinking here because of her , and you've got the nerve to badmouth her , huh ? Where's your shame ? " If anyone else had said that , they would've fired back . But this was Samantha , so they all stared at the floor and kept quiet . " You say Kaia's rude , huh? But you're the really rude ones . She's the unlucky one - stuck with classmates like you . " Samantha then turned to Kaia . " I wanna kick them all out . That cool with you ? " Kaia raised an eyebrow . " Sure . " " Kaia , seriously ? " Casey blurted . " We're classmates . They just said a few things about you - why kick them out ? That's petty ." Kaia looked at her and smiled . " You done ? Then you can leave with them . And Philip . All of you can go . Philip , Casey , and the rest went red with anger and embarrassment . " Hey , are you deaf ? Didn't you hear her ? " Samantha waved , and a few bodyguards stepped forward . " Do you want me to have them toss you out ? " Knowing they couldn't win , Philip and the others stormed out , humiliated . Samantha beamed at Kaia . " So ? How'd I do ? " " Thanks for getting rid of the noise , " Kaia said . " And you know , I don't like owing favors ." " So that means you'll train me , right ? " Samantha asked eagerly . " I'll have to ask my coach first , " Kaia said . " Who's your coach ? If you're this good , they must be amazing ." " He's from the Stone family and lives way up in the mountains , far from the city , " Kaia said . Samantha's eyes went wide . " You mean Myles Stone ? The hundred - year - old boxing master ? " " Yeah , that's him ," Kaia said calmly . 11:54 pm Chapter 13 EX 35 vouchers " Oh my God ! He is our country's greatest boxing master . No wonder you're so good ! I heard every one of his students is a top - tier fighter ," said Samantha . Just then , Kaia's phone buzzed . It was a message from Myles . [ I don't mind if you take on a student . ] Samantha , peeking at her phone , nearly jumped out of her seat . Soon , another message followed : [ My second student is back in Wustriland . You should meet sometime . ] Kaia had never met his second student , only heard that she was an incredible boxer . She replied : [ Got it . When I'm done with what I'm doing now , I'll go visit her . ] And just like that , Kaia agreed to train Samantha . By the 28th , the press conference for the new nanomaterial was about to begin . Early that morning , Kaia arrived at the venue . She was about to head backstage when Ruth stepped in front of her . " Kaia ? What are you doing here ? You didn't sneak in , did you ? " Ruth's face tightened . " You need to leave . This is Dr. Bennett's team's press conference - you can't cause trouble here . " "I came in the normal way , " Kaia said . She had no time to waste ; all the key guests had arrived , and reporters were ready with their cameras . As the leader of the research team , she was scheduled to speak . " Girl , do you have to lie every single day ? You- " Before Ruth could finish , the host interrupted , " The press conference will start soon . Please return to your seats and remain quiet . Thank you ." Ruth saw the VIPs taking their seats and knew it wasn't a good look for her family to be standing there . She shot Kaia a glare . " What are you just standing there for ? Go sit down ." " I have something to do , " Kaia said with a frown . " Why can't you just behave ? " Ruth grabbed her arm , trying to pull her toward the seats . On stage , the host said into the mic , " The press conference is now starting . Let's welcome Dr. Bennett for the opening remarks . 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