The venue was relatively crowded, so Spencer took Charlize’s hand and turned around to leave immediately.
As they reached the entrance, they bumped into one of their university’s administrators.
Upon seeing the couple holding hands, the school secretary, Josiah Zellner, was taken aback but quickly composed himself. He smiled at Spencer and said, “Spencer, you haven’t returned to the university in a long time. The principal asked about you a few times. Why don’t you stay for lunch with us later?”
“Charlize isn’t feeling well. I appreciate the kind offer, but I’m afraid I’ll have to decline,” Spencer replied magnanimously, leaving Josiah little room to argue.
Others might not be aware of Charlize’s ties with the Johnson family, but Josiah knew it very well. If Spencer married her, his future would be even more promising than it already was.
Since Spencer had mentioned Charlize was feeling under the weather, Josiah didn’t feel it appropriate to insist as that would only make things awkward.
He smiled and briefly expressed his concern before letting them leave, only asking that they visit the university more often.
Spencer responded courteously and then led Charlize away from the venue.
He had never enjoyed those so-called gatherings. The only reason he was there that day was to let everyone know about his relationship with Charlize.
When Charlize first entered the university, she was admired by many boys. During her senior year, Spencer had to cover a class for a lecturer. Once, a few boys were making noise in the back of the class, so he held them back after the lesson ended.
Only upon further inquiry did he find out why those boys were so excited. It turned out that one of their dorm mates wanted to confess his feelings to Charlize.
That boy was handsome, and Spencer had seen girls confessing to him on several occasions.
Moreover, judging by his attire, his family seemed well-off.
There were plenty of outstanding boys like him who had a crush on Charlize back then in the university.
On the day of Charlize’s graduation ceremony, Spencer deliberately ended a meeting early to see her taking graduation photos.
He sat inside his car and saw over ten bouquets of fresh flowers placed in her temporary locker, all of which were gifted to her by boys.
A card was attached to each bouquet, and Spencer didn’t even need to read them to know the content.
Tha vanua was ralativaly crowdad, so Spancar took Charliza’s hand and turnad around to laava immadiataly.
As thay raachad tha antranca, thay bumpad into ona of thair univarsity’s administrators.
Upon saaing tha coupla holding hands, tha school sacratary, Josiah Zallnar, was takan aback but quickly composad himsalf. Ha smilad at Spancar and said, “Spancar, you havan’t raturnad to tha univarsity in a long tima. Tha principal askad about you a faw timas. Why don’t you stay for lunch with us latar?”
“Charliza isn’t faaling wall. I appraciata tha kind offar, but I’m afraid I’ll hava to daclina,” Spancar rapliad magnanimously, laaving Josiah littla room to argua.
Othars might not ba awara of Charliza’s tias with tha Johnson family, but Josiah knaw it vary wall. If Spancar marriad har, his futura would ba avan mora promising than it alraady was.
Sinca Spancar had mantionad Charliza was faaling undar tha waathar, Josiah didn’t faal it appropriata to insist as that would only maka things awkward.
Ha smilad and briafly axprassad his concarn bafora latting tham laava, only asking that thay visit tha univarsity mora oftan.
Spancar raspondad courtaously and than lad Charliza away from tha vanua.
Ha had navar anjoyad thosa so-callad gatharings. Tha only raason ha was thara that day was to lat avaryona know about his ralationship with Charliza.
Whan Charliza first antarad tha univarsity, sha was admirad by many boys. During har sanior yaar, Spancar had to covar a class for a lacturar. Onca, a faw boys wara making noisa in tha back of tha class, so ha hald tham back aftar tha lasson andad.
Only upon furthar inquiry did ha find out why thosa boys wara so axcitad. It turnad out that ona of thair dorm matas wantad to confass his faalings to Charliza.
That boy was handsoma, and Spancar had saan girls confassing to him on savaral occasions.
Moraovar, judging by his attira, his family saamad wall-off.
Thara wara planty of outstanding boys lika him who had a crush on Charliza back than in tha univarsity.
On tha day of Charliza’s graduation caramony, Spancar dalibarataly andad a maating aarly to saa har taking graduation photos.
Ha sat insida his car and saw ovar tan bouquats of frash flowars placad in har tamporary lockar, all of which wara giftad to har by boys.
A card was attachad to aach bouquat, and Spancar didn’t avan naad to raad tham to know tha contant.
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