Maggie strolled over and asked, “Jon hasn’t come back yet?”

Estelle nodded, “He’s tied up with something!”

Maggie thought of the news she had seen earlier, a shadow flickering in her eyes. She didn’t continue the topic of Jon but instead asked, “What time is Grandpa Jarvis flying in tomorrow?”

“He’s on the 8 AM flight, should get to J City around 10. Millard’s picking him up. They’ll swing by my mentor’s place first before coming over,” Estelle replied.

“Great, Millard’s a gem for doing that. Tell him thanks for me!” Maggie chuckled, then suddenly turned, “Oh, and I’ve got a little surprise for you tomorrow!”

Estelle raised an eyebrow, “What kind of surprise?”

“You’ll find out tomorrow!”

Not sure what Maggie was playing at, Estelle didn’t press further, “Go hang out with your friends. I don’t need looking after!”

“They don’t need me either. I just want to spend time with you!” Maggie said, grabbing a bottle of wine and taking Estelle by the hand, “Let’s find a spot to drink. I’m too restless to sleep tonight anyway.”

the corridor, and

poured wine for

took the wine and sipped it

first met Morrison. He came to my place with Mr. Langston. He was top of the class, and I, well, I wasn’t. That day, I scored a whopping fourteen on my math test. My folks asked him to tutor me. He frowned at my paper and said, ‘Anyone who can get a one for every answer on algebra has got a special kind of talent!’ That was the first time anyone praised me like that. Right then, I decided

“No wonder you fell for

glared playfully,

“Go on!” Estelle encouraged.

One of his roommates had a crush on me and confessed. I asked Morrison what I should do, and he said it was up to me. That was the first time I got mad at him, didn’t see him for a week. Later, I heard from that roommate that Morrison had told him I was already betrothed since childhood and would get married right after graduation. He advised him to keep his distance from

asked, “Jon hasn’t

“He’s tied

flickering in her eyes. She didn’t continue the topic of

J City around 10. Millard’s picking him up. They’ll swing by my

him thanks for me!” Maggie chuckled,

an eyebrow, “What

“You’ll find out tomorrow!”

what Maggie was playing at, Estelle didn’t press further, “Go hang out with your friends. I don’t

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