Ava spoke up quickly when she noticed the look on the face of her friend, Cynthia, who was observant and smart. “Smith Edward? You must have heard it wrong. How could I have any connection with Edward? I won't dare offend him even if I do have a connection with them,” she said and her friend arched her eyebrows. “But you sounded sincere about offending Edward earlier,” Cynthia insisted and she shook her head with a sigh. “I thought I'd told you. It must be a mistake. And besides, why should I offend the emperor's son with whom I have no connection?” She asked and her friend shook her head. “It seems you're right anyway. There's no way that I can save you if it's the emperor's son you offended,” Cynthia replied and Ava nodded her head in response. She forced out a smile on her face and replied. “I know, right.” “Give me his details before you leave. He might be someone my dad is acquainted with so it won't take anything to convince him,” Cynthia said in a concerned tone and s
“Is that the reason why you called me here?” He demanded in a cold tone. He didn't bother to mask his emotion. He was angry at her for asking him such a question. “No. I mean please can you…” he interrupted her before she could complete her statement. “Is that the reason why you became my friend? Is it because you wanted me to help you? Friend with benefits,” he said and threw a cold gaze at her. She swallowed hard and lowered her head in shame as she noticed the look on her face. At that moment, she regretted her actions. She shouldn't have asked him to do such a thing.“No, that's not the reason,” she said and kept quiet. She didn't know what to say. That was right. At first, she befriended him because she needed his help and some information from him but when they began to get closer, she discovered that he was a carefree person despite his status. “Then tell me why you called me here and asked me to help you talk to your former boss,” he demanded and slammed his fist on the t
“Why 99/100 instead of the full mark that you claimed I got?” Smith asked with a surprised look on his face and the lecturer scoffed. “I don't have an answer to it. Congratulations anyway,” the man said and handed the result to Smith. Smith stared at the result and arched his eyebrows, unable to spot any mistake that he made. He got all the questions correctly. Why wasn't he given the correct score?“I got the whole mark so why are you…” the lecturer interrupted him before he could complete his statement. “I'll take my leave. You can report to the chancellor so she can assign you to your class,” the lecturer said and walked out of the hall quietly. “What the hell! What's the meaning of this?” He asked as he glanced through the result for the umpteenth time. “Let me go and see her,” he said and walked out of the mini-exam hall with a smile beaming on his face. He knew that they'd be a reason why they reduced his mark. Or was it because they didn't want the media to make their que
“That's enough. We're in the class and people are watching,” he complained as she clenched tightly to him as though her life depended on him. “I don't care if they're watching. What matters is that my friend is here with me,” she responded and he shook his head with a sigh. “Yeah. You're right,” he muttered and whined softly then she pulled away from the hug. “It seems you guys seem close. But you should know that hugging in the class in such a way is inappropriate,” Mr. David said and he arched his eyebrows. “Inappropriate?”“Is there a rule that prohibits us, the students, from hugging against each other?” Smith asked and Mr. David looked up instantly. “I know there's none but that doesn't mean you should…” he interrupted Mr. David before he could complete his statement. “I think that's enough for the proof that I need,” he said and Mr. David stared at him speechless.The students were surprised to see the newbie, Smith, render Mr. David speechless. This was the first time tha
The students laughed at Smith mockingly after failing the questions that they thought he was going to get. How could he come and steal the spotlight? They were delighted that he wasn't able to answer the question just as they'd expected. “So he failed it after all that orientation?” One of the students asked and they burst out into laughter. However, Smith wasn't bothered by their statement. He kept a straight face as he glanced at the lecturer, who had a mischievous smile on his lips. “How did I fail the question? I'd like you to give me a vivid explanation of why my answer was incorrect,” he demanded and the students got angry. “How dare you ask him such a question, huh?”“Your answer is incorrect because he said it is. Does he need to explain to you, you brat?” One of the students spoke and they agreed. “Yes, he has to,” he said adamantly and dominantly with a cold look on his face. “How could you be so arrogant after missing such a question? You're a failure,” another stude
“Huh?” Smith looked up with a surprised look on his face as the young lady, who bumped into him, insulted him instead of apologizing to him. “How dare you talk to him in such a manner? Do you know…” he pressed Ava's hand softly before she could spill out who he truly was. He didn't want the type of look that was on the faces of the students when they heard he was from Edward's family. “But look at your shirt. It's all stained,” Ava complained and he nodded his head. “Don't worry about it. I'll be fine,” he responded and she nodded her head gently. “Okay, fine,” she kept quiet and stayed backward. He bit on his lower lips as he stared at his shirt that was stained by the food and drink on the tray that was on the lady's tray earlier. “Why would you insult me even when you are at fault?”“Why didn't you look at your front when you were leaving, huh?” He asked in a cold tone and she scoffed. “Even if I wasn't looking in the right direction, you could have watched your steps too a
“What!” They gasped out in shock as they stared at each other with their eyes widened in shock. Smith stared at her with a surprised look as he watched her stand before the door with her mouth widened in shock. “Ahh…” she screamed out in shock as her gaze landed on his hot masculine features. He smiled as he noticed the look that was on his face. It was a good thing that he didn't pull off his shirt then she would have seen his d**k. “Why are you here?” He asked with a confused look on his face while chuckling. She lowered her head and bit on her lower lips as her cheeks flushed. “I brought these clothes for you,” she half-yelled and threw the clothes at him. He caught the clothes midway and turned to her with a smirk beaming on his face. She turned and ran away before he could appreciate her for bringing clothes for him. It was a surprise that she could do such a thing for me. It seemed she valued their relationship as she claimed. He thought it was because of his help that s
“Who are you? And how dare you stand in our way?” One of those men asked in a cold tone and Smith chuckled. “Who am I? I'm someone that even your boss wouldn't want to mess with,” Smith responded with a cold look on his face and those men found themselves swallowing the lump in their throat.“My boss? Do you know who she is, huh?” The man asked and Smith stroked his chin. “She? You guys won't cease to amaze me,” he said and moved closer to them with a cold look on his face. “Smith!” Ava yelled with tears rolling down from her eyes. She moved forward and rushed toward Smith, who pushed her slightly behind him. “Stand before me and watch as the drama unfolds,” he said and she nodded her head in response. She stared at him with doubt, wondering whether he would be able to take down those hefty men in black suits. How could he take them down? That was the question that crossed her mind as those men surrounded them. He remained calm and silent even in such an unfavorable situation. “