Richard hesitated when his mother suggested that he should make use of this chance to visit Sophia because she might instantly be touched by his gesture when she was at her most vulnerable. Even so, he was held back by the worry that he might not be able to look her in the eye. Still, he relented in the end.
“Okay.” For the sake of her immense wealth, now was probably the best time for him to visit her. Hand in hand, he and Xyla headed out of the campus. Xyla leaned her head on his shoulder as the two took a stroll along the boulevard in the campus. Richard, no one is going to separate us ever again! she thought.
To their surprise, they bumped into a bunch of students from the School of Computer Science. After taking a closer look at them, they saw a girl surrounded by around seven to eight guys.
“Aunt Sundae Cone, please feel free to ask us any questions. All of us are at your service!”
“Stan, please don’t worry because we’ll try our best to train your aunt into a professional game designer!”
The School of Computer Science was thrilled to welcome the arrival of a new student, not to mention a beautiful girl at that. All of them started addressing her as ‘Aunt Sundae Cone’ because she was Stanley’s aunt.
Sophia was starting to look more and more like a programmer with a backpack, a laptop in her hands and a pair of large spectacles perched on the bridge of her nose.
Xyla thought that her eyes were failing her. How could that girl be Sophia? Shouldn’t she have suffered some serious burns in the fire? How could she possibly be in Bayside University right now? She must just be someone who looks like Sophia!
However, it was hard for her to convince herself otherwise because she knew deep down that the girl was Sophia, albeit dressed differently. She seemed to be walking from the direction of the School of Computer Science. Rumor was that she had not been attending lectures lately; why was she here now?
Richard, on the other hand, recognized Sophia with just one glance. Judging from how she dressed more tomboyish, it was obvious that Sophia had completely assimilated into the bunch of nerds. Truth be told, the large spectacles she wore on her tiny face was actually quite charming. “Sophia, a-are you alright?”
Sophia was discussing with her peers about the lecture they just had when she spotted her ex. It was not a welcoming sight. However, seeing that he was in quite a bad state himself, she forced herself to put on a polite smile and answered, “Yes, I’m alright now.”
Richard continued to look at her speculatively. There seems to be no scar on her face but what about her body? He needed to be sure of that because he did want to see a body full of scars when he finally got her naked. As such, he pressed on, “I heard that you got burned in the fire. Were you injured badly?”
In a bookish manner, Sophia pushed her spectacles upward and replied, “Thanks for your concern. I didn’t get injured because I ran out the back door when the fire started.”
Xyla started at her unflinchingly and bit her lower lip so hard that it started to bleed. Her face turned extremely pale and she started feeling cold as if there wasn’t a trace of warmth left in her body. Never had she thought that Sophia would actually manage to flee the scene. Not only did she not perish in the fire, she wasn’t even injured!
Richard, who was still keen to know whether Sophia had been burnt, phrased his question as if he was genuinely worried about her, “But, I heard that you’ve been skipping lectures lately…”
“Oh, please!” Stanley’s impatient voice cut Richard off. “It’s none of your business whether she attends lectures or not! Who do you think you are? Get your nose out of her affairs!” He beckoned Nathan over and said, “Let’s go.”
Sophia pushed her spectacles up and left with Stanley, a wide grin on her face. They were about to make their way to the office to check out on things.
Meanwhile, Richard watched them leave resentfully. Stanley Fletcher, it’s too early for you to gloat!
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