Chapter 489:

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The dismissal was cold and final. Kellan had initially thought to use Carole, to test how Allison would react to his attention. But instead, Kellan found himself tangled in his own emotions, growing hurt with each passing moment. What Carole had meant as casual banter had turned out to be a grave miscalculation.

The only thing keeping her from outright expulsion was a debt: her family’s past kindness to Kellan’s grandmother. That, and that alone, prevented him from severing ties entirely.

“Kellan, I told my dad I’d meet you at the café. If I go back now, he’ll definitely give me hell.”

Carole’s face paled as the thought crossed her mind. Her father’s punishments weren’t just discipline—they were a form of torment. If she didn’t manage to make things work with Kellan, she knew the brutal consequences that awaited her.

To make matters worse, there were curious eyes all around, watching her and Kellan, likely gossiping about their interactions and expecting some kind of chemistry.

had thought Kellan’s invitation to the café was a good sign, perhaps even a step forward.

sorry,” she murmured, her voice tinged with desperation. “I didn’t sleep well, and I wasn’t thinking straight. It

she could finish, Gordon laughed, a

you can meet Miss Perry at the café, I don’t see why I can’t have a date with Allison here,” he said, the faintest hint of mockery in his tone. “Besides, the things

dripped with thinly veiled hostility, wrapped up as

his gaze could have cut through glass. “That’s exactly what I want to say. When I’m speaking with Ms. Clarke, I’d appreciate

smile only grew colder. “Oh, is that a

café seemed to shrink. The warm chatter of patrons

the air, the weight of the hostility

wasn’t until now that she realized what was happening. These two weren’t just talking—they were sizing each other up,

in the middle of it all, Allison sat quietly, her gaze steady and impassive, as if she were above

both of their eyes with a cool, unflinching stare. “Both

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