Ava won. It was a victory that seed destined from the start of the race.
Anyone with eyes could see that under such dominance, only an unforeseen event could change the outco. Fortunately, this ti, fate didn't play any tricks on Sam.
When he saw the young girl touch the edge of the pool with all her might at the finish line, he couldn't help but stand up from his seat, cheering loudly.
"It's not like you won first place, why are you so excited?" Angel couldn't help but comnt.
Sam, ignoring Angel's disdainful look, excitedly grabbed her hands, "First place! Ava took first place!!"
Angel, seeing his face flush with excitent, turned to Isabella with a resigned expression, "Can soone explain who exactly is competing?"
Isabella laughed, "It seems Sam and his sister really have a great relationship. But there's a saying that n easily develop paternal feelings, like for their sisters or junior female students, showing more excitent for their achievents than the achievers themselves..."
Sophie couldn't help but interject, "Isn't that just being a sister-complex?"
For the first ti, Angel didn't argue with Sophie but nodded in agreent, "Exactly, I think he's definitely a pure sister-complex."
Sam was stunned, "What sister-complex? What weird stuff are you all talking about?"
Angel pulled her hand away and then punched Sam in the chest, "It's about you, trying to hide your sister-complex as if nobody knows."
"I'm not a sister-complex, this is familial love!"
Isabella tsked, "Really, Sam, you always have such a hard ti admitting it?"
Sophie was taken aback, "What do you an 'also'? Who are you implying, Isabella?"
"Although we get along, Sophie, you can't slander ! Isn't that impolite?"
Angel laughed, "Ah, I've always thought she was impolite."
"Why are you two ganging up on ?!"
"Shh...!" Just as the three were about to start a new battle, Sam suddenly made a shushing noise.
They all looked at him strangely.
"Just watch, they're about to award Ava," Sam said seriously.
"Sam, you're hopeless," Angel sighed.
Sam didn't care about these rumors. All he wanted now was to see his sister step up to the podium and receive her gold dal.
Sam often didn't think of himself as naive; in fact, he didn't allow himself to be. Naivety seed beautiful and made life easier, but for him, it could bring fatal problems. Yet sohow, when it ca to Ava, he could afford to be purely simple, even excessively so.
Watching the girl step up to the podium and receive her dal, Sam finally felt a profound sense of satisfaction. It might sound sentintal, but people are sentintal when they need to be, and no amount of denial can change one's true feelings.
"Are you satisfied now?" Angel seed resigned.
Sam nodded with a smile, "Finally, the things I worried about didn't happen, and I can report back to our parents with good news."
Angel snorted, "Her competition has nothing to do with you, why do you need to report anything?"
Sam naturally replied, "She's been with these days; if anything had gone wrong, whose fault would it be but mine? Thankfully, nothing happened..."
Isabella couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, "Sam is the most responsible person I've ever t."
Sophie rolled her eyes, "That matches his arrogant personality, doesn't it?"
Sam, feeling back to normal, looked at Sophie, "Are you introducing yourself?"
"Go to hell!"
Angel waved her hand dismissively, "Now that your sister has done well, have you thought about where to celebrate?"
It was hard to imagine such considerate planning coming from Angel; she wasn't soone who celebrated others' joy.
But Sam hesitated, "I haven't thought about it, what should I do?"
Isabella blinked, "Didn't you think your sister would do well from the start?"
Sam shook his head, "I was just too focused on today's finals to think about anything else."
Sophie couldn't help but mock Sam, "You act as if you were the one competing."
Angel nodded, "I also think he's been a bit too dramatic."
Sam sighed helplessly, "Can we stop the baseless accusations and sarcasm for a mont? Do you guys have any place in mind? I'm open to suggestions, and I'll tell her once she's done here."
Angel didn't imdiately suggest a place, instead glancing at the other two.
"Are they going too?"
Isabella blinked, "Why not? We've co this far."
Then her gaze fell on Sophie, whose response seed key.
Sophie hesitated, then awkwardly turned her head, "Of course I'm going, Ava is my good friend."
