Chapter 51: Please Give Up on Ian
"Excuse me, here are your cake and your drink," the waiter said as he brought over the desserts and beverages.
"Thank you," Aurora replied out of habit.
"Please enjoy."
Gemma, smiling radiantly, scooped a spoonful of cake. "Aurora, perhaps you already know that Ian has been pursuing me for three years."
Aurora shook her head. "I didn't know."
She had only recently transferred and really wasn't interested in such gossip.
Most days, she hid her Bluetooth earpiece in her hair to listen to work updates from Asher.
She had neither the time nor the energy to concern herself with who in class was hooking up or breaking up.
To her, these matters were as trivial as children playing house, hardly worth mentioning.
Aurora's honest answer only led Gemma to misunderstand that Aurora was interested in Ian and was trying to intervene, hence her denial.
"Well, it's natural you wouldn't know, having just arrived," Gemma continued, "We met in our first macroeconomics class..."
Gemma quickly began to chatter away, leaving Aurora wondering how well she really knew her.
discuss
Gemma did talk about
glanced at Ian, who seemed far from enjoying reminiscing about
was full of embarrassment. He was as baffled
Gemma had suddenly approached him saying she had made up her mind. When Ian asked what she had decided, she said he had passed her test. These three years had been a trial for Ian, and now she was ready
indeed pursued Gemma, but that
instantly been smitten by Gemma in
the young woman was initially very appealing to the youthful man, especially since he
a full year, but Gemma changed
skipping classes. She always had her assignments done by him
also learned she had a boyfriend, an ordinary-looking man in his forties. She was with the man
this book for
called dating. It was
but Ian initially didn't believe it until he saw her leaving arm-in-arm with a
innocence had been a facade, and after
was interested in her because of his
never refused, leading her
anyone who asked. It was just
frequently, but Ian never clarified his
"sugar daddy" after another,
her long ago, so when Gemma suddenly declared she wanted to
refuse. After the afternoon exam, Ian had intended to explain things to Gemma, but before he could say anything, she had dragged him here. It turned out she brought him here today to provoke Aurora, probably unaware of Aurora's true appearance. Only Ian, who had seen Aurora's true beauty, knew that such a beautiful girl could never like someone like him. While Gemma recounted their past, Ian could
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