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 private room, crossed the corridor, and made their

poured wine for Estelle, “You good

Estelle took the wine and sipped it

began reminiscing, “I was sixteen when I 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

snorted with laughter, “No wonder you fell for Morrison. You were such

glared playfully, “Don’t

“Go on!” Estelle encouraged.

him ‘brother’ all the time. 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 me. I laughed all night when I heard that. The next morning, I was back at his door, bright and early. On my eighteenth birthday, after inviting a bunch of classmates and getting tipsy, I called him to pick me up. Once we got to my room, I pounced on him. The next morning when he woke up, he didn’t even look at

strolled over and asked, “Jon

tied

had seen earlier, a shadow flickering in her eyes. She didn’t continue the topic of Jon but instead

should get to J City around 10. Millard’s picking him up. They’ll swing by

him thanks for me!” Maggie chuckled, then suddenly turned, “Oh, and I’ve got a little surprise for

eyebrow, “What kind of

“You’ll find out tomorrow!”

press further, “Go hang out with your friends. I

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