bChapter /b365

b“/bbWas /bthat ba /bbconfession/bb?/bb” /bbCharlotte /blooked

biat /i/bihim/i.

bShe /bunderstood the bflutter /bbof /bba /bbsecret /bbcrush/b, it bwas /bball /babout being cautious band /bbnot /bbdaring /bto disturb.

“bCrush/b? Who bcares/b, bit’s /bball /blove whet

banyway/b.b” /b

bNigel /bbturned /bto look bat /bthem.

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His bgaze /bswept bover /bbWace /bband /bbnded /bon Charlotte’s face.

bPenelope /blooked in the dire

bdirection /bbhe /bbwas /bstaring, bher /bsmile binstantly /bdisappearing, looking nervous.

Nigel bdidn’t /bstay long, bjust /bbmoved /bon bas /bif nothing happened.

bWace /bwalked bover /bbto /bbNigel/b, putting his hand on his shoulder, “Nigel, bwhy /bbdo /bbyou /balw bhow /bsincere his invitation is. At bleast /bbgive /ba responseb!/bb” /b

Penelope’s cheeks turned bred /bwith bembarrassment/bb, /bbshe /bcouldn’t beven /blook bat /bhim.

Nigel lifted his eyelids to look bat /bhim, “bI /bbgave /bit, I said I was busy.b” /b

bWace /bbwas /bbspeechless/b.

You bwere /bbreally /bbawesome/bb! /b

s have ba /blong bface/b? bCan’t /bbyou /bbfind /ba bwife/b? Look at Dr. Levin,

Charlotte bnced /bbat /bPenelope, no wonder she bdeliberately /bbrought bherself /bto Nigel’s office tha on the spot.

She had a tough timeb, /bshe btransferred /bto Quelum Hospitalb, /bnot to find love.

At that moment, her phone brang/b.

It’s bthe /bbteacher’s /bphone.

bday/bb, /bbturns /bout she bwas /bbconsidered /ban imaginary benemy /b

When Charlotte turned to answer the phone, Nigel looked bat /bherb, /bbut quickly looked away. Penelope

Penelope hung her head, feeling really ufortable.

this.

At noon, Charlotte came to the brestaurant /bbduring /bher bbreak /bto bhave /blunch with bJames/b.

bIn /bbthe /bbprivate /broom, bthere /bbwere /bJames, Darien, and Darien’s wife, Rosalie.

“Lottieb, /bbyou /bbreally /bbcame /bto bPornd/bb./b”

bRosalie /bbcame /bbup /bband /bshook bher /bbhand/bb, /bwith a bgentle /bbsmile /bon bher /bbface/bb, /bband /bshe bwas /bbvery /bbfriendly/b.

bCharlotte /bbalso /bbsmiled/b, “bYeah/bb, /bbthanks /bbto /bbyou /bfor making bme /bbconsider /bbQuelum /bHospitalb./b”

bRosalie /bpulled bher /bbover /bto her bside/bb, /bbJames /bbwas /bsurprisedb, /band asked bDarien/b, “bWhen /bdid y

byour /bbwife /bbstart /bbliking /bmy bstudents /bbso /bmuch?”

bDarien /bbsaw /bbhis /bbwife /bhappy, he bsmiled /bbtoo/bb, /bbFate/b.

“I was bquite /bbsurprised /bbwhen /bI bheard /bfrom bDarien /bthat Lottie bwas /bbyour student/b. Seeb, /bbisn’t /bit bfate/bb? /b

bJames /bbwas /bbin /bba /bbgood /bmood, bweing /bbpeople /bbto /bsit bdown/bb, /bbwhen /bthe bdoor /bbof /bbthe /bprivate room was bpushed /bbopen/b.

bCharlotte /bblooked outside /bband /bbsuddenly /bbfroze /bbwhen /bshe bsaw /ba bfigure /bbappear /bbat /bthe bdoor/b.

bIsn’t /bthis Prof. bKendall/bb? /b

“bNigel /bbcame/bb./bb” /b

bUpon /bbhearing /bbRosalie’s /bbwarm /bbaddress/b, bCharlotte /bbvaguely /bbrecalled /bbsomething /b

bThe /bbteacher’s /bbst /bbname /bis bKendall/bb, /bband /bbhis /bbst /bbname /bbis /bbalso /bbKendall/bb.. /b

“I bthought /bbyou /bbwouldn’t /bbshow /bbup/b, kid!” bJames /bbsnorted /bband /bbsat /bbdown /bslowly.

bNigel /bbpulled /bbup /bba /bbchair /bband /bbsat /bbdown /bbnext /bbto /bbhim/bb, /bbdirectly /bbacross /bbfrom /bbCharlotte/b.

bdirectly/b.

bWhen /bbCharlotte /bblooked /b

up,

bshe /bbmet /bbhis /bbgaze /b

She bawkwardly /blooked baway/bb. /b

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“Lottie, Nigel bis /ban bexpert /bbat /bbQuelum /bbHospital/b, and he’s also byour /bbteacher’s /bbgrandson/b. bYou /bmust bhave /bbseen /bhim at Quelum bHospital/bb, /bbright/bb?/bb” /bbRosalie /basked

with a bsmile/bb. /b

bCharlotte /bbnodded/b, “bSeen /bit bbefore/bb./bb” /b

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bJames /bbwas /babout to introduce bwhen /bhe bheard /bithat /ithe two bhad /bmet bbefore/b. He also said, “Lottie, Nigel is a bit bstrange/b. If bhe /bbtries /bto buse /bhis bstatus /bbto /bbpressure /bbyou/bb, /bjust bignore /bbhim/bb./bb” /b

bDarien /bband /bbRosalie /bbwere amused/b.

bCharlotte /bsmirked, did bshe /bbdare /bbto /bbspeak /bup?

During the meal, Charlotte just quietly blistened /bto the belders /btalking, answering bwhatever /bbthey /bbasked/b. Nigelb, /bon the other hand, didn’t bsay /bba /bword bfrom /bbstart /bto finish, bas /bif living in his bown /bworld.

Geniusb, /bbthey’re /bbalways /ba bit bsolitary/b.

This bsentence /bbis /btrueb. /b

“Oh, by the

bway/b, Lottie, do you bhave /bbia /i/bboyfriend?” Rosalie bfor /bbsome /bbreason /bcaught Charlotte boff /bbguard /bwith this question.

She looked embarrassed, “I don’t bhave /ba boyfriend…”

bRosalie /bbwas /babout to bsay /bsomethingb, /bbshe /bcontinued, “but bthere /bwas ba /bbmarriage /bfalling apart.”

Rosalie was bsurprised/b,“bAre /byou bmarried/b?”

Nigel braised /bhis eyelids and looked at her.