Livid Guardian's Endless Coddling

Chapter 555: Learn to save

'Lose?' Noor glanced at Arsh in confusion.

She wanted to tell Naira they weren't competing against each other so there is no winner and loser. They survived the day and that was the requirement of the task.

She also wanted to confirm from Arsh if she made a mistake in understanding but seeing her sister's sad face, she smiled at her to comfort her. She wanted to say 'it's alright.' but she was confused with their task already.

Arsh merely glanced at his sister. He arranged those things for Arna, he wanted her to accept Noor and see the real Naira without needing just words.

He didn't care if Naira had her own misunderstanding, he will take care of Noor.

Arna caught her brother's cold eyes and pursed her lips before lowering her head. It was her silent sorry for Arsh who understood it.

He plainly said, "Noor, let's go."

Naira who was expecting to shine in the glory felt like cold water ran down her spine. Shouldn't he say she did a good job and he will agree to date her?

'Why Snow isn't asking?' She thought, curling her finger to a fist squashing the two notes of 10 hundred bucks.

Seeing Arsh going around the car to open the door for Noor, glancing at Ivan and Arna nod at each other in agreement to Arsh's words, Naira cut in quickly to bring up the topic, "Snow, how much did you earn?"

Arna paused and said the truth, "Fifty hundred." she paused before clarifying, "I spent twenty hundred and brought thirty hundred."

Naira awkwardly laughed. She put all the efforts yet she lost when it came to Arna. So how could she not be jealous?

However, it was a day about her and her sister. Since she won on her, she quickly overcame it and chuckled, "You are best as always."

Arna faintly smiled, "I was just a little lucky." She knew if she hadn't met the old man, she would have been troubled for a long time but she definitely wouldn't have lied or used her identity.

Hearing Arna drop the topic there, Naira didn't let Noor step away either, "So I am the winner, Ain't I?"

Arsh was irritated when he saw Naira clutching Noor tight. He started doubting if Naira was always the same and they failed to notice her. Even he wanted to know how Noah and Norah, such mild and loving parents, have such a daughter.

Since there was a time, Arna was spoiled rotten until she realized her behavior could hurt others. He found it believable as Naira was the first grandchild for both Hanes and the Wood family and she got everything at beck and call.

Arsh slammed the car door that startled the girls and got their attention. He said cold and clear, "No, you aren't."

It confirmed to Noor, what she understood was right. Feeling Naira tremble, Noor wanted to console her thinking Naira might have felt bad feeling lost.

"Sister Naira, Young Master Morgan didn't mean you lost. We played just to check if we could survive a day without money. Since you earned and returned safe, that means you are adaptable too."

However, her sweet and consoling voice met with a hard flung of her hand. Ivan, who was close to them, was swift to hold Noor before she tripped by the force.

Arsh glanced at Arna again. He wasn't blaming her for Naira's behavior, he was telling her why he never could become a good friend to Naira when Arna had repeatedly asked why he just hung out with Ivan.

Arna sighed, nobody is perfect, she isn't either so expecting Naira to be one is stupidity. When she left the house nine years back, it wasn't just because of Naira's instigation, Arna had no guts to face her parents, she was so frightened that Naira's suggestion felt feasible. 

So she forgave Naira even though she felt she should have probably went to Arsh or Ivan for advice. It was too late standing in a different country so she had thought if she proves her worth, she could face her mother but the guilt just went deeper and deeper.

When she was in the city, she had thought everything was perfect seeing her brother, Ivan, and Naira enjoy themselves together with her. She hadn't thought it could be because of her only.

Once she had left the city, she got to know Naira was able to be with them because she was bringing her everywhere. Ivan and Arsh never really liked to mingle with her due to her self-obsession.

Now she felt she didn't become a good friend of Naira to guide her to the good path. Was it too late? Could she still have the cute Naira who was innocently smiling at her in the playschool?

She wasn't sure. 

Ivan stopped Noor from running up to her sister. Holding her shoulder, he guided her next to Arsh, "Don't worry, Arsh will take care." He softly told her patting her head.

Ivan probably never could understand Arsh's way of dealing with things. Noor's parents never let her see how the world is dark, Arsh showed her how the world isn't always beautiful as it seems to the eyes but he didn't let her go through the cruelty that could have toughen her up. 

Probably the only one problem she faced was her sister that too recently because of Naira's crush on Arsh.

Probably other than Arsh's mother and father, nobody understood him better. On second thought, Ivan was sure Noor knew Arsh better than him but that dumb girl thinks Arsh is like her mentor.

Meanwhile, Naira was having an eye war with Arsh who looked completely nonchalant waiting for her to become jealous and blurt everything out.

"It was a game and I earned more than Noor. I won it and she lost." She pressed down her voice looking at four standing opposite her.

Arna walked up to her saying, "Naira, it wasn't like that. Anyway, Noor was helping a person so she couldn't work. Yet she"

Naira cut in shrugging her shoulder, "Who the hell told her to help somebody? She should learn to save herself first."

Arna frowned. This wasn't the Naira she knew. They have bitched other girls together but she never had felt Naira cared about none but herself.

Turning Naira to face her, Arna was ruthless and sharp, "Do you mean, you will leave my brother in the problem so that you could save your ass?"

Naira was stumped.