Semua Bab No Longer Theirs: The One They Can't Replace: Bab 81 - Bab 90

In an instant, the lively venue fell silent. All eyes locked onto Winter and Alistair in shock.Outside the competition area, Joshua stared at the screen, his thin lips pressed together tightly."Auro, are you okay?" Winter asked, her voice tense as she checked on Alistair.He nodded gently. "I'm fine. What about you, Winter?""I'm okay, too." She let out a long breath of relief.Terence watched Winter cradle and comfort Alistair. His eyes quickly reddened, and his chest heaved with emotion. Once, that embrace had been his alone. But now, that idiot Alistair had stolen it! Damn him!Still, like his father, he was born with a proud streak. He would never bow his head. Since Winter was getting cozy with Alistair and betraying him, so be it. He didn't want her anymore, either! From now on, Jessica was all he wanted!Despite the unexpected incident, the competition pressed on, and time slipped away rapidly.Winter anxiously approached the teacher acting as referee. "What happened?"

"Phew… I'm exhausted." Jessica wiped sweat from her brow."Aunt Jessie, lower your head a bit," Terence urged, standing on his tiptoes."Hmm?" She bent down obediently.He pulled a clean blue checkered handkerchief from his pocket, gently wiping the sweat from her forehead with care.Winter faltered when she saw this, her hand holding Alistair's tightening unconsciously. That handkerchief was one that she'd carefully chosen for Terence. She'd even embroidered his name in the bottom left corner stitch by stitch.Every night in the past, she'd wash it, disinfect it, and dry it. The following morning, she would slip it into his shirt pocket.It was a small piece of cloth, but it carried all her love for Terence. Yet now, he was casually using it to wipe Jessica's sweat. And he knew she didn't like Jessica.Jessica smiled warmly. "Thank you, Terry. Your handkerchief's dirty now—how about I take it home, wash it, and return it to you?""There's no need for that. I'll just throw it a

Terence tackled the problem with ease, his pen moving smoothly across the answer board.Joshua's eyes narrowed slightly, clearly pleased with his son's performance."Whoa! Alistair's solving it just as smoothly! What a surprise!" Stuart exclaimed.Joshua took a closer look, and sure enough, Alistair's speed was astonishing, matching Terence step for step."Plus, Alistair's handwriting is so neat and proper. It's a pleasure to look at!" an official chimed in.Joshua's chiseled jaw tightened. Terence's handwriting, truth be told, wasn't as good as Alistair's.Philip loved calligraphy, and Joshua had grown up immersed in it, mastering a fine hand himself. But with Terence, his busy schedule left him no time to supervise. Heather's excessive doting had also made Terence restless and unable to sit still long enough to practice.A flicker of irritation rose in Joshua's eyes. At the end of the day, this was Winter's failure as a mother. If she couldn't even teach Terence to write prope

It was as if that day was the first day Joshua and Winter had met.Winter overtook one, two, three others… Just as she was a single step away from passing Jessica, the latter let out a startled yelp.She stumbled and crashed awkwardly to the ground, her delicate frame rolling and slamming into the barrier beside the field.Winter didn't even glance her way, focused solely on racing toward the finish line."Aunt Jessie!" Terence cried, sweating with worry. He winced as if feeling her pain.Joshua stood to his feet when he saw the agonized look on Jessica's face. He strode out of the room and barked, "Call an ambulance immediately. Contact the hospital and get the best doctors for Jessica!""Yes, Mr. Stroud." Sean sighed helplessly, having no choice but to comply.Meanwhile, Winter crossed the finish line first. The ribbon wrapped around her waist, and under the brilliant sunlight, the sweat on her forehead glistened like diamonds.…"Congratulations to Ms. Everhart and Alistair

"A teacher treated them for me. I'm fine now," Alistair said, pulling out a phone from his pocket. He looked up and handed it to Joshua. "Are you Terence's dad?"Joshua looked down at him and hummed in acknowledgment."Hello, Mr. Stroud. I got this video from another parent's phone. It was taken from a different angle, and it clearly shows that Winter didn't trip that lady. She fell on her own." Alistair mustered his courage to defend Winter as he faced Joshua's tall and imposing figure.Terence immediately leaned in to look. Sure enough, the footage clearly captured the entire process of Jessica's fall. Winter hadn't even touched a single hair on her head.Joshua's handsome face darkened with a frosty chill as he looked up and glared at Jasmine, who looked bewildered.Terence's eyes widened, and his heart clenched. He didn't even have the courage to glance at Winter."Terence, your mom is innocent. You should apologize to her," Alistair said to him seriously.Winter's throat ti