"Hardy, it's none of your business. I hope you can study hard and stop thinking about other things. If you do not take part in the college entrance examination or fail in the exam, I will surely be responsible for that. Therefore, for your own sake as well as for your parents, you must study hard."
"Celia, I was just talking nonsense. I promise I will study hard and have a good future, but we..."
He prayed that there were some hope in their relationship.
"As I said before, I respect you and regard you as my brother. We are siblings. How can I marry you?"
She made it clear, "You didn't lost to him. You are just too young."
Hardy was just a little boy. He was still immature. If he was really like a man, he would not let such a thing happen today, let alone put his parents into such a situation.
"Celia, don't forget. I'm older than you."
You are elder than m
the D Village would all help Hardy if you dare hit him. If they bind you up and beat you to death, you will be sorry for what you have done, and no one would defend you."
She had never seen such an arrogant man who dared to act wildly in other people's place.
"It was rude."
"You are rude!"
He couldn't swallow the insult.
"I didn't say that. You said it yourself. The society is governed by law. Besides, I'm here to help them to improve their lives. They are all polite to me. Only you can think of that."
The villagers were polite to him, including Horace. He always blamed his son for this matter, and didn't say anything wrong about him. In the legal society, people were civil and lawful. Even if the villagers didn't know how to read and write, they still understood the rules. Moreover, in the villagers' eyes, Sharon had always been polite and well behaved.