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Leah looked at him with red eyes.
Ernest walked over and looked down at Leah. His eyes were filled with heartache.
Leah took a deep breath, looked at him, and said, "Wait for a moment."
As soon as she finished speaking, Leah came out of the room and stood in the hallway. Se looked at Norval and said, "Norval, Ernest is right. You are not qualified to stand up for me. I don't need you to either. I didn't need it before and I won't need it in the future. Please stay away from me."
She didn't think that Norval would be staying next door. When she woke up, she was surprised to find that Ernest had met up with him.
After knowing that, she felt very awkward and had panicked.
Hearing her words, Norval narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at Leah and said, "Leah, it's still too early to say things like that. You may need me to help you in the future. Even if you don't like me, I'm still your family. If this man bullies you in the future, I can help stand up for you–"