Sweet Flash Marriage with the Restrained Tycoon (Isabelle and Damien) novel Chapter 759

Chapter 759 Acadia University

Chapter 759 Acadia University

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The two of them ate lunch in silence. Every now and then, Harold would put a little more food on her plate.

Claudia felt they should give this a try, but she still couldn’t relax. She didn’t dare serve him food in return, and starting a conversation felt completely out of reach.

Just as they were finishing up, Harold passed her a napkin.

“Got plans for the rest of the afternoon?” he asked.

“I need to stop by Acadia University,” Claudia replied.

Acadia University was the most prestigious school in the country.

“Alright.”

Harold’s tone was neutral. Honestly, he’d been hoping they could just grab ice cream somewhere quiet- just sit and enjoy it together.

It felt like it had been a while since they’d really spent time together. Ever since his consideration of Harvey, being around Claudia hadn’t felt quite right.

Claudia noticed his distance, so she mustered a question, “Will you be home for dinner tonight?”

“I’ve got plans tonight. Probably back late,” Harold said, a little surprised she’d spoken up first. “Why?”

“I’ll be back after ten.”

“Same here.”

Claudia pressed her lips together. There was something stuck in her throat–something she wanted to say but couldn’t quite get out.

“Want to get dessert together?” she finally asked.

Harold’s deep eyes seemed like an endless ocean. He swallowed.

Was this… a date?

His mood lifted almost instantly. The corner of his mouth turned up without him even realizing.

He didn’t need to think about it. “Yeah,” he said.

They left the restaurant one after the other.

Harold drove them back to Serene Manor, got out, and then Claudia slid into the driver’s seat and headed off toward Acadia University.

He stood by the back gate, watching her car disappear down the road, feeling lighter than he had in

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Chapter 759 Acadia University

Acadia University.

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Claudia had only been here for one full year–just one–and she’d already mastered every subject she touched. Jumping straight from a bachelor’s to a master’s hadn’t been difficult for her at all.

Today, she was here to deliver two pieces of commissioned calligraphy.

No one at Acadia University knew that “Ludi” was actually Claudia. She’d only taken the job because the request came from the university.

The new dean had paid handsomely for the artworks, banking on them to draw in corporate funding and institutional patronage.

One was a fluid calligraphic piece featuring verses from the Book of Solace–a revered ancient philosophical manuscript celebrated for its timeless meditations on human wisdom and inner clarity.

The other was a bold, sweeping cursive interpretation of a famous ode by the romantic poet, capturing the untamed, free–spirited soul of the verse.

Both pieces were carefully crated, cataloged, and sealed with serialized security tags. They had been completed earlier that year, yet fallout from the Darrell scandal and disputes within the Bowman household had held up their delivery until the start of term.

It was the first day of the semester. Students trickled onto campus, filling the stone walkways with a soft, buzzing hum of quiet excitement.

Claudia wandered along the lane lined with crimson autumn maples, a mild September wind carrying the earthy scent of fallen foliage and faint, sweet blooms from the distant gardens.

A group of undergraduates walking past couldn’t help but glance her way twice.

“She looks too young to be faculty. Aren’t all the professors here supposed to be former prodigies or something?”

“Doesn’t she kind of remind you of that ‘Claudy‘ account that’s always topping the math forum leaderboards?”

“Wait, have you actually seen Claudy in person?” one of them slowed, staring slightly.

“That was a few years back. She won the top prize in the interdisciplinary modeling competition–I saw her at the ceremony. She even solved a problem that had stumped department heads for years. I heard she finished her undergrad in one year and graduated early. She still drops hints and solutions on the forums sometimes. Pretty legendary. Even some professors lurk there to see her methods.”

“She’s really pretty…”

Claudia didn’t notice the looks. She continued toward the dean’s office.

But at a corner near the humanities building, she accidentally bumped into a first–year student.

“Oh–ouch! Sorry!” The girl’s textbooks tumbled to the ground.

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