You're not fat, you're hot!

You don't interest me. 

Creepy guy. 

Uncle. 

Those were the only examples that hurt Ray the most. Growing up, most people around him doted on him. Even though the students in the star section wouldn't mind dissing him, they still respected his intellectual perspective on school and even in business. All the star students were actively involved in their family businesses, after all. 

So, getting some real, harsh talk with a thirteen-year-old was heart-wrenching. Ray frowned deeply and gazed at Penny. 

Despite saying all those things, she kept an upright pose and an honest expression. 

"Sorry if that's what it made you feel," he said with a deep sigh. "I mean it."

"You should mean it." Penny nodded. "I hope you stop this madness from now on. I don't want to deal with this again. Especially, I don't want my brothers worrying about me."

Her brothers worries just made her more worried, after all.