Chapter 64
Nicole tamed het Lage away. “Mr. Compton, this land of joke isn’t funny. We should keep our distance from now on. If our parents aren’t around, we really shouldn’t
Aaron’s face turned sollemn “Nicole, in your eyes, am I such a temble person?”
Nicole’s heart was a mess. She looked at him more cautiously. “W–What do you mean?”
Seeing how genuinely slow and unresponsive Nicole was, Aaron let out a quiet sigh. He stood up from the carpet without avoiding her and fastened his belt right in
front of her
He looked calm again, and his voice was low and dull. “Forget it. We’ll do as you said.”
With that, he didn’t stay another second. He turned and walked straight out of the room.
Nicole stared blankly at his retreating figure, then lowered her eyes, glancing down at the silver needles in her hand, her gaze a little confused and unsettled.
What did Aaron mean by what he said just now?
However, Nicole didn’t dare overthink it. After all, she hadn’t known him for that long. There was no way feelings had developed.
Aaron was born into privilege. Maybe he just wasn’t used to women treating him with indifference, which was why he reacted so strangely.
She raised a hand to her chest, holding herself back “Nicole, stop letting your heart race!”
Even if Aaron helped her, it was only because he wanted a wife who wouldn’t cause trouble.
This was just a marriage of convenience with no emotional strings attached.
She shook her head, forcing herself to stop thinking about him.
Meanwhile, after Aaron walked out of the room, he took a deep breath and shut his eyes, holding back his emotions. He could feel the turmoil inside him, probably from Nicole’s cold reaction and the deliberate distance she kept
But since when did he ever care what any woman thought?
Who would’ve thought that someone like Nicole could mess with his head so easily?
After the banquet ended, Heidi quickly helped Nicole arrange her retum to Silverwood University for further studies.
Thanks to the donation of an entire building, Nicole’s enrollment went exceptionally smoothly this time.
Standing once more outside the office door, she hesitated, afraid to reach for the doorlasab
Back then, to be with Jacob, Nicole gave up her chance to pursue further studies. Part of it was because of Jacob, and part of it was because, without income, she wouldn’t be able to support herself
William bad tried to talk her out of it for a long time, but she had turned him down coldly.
Now, three years later, she was about to see William again. She didn’t know if he still held it against her.
Trying to prepare herself mentally, she was just about to knock when she heard a student’s voice from inside that was full of admiration.
“Di Hayes, was Nicole really your former student? Her grades were amazing. But why did she only finish undergrad and not go on to grad school?”
Nicole roze, herhand hanging in midair, not daring to knock She wanted to hear what William thought of her now.
William’s low voice came through the door. “There are a lot of outstanding students. She was just one of them. You can leam from her, but in the end, your path in life is your own to choose. Graduating with a bachelor’s or going on to grad school is a personal dedșion”
Nicole felt her chest tightened with pain when she heard that, William was still upset with her.
The studeat sounded a little discouraged. “If someone as good as Nicole didn’t go to grad school, that means your program must be really hard to get into. We’re not even close to having grades like hers yet!”
William finally let out a soft sigh. “Nicole…”
Nicole closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them again, her eyes stung with emotion.
She took a deep breath, raised her hand, and knocked on the door
