Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

“Isn't it fun to enjoy your university years to the fullest? Why skip a grade? Alas, I can never understand what it's like to be a top student.”

Ysabelle was perfectly content with how things were at that moment.

It's wonderful to be able to do whatever I want and date whoever I want, so what's the rush?

“I don't want Mr. Tristan to wait too long. We said we'd get married after graduation.”

Words eluded Ysabelle as she shook her head in slight disapproval.

“You two...” Is there a need to flaunt your affection for one another like that? Then again, it's not like I'm still single.

Sandra nodded blankly.

In truth, she didn't understand what it was like to be a top student either, and she was an extremely introverted person. Hence, getting acquainted with new people was not her stronghold.

“Once you leave, I don't know who I'd go to if I encounter a problem I can't solve!” she lamented.

“You can come to me if there's anything you can't solve by yourself. I'm not graduating right away, so I'll still be at the University of Medicine.” Sophie planned to condense the five-year program into two short years.

“All right!”

Nevertheless, they were still going to be at the same university.

Ysabelle and Sandra knew of Sophie's plans to skip grades, but they weren't expecting her to complete the entire program in just two years' time.

“Looks like you're really into Uncle Tristan,” Ysabelle commented. “Otherwise, you wouldn't be so eager to marry him.”

“It's not that I'm eager. I just don't want him to wait too long. After all, he seems pretty insecure, and if that's the case, it'd be better for us to tie the knot as soon as possible,” explained Sophie.

“Hm? Why didn't Felix bring this up to me? Could it be that he's not planning on marrying me and just wants to date me for the fun of it?” The more Ysabelle thought about it, the more she felt something was off.

Meanwhile, Felix let out a sneeze, completely unaware of the misfortune that was waiting for him.

That night, Tristan went to pick Sophie up. These days, if he didn't have anything important to attend to, he'd pick her up from either the University of Medicine or Jipsdale University.

Hence, there wasn't a single person on both campuses that was unaware of the fact that Sophie was taken, and there was nothing her admirers could do but mend their broken hearts.

Noticing the look they were shooting him, Tristan grew smug.

Yes, that's right. I love it when they can't stand me but still can't win against me. What a delightful feeling!

On the other hand, Sophie was already used to them reacting this way, so she merely walked past them with her gaze focused on the path ahead.

All of a sudden, Tristan wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into his arms.

“What's wrong?”

She had hardly gathered her wits when she noticed a red sports car speeding away.

Sophie furrowed her brows at the sight of that.

Speeding on campus was an utterly despicable thing to do, but unfortunately, the sports car was too fast for Sophie to catch a glimpse of its license plate.

A line had formed between Tristan's brows as well.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, she would've gotten hurt, and the mere thought of that filled him with rage. Who on earth has a death wish?

The couple continued strolling down their path. At that moment, they didn't investigate the matter further, but they were certainly planning on figuring out who was behind the wheel once they got home. Someone had to teach the reckless driver a lesson, after all.

Naturally, everyone else bore witness to the scene as well.

“Someone's going to be in huge trouble.”

“So what? They deserve it! This is a university campus. What's so impressive about having a sports car?”

“That's right! Fortunately, my goddess wasn't hurt!”

“Oh, how I wish I was the damsel in distress! He's so handsome!”

“I wish I had a boyfriend like that. He's practically perfect!”

A single move from the perfect couple was enough to cause a stir, but the two remained clueless about the commotion they had unintentionally created.

Meanwhile, Jennifer was displeased, for the private detective was unable to find out the man's identity.

Thus, she drove to the agency.

This was the hardest task the agency had ever encountered since its establishment. “Ms. Whitley, there's nothing we can do. We know absolutely nothing about the man.”

“Am I not paying you enough? If that's the case, then name your price. I can give you all the money you want!”

Jennifer believed there was nothing in the world that couldn't be resolved using money, but the agency didn't want to ruin its own reputation over the matter. “This isn't about money, Ms. Whitley.”

“Not about the money? Then is it a skill issue? You call yourselves the best private detective agency in Jipsdale, but that's not true at all! I'm going to shut you down today so you won't go around scamming people again!” she bellowed, her eyes red with anger.

This was a lead she had painstakingly obtained, and naturally, she wasn't willing to give up just like that.

The harder it was to find out anything about the man, the more she felt something was amiss.

“There's really nothing we can do, Ms. Whitley. How about this? We'll refund the deposit to you.”

This time, the private detective agency had bit off more than they could chew.

Jennifer narrowed her eyes menacingly as she gave them a once-over.