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?

gaze sweeping over her without

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

demeanor instantly became more respectful after shaking hands with Jonathan. He mentioned that today was the deadline for students to submit their scholarship applications, and all

then smiled faintly. “The University of J City has always been a place where talent

looked at the handsome side profile of the man, her eyes rolling, wondering whether the real Jonathan

students to stand up in front of Jonathan, some looking up at him in awe, while others shyly

Estelle just now suddenly stepped forward and chimed in, “Since Mr. Lamont, the sponsor of the scholarship, is here, I have something

advisor frowned, not knowing what Brooke Hester

Ingram gently said, “If you have something to say,

the University of J City. I think that being outstanding should not only include academic

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good moral character, right?”

Mr. Ingrarn

phone and showed everyone

car after school Estelle’s family is pretty average, so they probably can’t afford a car

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

kind of people his

look at the phone, there was only some blurry photos

this?”

her usually gentle eyes now icy cold, “Who are you? Why should I explain anything

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

are photos, Mr. Lamont, how

her now, do

Estelle’s eyelids twitched.

which allowed him

added, “This is how prestigious

which was clearly a satire on Brooke’s

silenced by

slightly changed, Brooke was embarrassed, and the rest were also uncomfortable. Estelle, however, raised her eyebrows in surprise, not expecting

her defense.

“Mr. Lamont is right. A few blurry photos shouldn’t be used to judge someone, and

have someone delete the post right

satisfied and wanted to say something

the principal, Mr. Fletcher, is using the conference room, why don’t we

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