Chapter 214

Daisy's voice filled the room the moment she walked through the door, catching the attention of a new guy who had just entered. He paused in his tracks, his gaze landing on her.

Maybe it was his habit of pulling all-nighters, but the dark circles under his eyes were pronounced, giving him a perpetually sleep-deprived appearance.

"Hey, Zack, what's the hold-up?" one of his dorm mates nudged him from behind, breaking his trance.

Zack adjusted his thick-rimmed glasses and replied, "Thought I heard someone call my name just now."

"Who? Dreaming much? Desperate for a girlfriend, are you?"

"Shut up, man!"

They shared a laugh and continued towards the back of the classroom, where the atmosphere was quieter. This was a room filled with top achievers, where everyone naturally kept their voices low to avoid disturbing others.

As they passed by, Keen, who had just finished his lunch and packed away his meal prep box, cast a sidelong glance at Everard.

Boyfriend...

Keen had stumbled upon Cordelia's social media page once, featuring a photo of a couple holding hands. Curious, he'd followed Cordelia's school's community board and seen a candid shot of her boyfriend posted there.

The guy in front of him matched the photo he'd seen, but according to Cordelia's classmates, her boyfriend wasn't named Jack, nor was he a student. Apparently, a student had clarified that the man was Cordelia's sugar baby.

Keen frowned in thought. So, was this guy a fake?

He did look the part-handsome, capable of crafting a persuasive apology letter, seemingly Cordelia's type...

Everard and his friend settled down, then

blinked in surprise.

reputation preceded him. The idea of a top student wanting to sit with

up quickly

layout too vast to maintain the morning's arrangements.

come?" she

Everard always seemed a bit aloof, yet in the company of Little Fang or Sanderson Delaney, he was nothing but

caught Cordelia's continued gaze and smiled. "As a kid, I was a bit of a terror. At first, my teachers would call my parents. Eventually, my dad got tired of it and told them to deal with me as they saw fit. They couldn't really hit

you know we

"I didn't," Everard confessed.

a random guess based on popular names. It

notice how Everard stood out in the daylight-his pale skin, prominent nose, and thin lips giving him a

classroom was unusually

behind Cordelia, Queenie eyed the pair, wondering

Daisy and two other friends observed Cordelia and Everard,

Jack, doesn't he? Does that mean no chance for

hard, it seems like a

paid Keen any attention this morning, but she can't take her eyes off Jack now.

real story here?

"Spill it!"

Cordelia's cheating? How can

glance at Cordelia and Everard before

to spare before class, Everard handed

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