Chapter 169

Back in the day, Sophia was in the same grade as everyone else but looked way younger and greener than her peers.

She was the new kid on the block, transferring in mid-term, and all the front-row seats were already taken.

The only vacancy left was next to Brandon, the tall dude chilling solo in the back

row.

Brandon was a skyscraper of a guy who wasn't exactly Mr. Sociable, so he'd voluntarily claimed the last row corner spot as his own little island.

When Sophia showed up and there were zero extra seats in class, the teacher had no choice but to park her next to him.

But since Brandon was ace at academics and the teacher knew his lone wolf vibe, they were careful to consider his feelings. After Sophia's brief intro, the teacher scoped out the room, saw the only empty seat was by Brandon, and politely threw him the question. "Brandon, mind if Sophia sits next to you?"

necks to get

help but steal a glance at

had her feeling all kinds of awkward, with a side

him pegged for the kind of bully

added up-tall guy, back row hermit, teacher sweet-talking him, class in an uproar-it sure painted a picture

but with no other seats up for grabs, it's not like he could have her standing at

a whole heap of trouble for Sophia. His nod sent another

the guts to gawk at him openly, so they all sneakily sized up Sophia,

bad wolf, making her even more on edge. When she finally took the seat next to him, she was super careful not

accidentally bumped his elbow sitting down, her flustered and anxious apology, the "sorry" filled with caution and regret. Her big round eyes were

her little theory-no need, no

"No worries," which clearly eased Sophia's mind a bit, the nervy look in her eyes

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