Chapter 3

Estelle spaced out for a moment.

The man spoke in a cold tone, “What are you following me for? Are you a student at the University of J City?”

He had noticed the girl following him all the way, stopping whenever he stopped and even followed him to the elevator

Estelle’s face flushed, but quickly returned to a calm expression, “Is this the way to your home? It’s a public place, why do you think I am following you?”

A hint of coldness flashed in the man’s eyes. He leaned back a step to make way for Estelle to get on the elevator.

Estelle scoffed, “Never mind, I don’t want any misunderstandings.”

She then turned and headed for the stairs.

The elevator doors closed behind her, blocking out the sight of the man’s narrowing eyes.

Afraid of bumping into Jonathan again, Estelle decided to take the stairs up to the ninth floor.

When she arrived at the conference room, her advisor and the dean of the economics department were

discussing something. They gave her a look, signaling her to wait a bit.

A few other students were also there to hand in their documents, among which a pair of gloomy eyes stared at Estelle maliciously.

Pretending not to see, Estelle took out her phone and played Sudoku for a while.

In less than five minutes, she solved a round and heard footsteps approaching.

“You’ve been back for a while, huh? It’s about time you came back!”

With the principal’s voice, two people entered the conference room, one was Mr. Ingram, and the other….

Estelle couldn’t help but frown. What are the odds?

his gaze sweeping over her without

greeted the principal and introduced Mr. Lamont, the former student and current president of the Lamont Group, as the

today was the deadline for students to submit their scholarship applications, and all

to spend more time looking at Estelle, then smiled faintly. “The University of J City has always

at the handsome side profile of the man, her eyes rolling, wondering whether the real Jonathan was the playboy they

few students to stand up in front of Jonathan, some

just now suddenly stepped forward and chimed in, “Since Mr. Lamont,

not knowing what Brooke Hester was up

you have something to say,

Lamont’s scholarship is meant to reward outstanding students at the University of J

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good moral character, right?”

Mr.

and showed everyone a post

family is pretty average, so they probably can’t afford a car like that I think we can all guess what she was doing is someone

The advisor whispered, “Brooke, why are you saying this in front of

Mr. Lamont know what kind of people his scholarships are supporting Isn’t

dean’s face darkened as he took a look at the phone, there was only some blurry photos

you explain this?” Brooke looked

icy

“What era are we in that students of such a prestigious university would still use such baseless rumors to slander

retorted, “There are photos,

“What did you see in those photos? If I speak up for her now, do you also want to say that there is something

Estelle’s eyelids twitched.

her, which allowed him to speak up for her so

added, “This is how

was clearly a satire on Brooke’s previous

was silenced by Jonathan’s

were also uncomfortable. Estelle, however, raised her eyebrows in surprise,

her defense.

in a deep voice, “Mr. Lamont is right. A few blurry photos shouldn’t be used to judge someone, and it shouldn’t be on the University of J

advisor immediately responded, “I’ll have someone delete the post right

and wanted to say

said with an elegant smile, “Since the principal, Mr. Fletcher, is using the conference room, why don’t we

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