Chapter 46
Cordelia froze, her eyes locked on the text message that had just lit up her phone screen.
Had she read that right?
While she lost herself in the bewilderment, a voice snapped her out. “Cordelia, you leaving? They’re about to lock up the auditorium.”
She stood up, looking a bit confused. “Yeah, I’m leaving.”
Clutching her textbooks, she slipped her phone into her pocket and exited the classroom.
Inside the Midnight Scent, Everard fixed his eyes on his phone, fixated on the last message he’d sent. [Call me dear, and it’s yours to borrow.]
He still remembered the introduction when Cordelia joined the group chat. Stanton had called her Louie’s dear good friend.
There he was, lowering his guard, sweet–talking and cooing, and he hadn’t even managed to get her to add him on social media, and Louie just swooped in as ‘dear friend“?
How could a girl so casually call someone ‘dear“?
His finger tapped lightly on the table as he imagined her calling him dear in that soft, sweet voice. But why hadn’t she replied to his message yet?
Meanwhile, the group chat “Who exactly is this girl?” was blowing up.
Bland started. [Damn! What’s going on in here? Is Mr. Watkins flirting?]
Stanton typed. [Lia’s got guts, still no reply. Is she rejecting him? We’re witnessing a flirtation fail and might be doomed!]
The rest of the chat expressed their nervousness with shivering emojis.
Frankie added, [He’s been talking a lot lately, which is abnormal. Should someone warn the girl not to tick him off? I’m worried she might vanish from the chat by tomorrow!]
Stanton replied, I don’t dare.]
Bland echoed [Same here]
The rest texted. (Even less.]
So, the big shots in the group chat shook in their virtual boots, silently observing. Just as they were fretting for Cordelia, a new message popped up.
Louie broke the silence. She dare not call you dear. Perhaps Lia could respectfully see you as her teacher if you want to mentor.]
After reading this message, the chat went silent. Everyone was holding his breath, not wanting to get caught in the crossfire of a battle between the big shots.
Patiently waiting for Cordelia’s reply. Everard was surprisingly fine about it. After all, his young friend was a bit slow to warm up.
He’d only waited about five minutes when a new message lit up the chat. But upon reading it, his eyebrows lifted ever so slightly, and he let out a sarcastic snort.
Was Louie trying to speak for her? Since when did he get to make decisions for Cordelia?
He was about to type a response when he suddenly paused.
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zu he hesitated another message appeared
Comune asked hould that work to leam Would you be my teacher
me
There that had been building in Everard dissipated instantly whh that message His stem face softened into a smile and long fingers tapped out a response (Day]
ater that Condela receveda prate message from Mr A–Round with all the study materials requested
Herleves it up as she saw it (Thank you Sir
By then, she had returned to the classroom Aher sending her reply, she slung her backpack over her shoulder,
But as she reached the door a message from Lamy popped up Miss Cordelia, Miss Julians insisted I take her home first. Hold on for a bit drop her off and then come for you]
Coral frowned at the message. She had left early in the morning while Juliana was still asleep, taking the subway and bus to school
Juliana was a
ways slow sometimes deliberately dawdling for fifteen minutes. Cordelia was only five minutes. laner than usual and Juliane had already left.
Annoyed and not wanting to wait for Larry Cordelia decided to take a taxi, but as she was about to hail one, a topless blue sports car skidded to a stop before her
seats,
Yates pointed to the passenger seat. Lis, need a lift?”
e sure looked dashing behind the wheel
Without a second thought. Cordelia hopped in, eager to get home and dive into the materials to solve the mistery nagging at her.
ia, buckle up. Here we got Yates exclaimed, flooring the accelerator as they zipped away from the Midnight
Spent
Behind the counter. Everard glanced out the window just in time to see the passing car and its two occupants.
Enciming with the rebellious spint of their age, the redhead boy wildly grinned as he drove, catching the eyes of gris like friend who was practically glowing with excitement beside him.
his
They looked like a pair of youngsters in the throes of first love.
Everard’s eyes darkened
The drive from school to home usually took Larry half an hour.
Yates did it in fifteen.
He sped to the Delaney Manor without slowing down.
Having lost a fight to Cordelia, he wanted to reclaim some pride in another way.
The first time a girl was in a sports cat she would be thrilled and terrified.
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