Camden cleared his throat. "But, Ms. York, are you certain you want to help Evan He''s under a, and both his custody and guardianship are with the Linden family. This could end up being a


    I put on a sheepish smile. "I know, but I n to help him find a school fir


    find a school first and then suggest he talk it over with his family.


    "He''s at that rebellious stage, and I can''t just let him go off the rails. If I do, he''s bound to ruin himself."


    My worry deepenedas 1 spoke, and Camden gave me aplex look. "You''re genuinely kind-hearted, Ms. York, Elijah losing someone like you... it''s truly his loss."


    I managed a small, strained smile in return.


    With Camden''s help, we quickly selected a school. It was an international school with a solid 20-year reputation, offering both a prestigious high school curriculum and direct guidance for studying abroad after graduation In short, this school was a suretine path to studying overseal.


    The tuition was so thousand dors per year, plus another 30 thousand dors for misceneousfers-altogether, so thousand dors a year.


    Over three years, along with an additional year of early prep, it totaled around you thousand dors


    Though I had the funds, the Linden family''s approval wasn''t guaranteed just because I was willing to pay


    After talking with Camden, we decided to take Evan to the school tomorrow to see the facilities and gauge his interest. Then, he could return to discuss it with his family.


    Just then, Evan came out of his room, having woken up from his nap. He stopped shout when he saw Camden. "And.. you are?"


    With a polite smile, Camden introduced himself. "Mr. Linden. I''m Mr. Wood''s assistant. You can call me Camden"


    Evan, polite as ever, bowed slightly. "Nice to meet you, Mr Russell"


    Tilled Evan in on the ns that Camden and I had discussed. His brows furrowed upon hearing that the fees totaled 300 thousand dors.


    "Ari, don''t spend all that money on me. I


    Tout him off before he could finish. "That''s enough. You either go to school ur forget about having me as your sister."


    He quickly gave in. "Alright. I''ll call Elijah. He should agree to it." Then, he headed back to his room to make the call.


    After about half an hour, he reappeared, his face beaming. "Ari, Elijah agreed. He said he''d cover the tuition."


    I let out a long breath, smiling in relief. "How did you get hirm to agree?" I asked.


    Evan thought for a moment, then said, "I told him if he didn''t let me stay with you, I''d drop out and be a


    e a street punk"


    I felt that there had to be more to it. Evan was clearly holding something back, but decided not to press him. Taking on


    on this responsibility was already out of the ordinary for me as it was


    The following werk was a whirlwind of school tours, meetings with teachers, and handing the atler math of his light at the previous school.


    Alter countless conversations and red tape, we finally secured his withdrawal from the old school. Amid it all, I had to dy my start at Halton University for a few days just to get everything Norted


    When Teri found out about me taking Evan in, she was anything but sympathetic.


    "Ana, have you lost your mind! Why are you getting involved with Evan? He''s Elijah''s brother, for heaven''s sake."


    I sighed. "I know, but I can''t just ignore him."Têxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Teri scoffed. "Haven''t you read the gossiptely? Elijah and Jocelyn have been parading around together. He''s more in love with his new me than his own family."


    I sighed again. "It seems like he''s living without a care."


    Teri''s voice turned sharp. "Exactly! He''s living it up with his beauty while you''re left babysiming his brother. Ariana, are you serious? How can you be this naive?