"Good friend? What's that about?" Angel looked at Sam, seemingly unaware of this developnt.
Sam suddenly rembered this huge oversight. Good grief, he'd completely forgotten that he'd introduced Ava to Sophie first!
Sam's expression beca earnest, "Well, it's like this. She had just arrived, and we didn't have anything prepared at ho for dinner, so I thought of Sophie, who lives near my apartnt. I figured I'd introduce Ava to my classmates, our club mbers, to make future interactions less awkward... Angel? Are you listening? What are you looking for?"
"Nothing, just keep talking, I'm looking for a gun."
"..."
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"Ava!! Amazing, you really got first place! Congratulations!!"
"Yeah, that's a sure recomndation, I'm so jealous~~"
After stepping down from the podium, Ava was receiving congratulations from those around her, her shy smile evident.
"It wasn't that amazing... Maybe I was just in really good form today, thanks everyone for your congratulations..."
"Hahaha, have you planned a celebration after this?"
Ava glanced apologetically at her ringing phone, "I might have to wait until I get back... I'll treat everyone to a al then, but today I have to be with my brother..."
"Eh? Your very handso brother? Why haven't I seen him?"
Just as Ava was about to answer the call, she noticed the call had been automatically disconnected.
She was puzzled when she heard a voice from behind.
"Ava."
The girl turned around to see the young man standing at the doorway, smiling warmly at her.
"Brother... why are you here?"
Compared to Ava's reaction, the others were practically exploding with excitent, especially the girls from Cedarwood.
"Hey, hey, hey!! Is that... Ava's brother?"
"Wow! So handso... Is this the kind of handso guy you only see in Kuhang!!"
"I always thought Celestria and the others were joking, he's really that handso! I've never seen a celebrity this good-looking!"
"Ava's brother, hello, I'm Ava's friend, can I get your contact info? If that's not okay, can I follow your social dia account!!"
Before Sam could even share a tender look with his sister, he was quickly overwheld by the crowd.
There's never a shortage of fangirls in any era, but Sam hadn't expected to be the one surrounded.
He had planned to enter with a deep, tender call of his sister's na, then have her, flushed with victory, rush into his arms, the two of them sharing a mont of familial warmth...
But just getting out of the crowd took quite an effort.
Afterward, Ava even complained, "Why did you have to co in here? Couldn't you have just waited for to co out?"
"You didn't answer your phone, I was worried you might not find anyone later."
"Who couldn't find anyone? You think everyone's like you..."
Ava said irritably, then saw Sam's sowhat aggrieved expression.
"I just wanted to congratulate you as soon as possible..."
Seeing her brother's face, Ava's heart softened. She found it sowhat amusing.
But rather than laugh at his aggrieved expression, she felt a surge of impulse.
She walked over to the young man with his arms spread wide in helplessness, and before Sam could react, she wrapped her arms around his waist.
She rested her face against his broad chest.
Sam's hands hesitated for a mont, unsure of how to respond to this unexpected embrace.
His heart raced unexpectedly, pounding in his chest.
Then he heard the soft words spoken against his chest.
"Brother, I did it."
She said it with a mix of indulgence and a little pride.
Sam couldn't help but smile, his hands finally coming down to embrace her shoulders.
"Yeah, your brother is always proud of you."
It seed like ti should have stopped at this tender mont, like those heavily inked pages in history books.
For Ava, this was a major event.
It wasn't just about honor or a return on the years of effort.
It was about her future.
She and he... would be closer because of this day.
But reality doesn't pause for anyone, nor does ti freeze for anyone.
Soon, a familiar yet almost instinctively disliked voice ca from behind.
"We're all waiting for the celebration, and you two are hugging here? Want to take a picture for you?"
Sam imdiately wanted to let go, knowing that even if Angel could understand his feelings now, she'd still be jealous.
But unexpectedly, Ava held on tightly to Sam, even lifting her head to smile at the disapproving heiress.
"Sure~ Then please make sure I look good in the photo~"
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