Suddenly, the girls from before realized that the reason their god was glaring daggers at them was not because he was displeased that they were not standing up for him.
But rather, he was displeased that they were standing up for him.
"I understand, Professor,’’ Kade bowed to the man as an apologetic gesture.
Ella pitied the poor guy. He was quietly reading hentai and was dragged into the crossfire because of bad reputation.
Watching her sigh and shake her head in motherly manner while zoning out, Professor Grimwood cleared his throat, ’’Girl, you don’t want your answer sheet?"
’’Ah, thank you, Professor. I am unworthy of your praise!"
Professor Grimwood: "_" When did I praise you?
The entire class: "_" When exactly did he praise you?!
’’You... Come and meet me after the class!" Professor Grimwood pointed at Ella.
Seeing him looking so displeased, the initially chaotic class calmed down.
There must be something wrong with her paper after all. The Professor must have saved her face out of kindness. Or else, he would not be looking so displeased after all!
Most of the students who were frustrated quietened down when they thought of it that way.
After classes, Ella had the intention to run away and chase Ruby first.
But Professor Grimwood has his target clear so he dragged her with him.
Ella could only glance at Ruby with deep reluctance and regret.
Seeing her actions, Kade felt goosebumps and pitied this poor girl who was at the receiving end of this fatty’s undivided passion.
On the other side, Professor Grimwood calmly observed the girl who seemed to be flipping about on a hot frying pan.
’’Professor, how about I come see you tomorrow?" Ella was a bit anxious.
The more her misunderstandings grew with Ruby, the further they drifted apart.
And with all her days of being here in the university, she had not gotten a single chance to talk to her.
Because unlike her, Ruby was a day scholar. She did not stay in the dorms. And she always came and left on time.
’’Do you think this can wait until tomorrow?"
’’Of course, it can. I can too...’’
Professor Grimwood was more grim suddenly.
Ella felt like her approach was unsuitable so she straightened up and said in an even more polite voice, ’’Professor, I know you are proud of me and want to praise me even more than you already did...’’
Professor Grimwood: "_" When did I praise you?
’’But I really want you to know that you can do it slowly over time. There is no need to be flustered about it at all.’’
’’Girl, do you even know what I want to talk to you about? Why don’t you take out your answer sheet and tell me!"
’’Eh?" Ella obediently pulled out her answer sheet that had become a crumpled mess.
Her lips twitched. She ironed it with her palms before taking a look. A huge portion of the answer sheet was riddled with red crosses.
’’Other than your name, every other information on the answer sheet is wrong. You haven’t even written the full name of the University, or your roll number correctly... You...!" Professor Grimwood looked like he was having breathing difficulties.
Ella promptly passed him a glass of water, "It’s... Professor, I am a bit rusty after all...’’
"_" You are a bit rusty with giving exams?!
Ella merrily shoved the answer sheet in her bag, ’’Professor, I will do better in the next exams!" And with that, she practically skipped away.
After Ella left, Jenny entered the common staff room only to see Grimwood fuming a bit.
She turned around and looked in the direction Ella had left in, ’’Did that girl cause you some trouble?"
Professor Grimwood sighed.
’’She is in my class and she has been giving me trouble for as long as I can remember. Don’t worry. I will teach her a lesson...’’
’’You misunderstood, Miss Jenny. It’s nothing like that. If anything, that girl is a genius. But she is a troublemaker too so I was just annoyed to death by her. It’s nothing serious.’’
Hearing his words, Jenny narrowed her eyes and looked back, the look in her eyes incomprehensible.
"Where is she... where is she...?"
Ella wandered around the campus, checking the time on her watch.
She wasn’t late and Ruby should not have left so soon.
From her experience in her previous life, Ella knew that Ruby wasn’t allowed to stay outside for long.
So during their school days, her driver would wait outside the school to pick her up right after school was over.
And then in the university days, she had not made it to the university and was always in the Eve Mansion.
So, Esther was the one who kept her updated with all that went on with the outside world.
By that time, she had started hating and resenting Ruby even though she was the one who hurt Ruby first.
But she couldn’t help it. She was unhappy that while she was locked up by Adrian, Ruby was out there, enjoying her life with Max, the man whom she loved.
And Esther’s continuous provocations only increased her hatred.
It was only because of Esther’s constant that she realized that Ruby’s life in university was also a bit restrictive as it was in the school. The driver waited outside to pick her up right after she was done.
’’Ruby!!" Ella waved at the girl who was sitting under a tree, in an isolated corner of the campus where most people won’t pay attention.
...there was one thing that nobody knew or nobody ever cared enough to notice. Ruby was secretly rebellious by nature.
While the driver waited outside, she would spend at least 30 extra minutes inside all by herself just to rebel even if the scale of it was not as explosive.
In her previous life, she was young when she noticed this pattern of her good friend. She never exposed it but deep down, she felt that it was unnecessary to do so.
Because there was no way she was going to get true freedom by acting this way. So what if she stole 30 minutes for herself? She was still under someone’s control.
But her perspective only changed when...