Chapter 9 9: Hindering her image

Tiffany stood there for fifteen minutes, waiting for Gabriel or Eveline to leave. Finally, after fifteen minutes, Prof. Beckham's office door opened, and Gabriel left.

Tiffany was about to walk towards Gabriel, but she stopped to look at the person behind him. The joy in her eyes disappeared.

Her brows furrowed in confusion as she watched Gabriel turn to face Eveline.

Quickly hiding back, Tiffany tried to eavesdrop on them. But no matter what, she was unable to hear a word.

Meanwhile, there was an awkward silence between Eveline and Gabriel.

While Eveline was cursing her fate, which slapped right into her face, Gabriel was somewhat happy with Prof. Beckham's suggestion.

"When would you like to start the lessons? I am free this afternoon. If that is okay, let us go to the library and start studying," Gabriel said in a tone that was more gentle than ever.

Gabriel's indulgence momentarily surprised Eveline, but she was unable to express her disapproval. Regardless of how charming he spoke to her, she would constantly question his motivations.

Eveline sneered mentally, recalling how Gabriel agreed with Prof. Beckham when he would've refused to guide her. He had left the other day when she refused to ask for his assistance, but now he was obligingly complying with the professor's request to tutor her by the time he returned.

Just as she turned to face him, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a figure lurking behind the pillar.

It didn't take long for Eveline to realize who it was and she instantly changed her idea and put on a smile.

beat. It was the same smile he had been missing since yesterday. And at last, he caught a glimpse of the former Eveline once

and moved slightly closer to

are comfortable teaching me, I do not mind."

Eveline's sudden boldness, however it was also the first time he had noticed Eveline's natural

stared brightly at him, and those

see how Gabriel would respond, but the longer he continued to stare at her like a devoted puppy, the more she felt

a moment but quickly changed her mind because she knew Gabriel would never look at

lack of resistance toward Eveline. She remembered how he

the library after lunch," Gabriel eventually said, emerging from

response to her. This was the first time she had seen Gabriel smile at her and that too with such genuineness and it somewhat melted her

Remember, how he treated you back then. Don't fall for

she thought of Gabriel's cruelty in

nod, she then turned and walked away from there

hurriedly hid herself, thinking Eveline would go before she approached

unnaturally still. The sight of Eveline's icy gaze caused

here, trying to sneak up on us?" Eveline asked, her gaze piercing her

saw her stalking them, she couldn't control her urge to get

like a friend to whom Eveline could put her

observed Eveline stop abruptly, furrowed. She was looking at something behind the

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