Chapter 17
Chapter 17
“Being beaten up by Ivy may result in losing a rib, but being beaten up by Skylar may result in losing half of my life,” Henry thought.
sunbelievable to her that she had beaten Henry up before.
“Did I compensate you for your medical expenses?” asked Ivy. It was
“No.” Henry lowered his head and said, “I felt embarrassed. I told everyone that I fell off the stairs accidentally and hurt myself.”
If he told people back then that he had gotten hurt because a little high school girl had beaten him up, it would have been very shameful for him.
“Back then, because of my fighting, my parents lost a great amount of money to those that fought with me. It was to compensate them for their medical expenses,” Ivy said.
Henry felt curious and looked at her. “So why did you start a fight with others?”
“Because that group of bumpkins wanted me to be their girlfriend. I didn’t want to, and they became worked up, so I had to defend myself.”
Henry looked puzzled for a moment.
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“So, you beat my cousin up because that dumba** wanted you to be his girlfriend too?” Henry asked. “If that’s the truth, I am going to dash home and beat him to death,” he thought.
“What is your cousin brother’s name?”
“Liam Shelton.”
Ivy instantly answered, “I don’t know him.”
However, she took out her phone and gave Skylar a call. Skylar’s memory was incredible.
She turned on the loudspeaker and asked, “Sky, do you know who Liam Shelton is?”
“I only know one Liam, the dumba** who tried to ask you out when you were in eleventh grade. I punched him before and hurt him. pretty badly. He called for a helper the following day. The helper was a noob with purple hair, who was even lamer than Liam himself.”
Henry bit his lip and became furious.
Ivy looked at Henry. Then, she set her sights on Henry’s hair. “A noob with purple hair?” she thought.
She could not help but laugh.
“Okay, I got it.”
“Where are you?” Skylar asked.
“I saw you go out, so I followed and went out too.”
“Come back early and sleep,” said Skylar.
After hanging up the phone, Ivy’s smile remained unabated. She pointed at his hair and said, “Henry, dye this thing purple. I want to see
it.”
“Where are your manners?” he thought.
But obviously, he did not dare to say anything.
“Ivy, you’re not joking, aren’t you?” He continued to fake a smile.
Ivy raised her brows. From Henry’s point of view, it seemed like she was saying
you want to get beaten up again?”
“I like purple. I’ll go and dye my hair now. I can’t wait any longer. I’ll go this instance!” He stood up and walked toward the exit.
Ivy was left confused. She only meant to tease him.
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“Well, he said so himself. He likes purple and wants to dye his hair purple,” Ivy thought.
Ivy decided to follow him and check things out.
It was 9.30 pm when both of them went to Mr. Tony’s hair salon to get a new look.
“Mr. Shelton, what hairstyle are you looking for?” Mr. Tony stood behind Henry and asked while he looked into the mirror.
Dye his hair purple. He likes it,” said Ivy while she rested her chin on her hand. Then, she muttered, “What a weird preference.”
Henry could not say anything but smile. Adults needed to smile to hide their embarrassment.
“Yes, I like purple. He grimaced awkwardly.
Mr. Tony started with choosing the shade, followed by the dyeing process. He worked on his hairstyle until midnight.
Suddenly, Skylar opened the door and walked in.
At 11.30 pm, Skylar called Ivy and told her that he would come and pick her up.
The moment Skylar pushed the door open, he saw Henry with his brand new hairstyle. It was a purple, edgy punk hairstyle.
When they made eye contact, Skylar burst into laughter. Then, he recalled what Ivy asked him earlier. He immediately said, “The more I look at you, the more you look like Liam’s helper, that noob with purple hair.”
Henry fell into silence. Then, he said. “That was me.”
Skylar said nothing but knitted his brows. He was getting more confused as he tried to understand the situation.
He walked toward Henry, and Henry backed up. “We’re all adults now. Quit thinking about fighting people!”
“He’s not trying to punch you. He only wants to look at you more closely and see if you’re that noob with purple hair,” Ivy said. “What is there to hide from?” she thought.
“It is you.” Skylar felt more amused. “It was Henry Shelton. How could I not have noticed it all along? That’s unbelievable,” he thought.
Ivy waved her hand at Henry. “Come here. This memorable moment deserves a photo.”
Skylar took his phone out and turned his camera on in selfie mode. Then, the three of them took a picture together. Ivy and Skylar looked very happy in the photo, while Henry had a speechless expression on his face. It was as if he was saying, “Do you think I’m happy?
The siblings laughed enough at him and left for home.
Henry stared at his reflection in the mirror. Usually, purple made him look fairer, but he still felt weird about his new look.
“Actually, it’s not that bad,” Mr. Tony added.
“Speak the truth. Henry felt that he needed genuine opinions.
“The thing is, you’re handsome.”
Henry let out a long sigh. “Forget it. I should go home and sleep,” he told himself.
The next morning, Henry and Ivy became a trending hot topic all over the Internet.
The title for their news was [Young billionaire seen on a secret date at a hair salon…Was it to style his hair at midnight, or was it a sexy late–night date?!]
The public only recognized Henry because his company was related to the entertainment industry, and he was always active in the entertainment industry due to his work.
Thus, it was normal for the public to know him.
As for Ivy, she had never been in the public eye. Hence, she was not as influential.
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However, for those involved in the business circles, all of them knew Ivy Gray. So, they could recognize that it was Ivy and Henry in the news photo.
After listening to all of Skylar’s sarcastic comments last night, Logan felt depressed. He was sleeping at home until very late.
When he woke up, he reached out to grab his phone. He saw Henry’s name on the very first push notification.
He clicked on it groggily to check it out.
Immediately, he saw a side photo of Ivy.
He sat up instantly. He could recognize her casily even though it was just a back view.
He looked at the title again. “Style his hair….Style his hair…” He could not stop thinking about the phrase.
After reading through the news content thoroughly for once, he still could not conclude anything. The content was ambiguous. There was nothing much besides a photo and the title.
“What’s next? That’s it?” he thought.
Logan got impatient and gave Henry a call. However, Henry did not pick up.
“Henry Shelton, you’re so dead.” Logan got out of bed. He dashed to clean himself up and got changed. Then, he headed out to find Henry.
“Henry Shelton has to die today!” he thought.
On the other hand, Henry had just been “educated” by Ivy and Skylar. He was editing his tweet.
He posted a tweet saying, [Styling my hair with Ivy and Sky. How awesome is that.]
He attached the photo of his handsome self with his purple hair. Then, he added another photo that he had taken with the siblings at the salon the night before.
“Yes, I am here faking my happiness. I have no happiness at all,” he thought.
As soon as he posted his tweet, someone knocked on his door. He put his phone down and went to open the door.
It was Logan standing at his door. His aura was so cold that the air around him froze into ice.
“Little princeling, are you here also because of the hair-”
Logan pressed him back against the wall and grabbed his neck.
“No, wait… Just look at my hair, please! We did go for hairstyling! Please, take a look at my Twitter!”
Logan let go of him, and Henry could finally breathe again. He was almost killed by Logan.
“You better give me a reasonable explanation.”
So, Henry told Logan about the incident, where he was beaten up by Ivy during his freshman year in college.
When Henry was about to continue his story, something caught Logan’s attention, and his eyes lit up. “Wait, so you mean, after she beat you up, she hung out with you last night?”
“Yes,
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