hapter 278 Not the Dance Again Please
After Matteo’s cold gaze swept across the room, the entire ss fell silent.
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The boys thought Matteo was unbelievably masculine–he dominated the whole room the moment he stepped <b>in</b>. The girls, on the other hand, were dazzled, Matteo was the man of their dreams.
Only Eliza felt that Matteo was dangerous, the moment he walked in, she felt her heart skip a beat.
<b>That </b>killer’s gaze–only someone who knew the real Matteo would recognize it.
She didn’t hear a single word that was said during the entire lesson. All she could <b>think </b>about was how she should’ve faked sick and stayed home with Halbert.
*Eliza.”
Suddenly, Matteo called her name from the podium.
A chill ran down her spine.
She followed his gaze, it was those cold, deep–set eyes looking right at her.
Just then, the bell rang.
Matteo looked away and said ndly. “Come with me.”
Those four words sent a ripple through the ssroom..
“What’s going on between the new teacher and Eliza?”
“Who knows? Why would he suddenly call her out like that?”
The <b>room </b>buzzed with whispers.
Since the start of the semester, their ss <b>had </b>been anything but quiet.
First, there was the drama between the real <b>noble </b>and the impostor.
Then Halbert transferred in, now, a strikingly handsome lecturer had shown up, and he seemed to have something going on with Eliza too.
Outside the ssroom, Eliza had no idea why Matteo suddenly asked her to step out.
Could it be, Matteo recognized me as the person who crashed into him that night? It was pitch ck, how does he even remember?
She tried her best to stay <b>calm </b><b>and </b>asked, feigning confusion, “Mr. Matthew, is there something you needed from me?”
Matteo turned <b>to </b>face <b>her</b>.
The <b>look </b>in his eyes made her <b>skin </b>crawl.
He stepped closer, expression unchanged. Instinctively, Eliza <b>wanted </b>to step back.
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But as he approached, she forced herself to stand her ground and <b>didn’t </b>move an inch.
The fact that she didn’t flinch surprised Matteo.
Still, the surprise didn’tst long.
“I heard you’re a good student.” he said.
Elza blinked, caught off guard. That’s what he wants to <b>ask </b>me?
“My grades aren’t anything special in this ss.”
Everyone here came from elite families in the industry–she wasn’t exactly a standout.
<b>BD</b><b>% </b>
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Matteo stared at her for a moment, then <b>finally </b>asked what had really been on his mind. “<b>Have </b>we <b>met </b>before?”
Eliza’s heart skipped a beat. “No, never. You must be mistaken, Mr. Matthew”
“Is that so?”
She nodded quickly, terrified he’d recognize her from the night before.
“Alright.”
With that. Matteo turned and walked away.
The abruptness of his exit left Eliza unsure what to make of it. Did he recognize me? Or not?
They had watched him blow up an entire car with a lighter. And now he was posing as a temporary lecturer at the university? There was no way he had good intentions. Halbert really picked the perfect time to get injured.
Back in <b>the </b>ssroom. Eliza packed up her materials for the afternoon. A girl came over and asked, “Eliza,” there’s <b>a </b>wee party tonight. Aren’t you going?”
“My brother’s hurt. I have to go home and take care of him, so I won’t be attending this afternoon.”
“<b>You’re </b>leaving after <b>lunch</b><b>?</b>”
The girl looked surprised.
Eliza frowned. “Why?”
“Well, <b>your </b>brother just had someone deliver a gown for <b>you</b>.”
“What?”
Eliza was stunned. What on earth is Halbert up to?
That’s <b>when </b>she noticed a gown box sitting on her desk–she hadn’t even seen anyone put it there. Halbert wasn’t attending the ball tonight, yet he’d arranged for me to show up in his ce?
She was getting serious bad vibes <b>from </b>Halbert.
Eliza nced at the bodyguards beside her. “You two better give me a good exnation.”
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The two men exchanged <b>nces</b>, clearly at a loss. They were just responsible for protecting her, not reading
minds.
As for Halbert’s intentions, how could they possibly know? Eliza felt like she was <b>talking </b>to a brick wall.
She pulled out her phone and called Halbert.
It only rang twice before he picked up.
“Did you get the <b>gown</b>?” he asked casually.
The fact that he even brought it up made her grit her teeth. “That’s <b>what </b>I was about to ask you–what’s the deal with <b>this </b>gown?”
“It’s for the wee party tonight. <b>What </b>else would it be for?”
“I never said I was going.”
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