Chapter 39

Sophia heard a girl’s voice griping from behind her, “What’s this Yolanda stuff all about? You’re acting like you don’t know me. My name is Marian Barlow, Marian, OK?”

Sophia didn’t know if she was just being oversensitive to the name “Yolanda’ and mistakenly thought it was about her, or if it was really just a coincidence. She couldn’t help but turn her head to sneak a peek at the girl, then at Don, both

strangers.

She shook her head with a chuckle, scolding herself for being too touchy, and then headed to the other side of the

exhibition area.

The seminar was about to kick off, and everyone had already snagged their seats early.

Sophia checked the time on her phone, there was still a while to go, so she walked into the multimedia classroom.

At the entrance, staff were collecting resumes and portfolios. Sophia had brought hers along, too, but hesitated for a moment when she thought of the “Yolanda incident from earlier.

The girl collecting resumes shot a puzzled look at the resume in her hand, then at her, “Hello?”

She said it with a meaningful glance at the resume and portfolio Sophia was holding.

Sophia hesitated, then handed it over. Thanks.”

The girl smiled, “No worries.”

Sophia returned the smile and took a seat in the back row of the classroom.

her head

now seated in the front row and waved cheerfully

with a smile and

on the stage. If this Yolanda was the one Brandon was searching for, were Don and

she couldn’t focus on the seminar and didn’t feel like sticking around. Seizing the chance as the speaker changed, she slipped out

from the podium and headed to the entrance, where he picked up the stack of resumes that wasn’t exactly thin and started flipping

multimedia classroom too; the back door was closed, so she had to take

gave an awkward smile as a

had nearly been hit earlier, asked with a smile, “Leaving so soon? Was the

at all. It was fascinating” Sophia replied with a smile. I just

back. “Family first,

a smile as a response, not lingering on small talk, and after saying goodbye, she

through the resumes and portfolios, focusing more on the portfolios. He wasn’t paying much attention to the resumes until he stumbled upon a new ancient-style design portfolio. The clever fusion of classical window patterns and garden elements with modern materials caught his attention. He pulled out that portfolio along with the resume, and the

Chapter 39

raised his eyebrows in surprise, not expecting

to her resume and then turned to the girl collecting resumes, shaking the resume, “Did she drop

resume was so minimalist compared to the flashy ones. around it. The resume was just a simple sheet of A4 paper, so plain it made her do a double-take at Sophia, who was a stunner with a unique presence – a rare blend of innocence and grace, bookish yet gentle and demure. She remembered her in a heartbeat, which made it easy for Don to

retreating figure, somewhat surprised, and somehow felt

anything,” he said in a rush, taking Sophia’s

after her.

“Ms. Yearwood.”

Sophia reached the hall of the teaching building, she heard Don’s voice behind her, slightly out

around, puzzled, to see Don approaching her quickly with a questioning

“What’s up?” she asked.

stopped in front of her, catching his breath while patting his chest, and handed her the resume, “Ms. Yearwood, is this

looked at it, recognized it as hers, and nodded,

said, “Ms. Yearwood, I’m really into your design work. Would you

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