Chapter 16 Chapter 16 20 Still , most of the viewers had just stumbled into the livestream without knowing what was going on . The comment section was buzzing . [ What's happening ? Why are there so many people ? What is this ? ] [ Sienna's too bold , bullying someone in broad daylight and even livestreaming it . ] I just feel bad for Eden , being targeted by someone like that . ] [ I can't even watch this ... ] [ Honestly , Eden brought this on herself . She was fine before , but couldn't she just go along quietly for a while to keep the peace ? ] [ Are you crazy ? Taking the bully's side ? She doesn't need a reason - she just doesn't like you and will use any excuse to beat you up . ] [ Exactly . You'll understand when she turns on you someday .] [ Praying for Eden . ] [ Same here . I hope she gets lucky and escapes . ] On the other side of town , Thomas saw the post . He had been resting after training , but the moment he saw it , he bolted out of the gym in a panic . He scanned the entrance anxiously , then dashed back inside , snatched the instructor's car keys off the desk , and yelled , " Emergency ! I gotta go ! " The instructor was in the bathroom and couldn't even pull his pants up in time . He shouted helplessly , " You little brat ! My car ! " Meanwhile , Eden looked at Irene , who was happily munching on her cake , and shoved all the cream puffs the shop owner had given them into her hands . Sienna was lost in her own fantasy of watching Eden panic and crumble , But when she looked up , she realized Eden hadn't even looked her way once . Eden stood in the alley . The late summer breeze lifted her hair , and the glow of the setting sun painted her face gold . Her eyes lifted slightly . The light caught her pupils like a river of ice high on a snowcapped mountain , with tiny golden shards glinting inside . Her lips were soft pink , and the faint curve of a smile was enough to tug at people's hearts . The livestream comments blew up again . [ Wow , is this a celebrity shoot ? ] 1/4 12:32 Mon , 15 Sept Chapter 16 [ A rising star ? But she looks so young . ] [ She's gorgeous . With a face like that , forget those spoiled brats backed by industry big shots - even those so - called beauty queens bragging about their untouched selfies couldn't compare at her age . ] [ Guys , this isn't a movie set . These are students from our school . ] [ An influencer ? But being an influencer would be such a waste when you look like this . ] [ Not an influencer either ... ] 70 % [ Oh my . I went to the school forum to get the backstory . I'm floored . If you want the details , check my profile - I posted screenshots . ] [ Holy crap . People can still be this arrogant , huh ? ] [ I feel bad for the pretty girl . Getting bullied isn't her fault . She's just standing up for what's right . ] Sienna searched Eden's face , desperate to find even a flicker of panic . But she found none . Eden was steady , showing no sign of running . Her calmness made Sienna feel strangely unsettled . 20 Eden smiled sweetly . " Since you thought to livestream this , Sienna , you look pretty good at it . This probably isn't your first time , is it ? " Sienna gave a cold snort. She thought Eden was just putting on an act , pretending to be tough at the last second . " Worry about yourself first , Eden , " she said . " Who do you think you are ? Ten years ago , you were the one who used your status to crush me . Just over a dog , you wanted to humiliate me and my father in public . Am I worth less than an animal to you ? " All these years , shouldn't life have taught you to be more humble ? What gives you the right to act so arrogantly in front of me ? " I spent the last ten years learning piano and going abroad for exchanges , while you wasted your life drifting around outside . What do you even have now to treat me the same way you did before ? " Eden quickly recalled the incident from ten years ago and found it almost funny how Sienna still clung to it . She sneered , " If I remember right , weren't you the one who couldn't keep your hands to yourself and touched my dog first ? When it fought back , you wanted to call your bodyguards to beat it , right ? " Ten years ago or ten years later - Eden's arrogant tone hadn't changed . Sienna completely lost it and shouted , Nina , tell them to act ! " Five tall , muscular men stepped toward Eden and Irene . Compared to them , the two girls looked small and fragile , [ Holy crap . This is too cruel . I don't even want to watch . ] 2/4 12:32 Mon , 15 Sept J Chapter 16 [ Please don't do this . ] [ She's so skinny that her arms and legs look like they'd snap in one hit . She can't take this kind of beating . ] [ This vicious little thug . Damn . ] 20 As the men casually discussed who would take down whom , Eden smiled . Her expression was warm , almost gentle . " Your target is me . How about all of you come at me together ? " Her words stunned them . They looked at each other , half - angry and half - amused . They thought that small frame of hers definitely couldn't take a hit . And since that was the case , they couldn't be blamed for showing no mercy . The comment section was tied up in knots , everyone's stomachs churning with worry . But none of what they feared actually happened . One man swung a heavy fist at Eden . But she slipped to the side , caught his arm , and slammed her fist into his right eye . The man screamed in pain . Eden pulled back and spun around , and in a flash , her kick landed square on another man's head . She moved so fast , like a ghost flickering in and out of sight , that the men couldn't even react . Before they could regroup , Eden snatched a stick out of one man's hands and kicked him in the chest . His body arched through the air before smashing into the alley wall and dropping like a sack of bricks . His face twisted with pain , like all his organs had been shoved out of place . He tried to push himself up , but his elbow made a sharp crack , and the agony dropped him flat again . His chest ached , and his throat was filled with blood / He glared at Eden and opened his mouth , but only coughed up red . The man who had been kicked in the head staggered to his feet , took two steps , then crumpled again , convulsing on the ground . The man with the swollen right eye clutched his face with one hand and tried to fight back , but Eden grabbed his other wrist and smashed her fist into his good eye . Then she kicked him , sending him flying into the two men already down . Three men now lay scattered on the ground . Those who could still move clutched their injuries and groaned , while the other convulsed , unable to get up . The last two men holding sticks saw how badly things had turned and instinctively stepped back . 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