hapter 135
Chapter 135
Raven raised an eyebrow as the whispers around her grew louder.
Isla’s dating Cassian? That was the first she’d heard of it.
Still surrounded by murmurs and side glances, she stepped calmly into Classroom 302.
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Her eyes landed immediately on Cassian, seated in the third row–perfectly composed, almost detached–while the rest of the room buzzed with barely restrained infatuation.
Nearly every student, especially the girls, cast him discreet, lingering looks, and every few seconds, someone would let out a dreamy sigh.
“Quiet down, please,” the professor said, tapping the desk with mild irritation.
He looked out over the packed lecture hall with a headache already brewing.
Normally, he’d be thrilled if even thirty students showed up for this unpopular elective.
Today, he sincerely wished there were fewer.
His eyes flicked to Cassian, then to Raven, who had just paused in the doorway.
“The room’s full,” he said. “You at the door–please shut it behind you.”
Several heads turned to see who he was talking to.
When they saw Raven, a ripple of stunned recognition passed through the room, followed quickly by a shrill voice breaking the silence.
“Wait–it’s her?!”
Everyone turned toward the speaker.
“You know her?” someone asked.
“Who is she? I’ve never seen her before.”
The girl gave Raven a quick glance, then sneered. “Let me introduce her properly. This is the freshman who almost landed Preston–until she totally blew it this morning.”
“She blew it?”
“Oh, big time,” the girl said loudly, clearly performing for the crowd. “She was stringing Preston along while flirting with some other cute guy on the side. This morning, both of them showed up to deliver her breakfast. At the same time. Preston saw the other guy, didn’t say a word, just turned around and walked away.”
She said it loud enough that everyone in the room could hear, and clearly meant them to.
Cassian, hearing the story, raised one perfectly shaped brow in mild amusement.
Suddenly, he didn’t feel so bad about having made Raven breakfast earlier–it seemed like a strangely strategic move in hindsight.
But just as that thought settled in, a skeptical voice cut through the room. “That can’t be right. Preston’s been here for a year. Plenty of girls have tried getting close to him, and he’s turned them all down. Why would she be the one to get through?”
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“Since when does being ‘ordinary‘ matter?” another chimed in. “As long as you’re not hideous and you know how to act sweet and manipulative, most guys fall for it.”
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