Chapter 31

Even though it was described as a private VIP room, the interior was more like that of an entire floor due to how spacious it was. The lights were dim, and there was a live band playing some music. Everyone was dressed to the nines, and they were all having a good time, with groups of three to five clinking glasses with each other as they chatted and laughed. Corinne glanced across the crowd in search of Annie's figure. All of a sudden, the pink-haired young woman came running toward her. "Hey there, Au—" Corinne stretched out a finger and pressed it on Annie's lips and stopped her from uttering the word 'aunt'. "Call me by name when you're outside!" Annie curled her lip. "Oh, okay! Corinne..." Corinne frowned slightly and examined Annie's body to see if there were any injuries. "What's wrong? Why'd you call me to come up and save you?" Annie hugged Corinne's arm anxiously, turned around, and pointed behind. "It's them! They bullied me!" Corinne glanced over and saw three well