Chapter 469: Meaning of True Friendship

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Just...someone who forgot.

And he respected that. He didn’t even have any romantic ideas about her in the first place. She simply seemed like the kind of person who shared his values and goals, someone it would be good to have as a friend.

"Add it now," he said, holding out his hand calmly.

Nnenna blinked, surprised by his direct tone. "Your...your phone number?"

"Now," George repeated, gentler this time but still firm.

She fumbled for her phone, almost dropping it in her rush. Then pulled put the little folded piece of paper she had kept since that first day. Without thinking, she held it up, unfolded it carefully, and keyed in the number written on it.

George watched her fingers moving across the screen. He nodded to himself.

I was right.

She hadn’t thrown the paper away.

Nnenna was honestly surprised by his reaction. He didn’t make a fuss, try to guilt trip her, or twist the situation to make her feel small.

Just simple understanding. In this academy full of nobles who loved to posture and whisper behind people’s backs, it felt almost... refreshing.

Once she entered his phone number into her contact list, she quickly sent him a short message:

"This is Nnenna."

chimed almost immediately on his phone. George glanced down, smiled faintly, and saved her number right in front of her without

he said calmly, slipping his phone into his pocket. "I won’t keep you any longer. I’ll

the same friendly composure he had shown the first time they met, then turned

caught off guard by how normal he was. She slowly nodded back, watching him go until he disappeared into the stream

around one last time, half expecting to see him looking back. But he didn’t. He just

good person, she thought, a small

wanted to be friends...maybe that wasn’t such

the strap of her bag and headed down the hall toward Carl’s office,

a polite nod. The woman glanced up, immediately recognizing her and offering a small

no need for introductions anymore, Carl had made it clear from the very first day that Nnenna should always

walked briskly past the waiting area, feeling the curious stares of a few people seated there. She tried not to pay them any mind as she reached

gently, though a bit hurriedly, her heart fluttering from how

calm, warm voice

automatically slid open, recognizing his voice

smooth technology that seemed

on this continent had made it all feel

straightened

as she stepped closer to Carl’s desk, not even

graceful wave of his hand toward a

then did Nnenna realize she wasn’t alone

men who looked like important officials. And beside them sat two youths,

glance, their eyes distant, as if her

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