Chapter 108

Calvert, who was sipping his milk at the next table, almost sprayed it out when he heard that remark.

It sounded like she had given Everard a fortune or something.

Since they’d met she had given him what, three hundred bucks? But Everard had already handed her a cool

three million

Everard seemed just as taken aback by her question, his eyebrows lifting in surprise, “Why do you ask?”

Cordelia decided to be straightforward, “Yesterday, my classmate said she wanted me to introduce you to her.”

She paused for a moment, swallowing the fact that her friend was richer than her. She didn’t want him to be tempted.

But Everard just chuckled, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. His voice was low and enchanting as he responded, “Sweetie, you think I’m with you for your money?”

For some reason, Cordelia’s heart raced, and she quickly averted her gaze.

After finishing breakfast and holding hands with Everard for a while, Cordelia stood up to head to class. She grabbed her backpack with one hand, put on her baseball cap, and was about to leave when she remembered something. She dug into her backpack for her wallet.

Cordelia didn’t have many expenses, so there wasn’t much cash in her wallet. Counting it, she found about a thousand dollars. She hesitated, feeling a pang of regret, but then resolutely took out all the money and placed it on the table. Then she said, “Treat yourself to something nice.”

Everard looked at the cash on the table, his expression a mix of emotions. He smiled as he picked up the money and slipped it into his wallet. Seeing Cordelia still watching him, he hesitated before asking uncertainly. Thanks, boss?”

Cordelia looked away, feeling something off about that remark. As she turned to leave, she heard the chair behind her screech. Everard stood and walked over to her.

Cordelia, puzzled, asked, “What are you doing?”

Everard’s hands were in his pockets as he slightly leaned in. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and then he chuckled, “Exercising my rights as your boyfriend.”

was momentarily stunned, only to watch as he slowly bent toward her, his

eyeing him

brushed past her cheek, whispering in her ear, “Just walking you to

a sigh of relief, her eyes clearing with

you think it

she slowly replied, “I thought you were going to kiss me.”

in his

looking back, or I would have had

was two steps behind Cordelia. He lengthened his stride, catching up to Cordelia without even

walk from Midnight Scent to school wasn’t long, usually a five–minute

usually recited some classical literature while walking, but today her attention was drawn to their shadows on the ground. The rising sun cast their entwined silhouettes, elongating them

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their branches awaying in the wind with a rustling sound, adding a touch of warmth to the path

the school gates Cordelia checked the time, surprised to find that their short journey had taken seven ininutes.

were lined up at the gates, with well dressed students stepping

the two of them were rather

in the sunlight, like a golden couple, but his face darkened at the sight.

same time, a car from the Griffin family pulled up, and Yates, engrossed in his phone with a lollipop in his mouth, was about to head into school when he felt something. He stopped

to being watched, felt eyes on her and turned

it was, Everard suddenly

and then he leaned in, “There’s something on your cheek, and let me get it:

was flawless, her large eyes slightly downcast, her delicate nose, and her lips tempting as

her lips, then lingered there a moment longer than necessary.

“Is it hard to get off? Should I go wash my

with a

I’m off

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