’’Miss Yu,’’ Bertha bowed to Ella when she descended the stairs, ’’Are you not going to have dinner?"
’’No need. They have a check-in time in dorms so I can’t be late,’’ She was fine even with the bland food of the dorms at this point.
All she wanted was the fresh air of freedom that she craved.
To gain power, she must first step out of this mansion.
Ronan had been waiting for Ella to get done with her packing.
And with every passing second, he was growing impatient. But thinking of the limited edition sports car, he composed himself.
He had laid his eyes on that car first but before he could get it, Adrian marked it as his own. And since there was no second piece, Ronan could only look at it from a distance.
"You are finally ready. Let’s go!"
Ella looked at the man’s fluttering wings and clicked her tongue in pity.
When they stepped out of the mansion, Ronan froze, ’’Hmm? Where is the sports car?" Parked in front of him was a tiny conspicuous black car that seemed like a second hand model.
Bertha passed the keys to him with a professional smile, ’’Dr. Knight, Miss Yu wants to remain low-key and it is also not proper to reveal the Second Master’s identity outside. So, this is the best solution.’’
A gentle breeze blew by and three crows circled around Ronan’s head.
With his face turning green, he got inside the car, ’’Get in!"
Ella got in the backseat.
The man’s temper flared again, ’’Do I look like your driver?"
’’Hmm? A fatso like me would not fit in the shotgun seat! My sincerest apologies, mighty young master.’’
Ronan opened his mouth to spew poison but seeing the woman’s hateful face, he couldn’t come up with any retort.
What day was it? Whose face did he see in the morning?! Ah, didn’t he check himself out in the mirror?
On the entire way, the man grumbled. Ella couldn’t care less about him.
She watched as they drove further and further away from the Eve Mansion and her heart jumped in her chest.
When they reached, Ronan took out her luggage from the car trunk.
The man’s face had turned ashened by this point.
A hint of curiosity flickered in Ella’s mind as she watched him, ’’Say, things between Adrian and me don’t concern you that much. Then, why do you hate me this much?"
She knew that ’pretty privilege’ was real but would someone hate her so much just because she wasn’t conventionally attractive in his eyes?
Ronan paused for a moment when he heard her question and then, he scoffed, ’’Things between the both of you don’t concern me? I am his doctor. Everytime I fix him up, you come like a typhoon and crumble him again.’’
Ella frowned, ’’That was in the past. We both got on each other’s nerves equally. I like my freedom and he took it away. He liked his peace and I... took it away.’’
’’You... Woman, are you finally confessing to your crimes?"
’’What crimes? I just said that was in the past. My baby and I have a very stable relationship now. Don’t curse us to break apart!’’
’This evil woman!’ Ronan, who had sneakily pressed the record button on his phone, fell speechless. Wouldn’t he be digging a hole for himself if he sent this Adrian?
’’I thought you had a valid reason. Seems like you just unreasonably hate me.’’
’’Unreasonably hate you?" Ronan narrowed his eyes, ’’Why don’t you drop your pretense and ask your conscience about what you did...?"
Suddenly, a flash of red caught the corner of his eyes and he looked away, his words trailing off.
"Shush... Shoo..’’ He pushed the luggage to Ella, ’’Take it from here. I have other matters to attend.’’
The man got in the car and disappeared in a flash. The muddy water on the road splashed suddenly.
Ella was too late to respond and in no time, her white skirt resembled an ancient world map.
This scam doctor really knew no bounds... huh! Truly good friends...
She swung the backpack over her shoulder and dragged both her suitcases, one big and one small inside the university campus.
The Imperial University hasn’t changed in the slightest. It still stood high, mighty and unwavering as it was.
In her previous life, she had been here a couple of times before she completely stopped coming to the university.
However, even then, her heart had been dead, full of resentment, grudges and insecurities so she never entered this place like a normal student.
This time, however, she felt the faint pulse of excitement that she had not felt in her previous life.
On her way in, Ella received a lot of scrutinizing gazes.
"Hey, that fatty... why does she look familiar?"
’’You can’t recognize her? She is Ella Yu, the supermodel who rose to fame some 3 years ago!"
"Supermodel, my ass! Wasn’t she caught in a huge scandal right after she was found in some higher up’s bed?"
’’That’s right. And what Yu? I heard she lives separately now and she no longer carries the Yu Family’s surname. In simple words, she is the Yu Family’s abandoned daughter. The Yus are elites, how can they accept a disgrace like her?"
Hearing the words ’abandoned daughter’, a cold glint flickered in Ella’s eyes.
She halted in her tracks.
The gossiping bunch exchanged glances and looked at her disdainfully, "What? Did we lie... Ah...’’
The one speaking landed on the ground with a ’thump’.
’’You! Who...’’ The young man trailed off when he turned around and saw a red haired beauty standing behind him, ’’Imperial Goddess...’’
The rest of the youths and the few young girls also seemed flustered.
The red haired beauty tilted her chin and looked at them in disdain, ’’You are blocking my path. Scram!"
The bunch looked at each other and mumbled incoherent apologies before dashing away like their life depended on it.
The girl glanced at Ella briefly before she walked past her.
’’Ruby!" Ella called out to her.