Taylor, Meg, and a few of their ssmates had just grabbed their lunch and were searching for a spot to sit. The cafeteria was already packed.


    Meg nced around and spotted a few empty seats nearby. She turned to Taylor and said, "Hey, let''s sit over there..."


    She trailed off when she noticed Mirabe sitting at one of the tables. Her voice faltered, and her eyebrows knitted in frustration. It was like she could never avoid running into her.


    Like a bad penny.


    Taylor noticed Meg''s sudden silence and curiously followed her gaze.


    Mirabe was stunning, with an effortless grace that made her unforgettable.


    Taylor''s eyesnded on her, and a flicker of surprise crossed his face. But then he remembered Mirabe was a schrship student at Prestige College, and his expression returned to normal.


    He wasn''t really interested in anything outside of his academic research and didn''t keep track of who topped the final exams.


    However, he had briefly met her back at Parkside High School and had a good impression. Mr. Hammond from Parkside had also mentioned looking out for Mirabe. So, he said to Meg, "That looks like Mirabe, Luna. Should we go say hi?"


    Meg didn''t really want to see Mirabe. Just the sight of her made her feel irritated.


    But she didn''t want to show her dislike in front of Taylor, especially since she had some questions to discuss with him. After a moment''s thought, she nodded, "Alright, let''s go. There are empty seats by her, anyway."


    Taylor nodded, and soon they were walking towards Mirabe and Lisa.


    Lisa was in the middle of asking Mirabe if she knew Meg and Taylor when she saw them heading their way. She gripped her fork a bit tighter and whispered, "Looks like they''reing over."


    Mirabe wasn''t interested in Meg and Taylor and just gave Lisa a sidelong nce without saying anything.


    As Taylor and Meg approached, Taylor greeted Mirabe first, his face breaking into a smile, "Hey, Mirabe."


    Meg just nced at Mirabe, her expression cool and distant, before pulling out a chair and sitting down. She ced her lunch tray on the table.


    "Hi, Taylor," Mirabe replied politely.


    Taylor nodded and took a seat. He then looked at Lisa and, always polite, asked, "And you are...?"


    Lisa, facing Taylor, was a bit stunned. This was one of the top five influential figures at school and a total heartthrob!


    Seeing Lisa''s dumbfounded look, Mirabe shook her head and introduced her, "She''s a ssmate from my department, Lisa."


    Taylor introduced himself briefly to Lisa and then turned back to Mirabe, "We didn''t get a chance to exchange contact info back at Parkside High. What major are you in now?"


    "Bioinformatics," Mirabe replied, then nced down at her watch.


    "Biological Sciences?" Taylor turned to Meg, "That''s your department too, right, Luna?"


    Meg, who hadn''t said much the whole time, saw Taylor bring it up and feltpelled to acknowledge it, nodding, "Yeah, although we''re in the same department, it''s not exactly like we..."


    Before she could finish, Mirabe stood up, "You guys enjoy your meal. I have some things to take care of and need to leave."