Helen looked back at him in surprise, a hint of joy gradually appearing in her eyes. She blushed and quickly held his hand, leaning against his arm. Then, she said with a smile that she wanted to eat barbecue.

She arrogantly glanced at me from the corners of her eyes where Matthew couldn't see. She was obviously flaunting me.

This woman, she really cracked me up.

Matthew rubbed the back of her head and rested his hand on her shoulder. Then, he nudged her into the back seat of the car.

Suddenly, I felt like I might have unintentionally become a third wheel.

If it weren't for me, Helen would be sitting in the front passenger seat.

She sat with me together in the back and seemed a little lost in thought. She would occasionally steal glances at Matthew through the rearview mirror Whenever their eyes met and she saw his smiling face, she would quickly avert her gaze and pretend to look outside. She was both cute and awkward.

It seemed that her heart was fluttering.

watched them for a while and then leisurely smirked at her until her face turned red. She turned away

her in a low voice in her ear and successfully made her turn beet red. Matthew clearly heard the whispered words as his lips curled into

of her throughout the meal, serving her food and passing her drinks. He made her so happy

again. I hardly ate any meat, but I felt stuffed with their lovey-dovey

year of graduate school was quite

order

started taking

with my talent and ability, I would surely become a

to introduce me to more people and let me build connections in the world

students. What had

the finishing touches on my Rise to Glory painting in Crystal House, the professor showed up unexpectedly. There were four people there at the time, including me and three other juniors. When they saw Professor King personally visiting the studio, they

greetings and went over to give each of them some feedback, which moved the juniors to

was the only one remaining seated as I finished the final stroke. Then, I stood up and

not that I didn't

importance of respecting

but the

that painting required

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