Chapter 515 A Different Answer
Asher showing up here was definitely not just a coincidence.
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Still, Jean hadn’t meant it as a serious question–she’d only been teasing. But to her surprise, Asher paused slightly at her words, nced at her with calm eyes, and nodded seriously. “Yeah.”
That caught Jean off guard. <i>This </i><i>guy</i><i>, </i><i>so </i><i>serious </i><i>about </i><i>everything</i>…
The atmosphere between them suddenly shifted; a strange tension crept in.
Jean quickly cleared her throat to break the awkward silence, then smiled and said, “Well, I was just about to meet Sofia for lunch. Let’s all eat together.”
Asher didn’t show much emotion in his eyes; he simply nodded in silence, then stepped aside to walk next to her.
The two of them strolled down the main path of campus, instantly drawing attention from every direction.
After all, both Jean and Asher were unusually attractive. And–Asher had already be somewhat of a legend around campus the moment he arrived. Many students from Sterford Academy were wildly curious about this top–tier genius from a prominent family—
“Isn’t that Asher?<b>” </b>
“It really is…”
“What’s he doing near theputer science building?”
“Is that gorgeous girl next to him his girlfriend? She’s stunning! But I heard he’s single…”
“They actually look great together.”
“Asher’s seriously got it all–family background, brains, and now a beautiful girl walking beside him…”
“That girl looks kind of familiar, though. Like I’ve seen her somewhere.”
“Can’t quite ce it…”
Even though the bystanders were trying to whisper, Jean heard every word loud and clear.
Thements kepting, nonstop.
Jean didn’t mind them much, but-
She nced sideways at Asher, scratching her head a little sheepishly. “The way we’re walking right now<b>…. </b>people who don’t know us are definitely going to get the wrong idea…”
Asher looked down at her, his expression unreadable. “And… does that make you ufortable<b>? </b>
Jean immediately waved it off. “Of course not. I don’t <b>care </b>about that kind of <b>stuff</b>…<b>” </b>
<b>Asher’s </b>lips curved <b>ever </b><b>so </b><b>slightly</b>, the <b>corners </b>of his <b>eyes </b>lifting <b>just </b><b>a </b><b>bit</b><b>. </b><b>“</b><b>Good</b><b>. </b><b>I </b><b>don’t </b><b>care </b><b>either</b>.
<b>They </b><b>exchanged </b><b>a </b><b>small </b>smile, <b>no </b><b>longer </b><b>concerned </b><b>with </b><b>the </b><b>stares </b><b>around </b><b>them</b><b>, </b>and walked the rest of th <b>way </b><b>to </b><b>the </b><b>dining </b><b>hall </b><b>where </b><b>they </b><b>were </b><b>meeting </b><b>Sofia</b>.
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Chapter 515 A Different Answer
“You two came here together?”
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Sofia, who had been waiting at the entrance, widened her eyes when she saw them arrive side by side.
Her surprised gaze bounced between them, eyes darting back and forth quickly, until finally-
Her attention settled on Asher’s face.
Sofia smirked a little and asked yfully, “Asher, don’t tell me you actually came all the way to Jean’s department just to wait for her after ss?”
Jean instinctively turned to look at Asher’s reaction.
To her surprise, Asher simply gave a calm shake of his head and denied it. “I just happened to have something to do over there, so I figured I’d walk over with her.”
Jean blinked, slightly taken aback.
The exact same question–yet the answer he gave her, and the one he gave Sofia, werepletely different.
Remembering how seriously he’d nodded just moments ago when talking to her, Jean suddenly found <i>it </i><i>a </i>little funny. <i>So </i><i>this </i><i>guy </i><i>ms </i><i>up </i><i>in </i><i>front </i><i>of </i><i>Sofia</i><i>? </i><i>Got </i><i>too </i><i>shy </i><i>to </i><i>admit </i>it? <i>Yeah</i><i>… </i><i>that’s </i><i>probably </i><i>it</i><i>. </i>
Sofia, hearing his response, let a faint trace of disappointment flicker through her eyes. “Oh… so it was just on your way… that’s kind of boring.”
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