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?"

moment the teacher finished, the class went nuts, everyone craning their necks to get a

a glance

whole class reaction had her feeling all kinds of awkward, with a side of jittery

had him pegged for

sweet-talking him, class in an uproar-it sure painted a picture of someone to steer

into being disturbed, but with no other seats up for grabs, it's not like he could have her standing at the door for class, so he just nodded

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

sized up Sophia, as if trying to spot the reason he didn't put

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

and regret. Her big round eyes were a bit lost,

bother to shatter her little theory-no need, no

sorries, he just coolly said, "No worries," which clearly eased Sophia's mind a bit, the

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