Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 283

Olivia talked about how Hugh had once spent afternoons playing basketball with

his classmates, his backpack had been stuffed with love letters in secret, and how he had led Olivia to safety on that stormy night when the power went out in the

library.

As she spoke, Olivia leaned in closer to Hugh and Serena, her smile bright.

"The power went out, and there was a typhoon outside. I was so terrified. If it weren't for you, I don't know what I would've done. You took me out, shielded me all the way to the dorms, and even gave me your jacket..."

Serena listened intently. For some reason, her heart tightened. That was a side of Hugh she had never seen, a side of her ally she never knew.

She looked up at him.

He was much older than her, with more life experience. High school must have felt like a distant memory to him. Did he ever miss those carefree days?

She was lost in her thoughts, and her mind drifted.

But Hugh's eyes grew colder. When Olivia brought up those supposedly romantic moments, he cut her off in a flat tone.

"The power went out during the typhoon. If you hadn't taken my deskmate's notes, we wouldn't have rushed out looking for you. We were cramming for exams.

The room fell silent.

stopped speaking. A flicker of panic flashed in her

what happened during high school. And he even remembered in such detail. Couldn't he at least give her a little room to embellish the

her head, confused. So all that talk about a wild and romantic high school

been through bankruptcy and a divorce, but don't sugarcoat the past. Pinning your hopes on other people or clinging to fantasies

expression faded into shock and

Fantasy?

standing right in front of her, just as handsome as she remembered

give up because of her family's downfall.

about to bring up more memories to win him over, Serena said, "Then let's not

you're

be happy

about me?" Hugh asked, his gaze

Serena care about his

your classmate. It's only right that we host her

wasn't particularly

Olivia.

relatiowever, considering Olivia's