Divorced My Cheating Husband, Married A Billionaire novel Chapter 16

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Seven years ago, Halliport University participated in a clean-up drive by the beach. Many students signed up for it because it earned them extra credit.

Riley and her friend Krista had just finished picking up trash by the shores when Riley said, "I could use a refreshing drink. Let's go to the bar!"

"Yeah, me too," Krista said. "Let's go!"

Krista was an art student, just like Riley. They had many classes together, so Riley could say that Krista was one of her good friends in school.

They had surrendered their collected trash to another school representative before going to the floating restaurant and bar. The bar was at the end of a long jetty, and many students made their way there, some walking while some riding their bikes.

When Riley and her friend made it to the bar and restaurant, she bumped into two famous, celebrity-like men who were in their college: Adrian King and his friend, Brian Martin.

By that time, Riley had already understood how famous they were. Adrian was the basketball team captain and a member of the swim team. He was renowned for his bad-boy good looks. He had dark and long hair, a tan complexion, and a muscular body.

His friend, Brian Martin, was Adrian's opposite. He had light features and blond hair. He was equally notable among girls, only that he chose to keep his hair short. He was known to be the friendly one compared to Adrian.

"Oh, My god! It's Adrian King and Brian Martin!" Krista exclaimed with much enthusiasm. "I'm one of your fans!"

Riley felt utterly ashamed of her friend, so she lowered her head in annoyance.

"Be careful, Riley," Adrian said, ignoring Krista.

'Huh? He knows me?' Riley was taken aback. She mused, 'Well, of course he does. Riley, do you remember how you challenged him in marketing class?'

It had only been a week since the presentation, but she and Adrian had not talked to each other since. They were not friends, but they were not enemies either.

"Sorry," Riley responded.

"Nice to meet you, Riley. Adrian has told me all about you," Brian said. "Good job with marketing class."

'Huh?' Riley was stunned again, but she did not have time to dwell on Brian's words because another friend who studied at the same university called her from the bar. Her friend was waving a box of Royce Nama Chocolate from Japan, and she was ecstatic!

"Um, excuse me," Riley said while walking past the two handsome men. Her friend, Krista, remained standing before Adrian and Brian.

"Hey!" Brian called out to Riley. His blue eyes gleamed, and he chuckled, asking, "Aren't you going to fawn over us?"

"Ha?" Riley asked with a brow raised. "Pfft! Are you chocolate?"

Riley simply shook her head, walked towards her other friend, and accepted the box of her favorite chocolate.

An hour later, Riley was floating on cloud nine, almost leaping as she took her steps while taking a bite of her favorite treat. She had discovered this uniquely creamed chocolate from Japan a year ago and became obsessed with it. There were several variations, but her favorite flavor was the Au Lait. The only problem was that it was made in Japan, and getting it was somewhat challenging.

After eating four pieces, she covered the box and was about to put it inside her bag when someone exclaimed behind her, "Excuse me!"

A young boy was biking on the jetty and nearly hit Riley! Startled, Riley jumped to the side, but in the process, she dropped the box of Royce Nama chocolate!

'Hey!" Riley called out to the boy. "You made me drop my chocolate!"

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Riley took a few days of break from school, and when she returned, she was surprised to see Brian Martin had joined their marketing class. He had approached her and said, "Hi Riley, we meet again. I swapped marketing classes, and the professor said it was okay. I guess we will be seeing each other more often."

"Ah, sure, but I'm not fawning over you," Riley said, making Brian laugh.

"I wasn't going to ask," Brian said before taking the seat next to Adrian King.

Riley saw Adrian stare at her. He didn't look away until the professor entered the class.

Two days passed, and Riley had another marketing class. When she arrived at the classroom, almost all her classmates were there. In her seat, she found a box of Royce Nama chocolate with a note for her. It read: [It's not worth dying for. Don't do it again, Riley.]

Her eyes rounded as she grabbed the box of her favorite chocolate. She scanned the room and studied the faces of the people around her one by one. Sadly, she couldn't read their expressions. Only Brian smiled at her and winked.

"Who the -" She muttered.

Because Riley could not identify her savior and the giver of the chocolate box, she said aloud, "Whoever you are, I also like the Matcha flavor! Consider giving two next time!"

She sat on her seat, opened the box of chocolate, and ate two pieces simultaneously.

Riley never knew who her savior was until six months later.

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