I tried to turn Mom down, but she wouldn''t allow it.


    After negotiating with her for ages, she finally relented and said, "Fine. I won''t send you a personal bodyguard. However, you''ve got to meet Mason Connaught of Quantum Springs. He''s one of our allies. If anything happens, you can ask for his assistance. He''ll also protect you discretely."


    "Got it."


    Since it was the weekend, Felicia and I took a break at Imperia Manor.


    I even brought her to meet Jane at the hospital. She was strong and was recovering nicely. The doctor said she would have a clean bill of health in a month.


    However, she had to remain in the ICU for now and was not epting any visitors. Even when Felicia and I went to visit her, we could only signal at her through the ss windows.


    However, Jane was still overjoyed.


    On Sunday, I told Felicia, "We''ll have lunch with a few men from Quantum Springs. Then, we''ll go back to school in the afternoon.


    She nodded and agreed, "Alright."


    I looked at her swollen cheeks and asked worriedly, "Are you feeling unwell? If you are, you''ve got to tell me. Don''t keep it to yourself."


    "No. I''m perfectly fine."


    Felicia grinned at me and even poked her cheek to relieve my concern.


    "William, what are you going to do when we return to school? Are you going to offer the faculty an exnation? Rumors about you are spreading like wildfire..."


    "Why would I do that? They don''t deserve it."


    When I said so, Felicia seemed crestfallen. "They don''t deserve it, but neither am


    I deserving. William, I hadn''t thought that you would be so rich and amazing. I don''t deserve you."


    "What are you going on about?"


    I smiled resignedly and took a seat beside her, running my fingers through her hair.


    "I said that they didn''t deserve an exnation, but it wasn''t because they were of


    a lower social standing. Rather, those faculty members are unprincipled. I shouldn''t have to pay them such respect. They used me without checking their sources and robbed me of a chance to exin. I look down on their morals, not their status."


    If I were such a selfish person, I wouldn''t have gotten with Felicia in the first ce, nor would I have befriended Benjamin.


    I thought that Felicia was very naive. However, it seemed like my constion hadn''t done anything. She still seemed preupied. I couldn''t help it.


    The differences in our social standings were too wide. However, she had to find a way to ovee it.


    We were only dating in school. She wouldn''t feel much about our difference in privilege. If we did consider marriage in the future, it would only be worse.


    If Felicia did not ovee it, she would feel even worse and even more terrified when attending events with me. Our rtionship would suffer as a result. I couldn''t help her.


    "Sophia, give Felicia a makeover. We''ll be eating with the people from Quantum Springs in the afternoon."


    "Alright, sir."


    Sophia knew what I intended. She quickly brought over a formal dress and jewelry. Then, Sophia got Felicia ready and drove Mom''s V8 Koenigsegg to Quantum Springs.


    When Felicia and I reached the restaurant, we realized that many people had arrived. I immediately identified Mason from the crowd.