Rory turned off his Bluetooth headset and focused on driving. “Sorry, Miss Monroe, this is Mr Finnegan’s private matter. It would be better if you asked him directly.”
Better? How dare he? Aidan smiled awkwardly, gritted her teeth in anger, and looked out the window in silence. If Callum was really married, what right did Aidan have to ask?
The next day, when Rory put a private investigator on Aurelia, he found that there were only two pieces of information about Aurelia. One was her application for admission, and the other was her personal profile.
The introduction only had a few simple sentences, including age, school attended and hobbies.
Callum threw the two pieces of paper into the air. “Rory, have I been too nice to you lately?”
His warning tone made Rory’s heart beat faster. Rory tried to keep himself calm while bending down and picking up two pieces of paper to hide the guilt in his eyes. “Mr. Finnegan, the information about that girl is quite mysterious, and these are the only ones we can find out so far.” He took away the rest and threw them into the trash can.
“Get out!”
“Yes, Mr. Finnegan!” Rory glanced at the two pieces of paper swaying to the ground and quickly got out of Callum’s office.
When the office door was closed, Callum’s eyes fell on Aurelia’s admission application photo on the ground. He had to admit that Aurelia was stunning.
Especially those big eyes, they seem to be able to speak.
Callum rubbed his brows, picked up a document and slapped it directly on Aurelia’s application form, covering her face tightly.
It was like he slapped her in the face with the document, which made Callum feel satisfied.
There were not many people with the last name ‘Sheridan’ in Evercrest. What was her relationship with the Sheridan family?
Ding… The ringing of his cell phone interrupted his thoughts.
It was autumn on Maple Leaf Avenue of the school, and the maple leaves on the trees gradually turned from green to red. Aurelia was in no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery, and she stepped on the fallen leaves one by one with her head down, while Briar and Cathy were horsing around next to her.
After two days of struggling, Aurelia still didn’t have the courage to go to Callum’s company to discuss the divorce with him face to face. There was no movement from Callum’s side. When she asked Alfred last night, she was told that Callum hadn’t dealt with the matter yet, which really made her extremely upset.
Alas! All this stems from the text message she received days ago.
“Aurelia, I’m going back home.”
Yes, he was returning. It was said that he had completed his studies abroad and was ready to come back to take over his father’s company.
But think about it. What did that have to do with her?
If he hadn’t made her give up completely, how would she have agreed to marry Callum out of spite?
Oh! “It’s so annoying!”
Aurelia suddenly yelled, attracting many curious looks.
“Aurelia, what did I do to you? Why did you say I’m annoying?” After the soft and weak voice, there was another scream, and then a woman fell in front of her.
Seeing the woman on the ground clearly, Aurelia rolled her eyes several times.
She felt so unlucky to run into this bitch.
Aurelia looked disdainfully at Evelyn Malice, who had fallen to the ground. Her long hair was fluttering, and she was wearing a white dress. No one could act more innocent than Evelyn.
“Get lost!” Aurelia didn’t feel like dealing with her. Aurelia didn’t even touch her. She knew exactly how Evelyn fell.
Evelyn’s eyes immediately turned red, and the boys watching the farce around were immediately mesmerized by her pitiful and charming appearance.
They immediately shot Aurelia their angry eyes. However, Aurelia wasn’t afraid of them at all and glared back at them. They became timid and could only shut up.
“Miss Sheridan, you bumped into me and I fell, but instead of apologizing to me, you yelled to let me get lost! That’s too much!” Evelyn looked so pitiful while she was quickly helped up by a man passing by.
Seeing her grateful smile made him immediately run away with a blushing face.
“If you’re injured, you should go to the hospital!” Aurelia wanted to take a detour, but Evelyn moved slightly and blocked her way.
Her body leaned forward slightly, her expression still pitiful, but what she said sounded very cocky to Aurelia. “Since you hate me so much, why don’t you make a bet with me? If I lose, I will never appear in front of you again in my life!” Evelyn bit her lower lip and said softly.
If someone didn’t know, they would think she was apologizing to Aurelia in a humble manner.
“You must be a fool! Why should I make a bet with you? You can appear wherever you want. If I win, will you not go home?” Aurelia sneered.
“Of course. As long as you’re home, I won’t show up. Will you agree with the bet?”
“No. I’m not in the mood to talk nonsense with you right now. If you get in the way again, you will bear the consequences!”
Evelyn could also tell that Aurelia was in a bad mood, so she didn’t dare to say more. “I’ve always known that you hate me. In fact, I hate you even more, and you know that. How about we make a bet and run a marathon? Aren’t you good at long-distance running? I want you to know that you are nothing compared to me!”
In the end, she deliberately provoked Aurelia. She knew Aurelia quite well, and the provocation worked perfectly on her!
Marathon? “Sure!” Aurelia wished she would never see Evelyn again. Besides, running was her specialty, and she could vent her frustration by that. She agreed without thinking and said it loudly, so Briar couldn’t stop her in time.
Aurelia didn’t know that there would be a silver medalist participating in the following marathon. If Aurelia wanted to outrun the professional athlete, she would have to practice for a few more years!
Aurelia glanced at Evelyn, who could hold back her tears. “What if you win?”
Evelyn suppressed her laughter and took a step forward. “If I win…”
In the dormitory.
After paying the registration fee for the half marathon, Aurelia sat down on her bed and gnashed her teeth, kicking herself. How could she have been so impulsive and been fooled by Evelyn!
She should have known that Evelyn suddenly confronted her out of ulterior motives, since Evelyn had been meaning to teach her a lesson.
However, it wasn’t all Evelyn’s fault. Aurelia was the one who lost her cool and agreed to take on the challenge in a fit of anger.
Aurelia had signed up for the half marathon. If she didn’t get first place, she would have to chase her college classmates, Felix Richmond, the youngest son of the Richmond family, a big family in Evercrest.
Everyone knew that Felix was gay, and Evelyn just wanted to embarrass her.
The second option was that Aurelia would have to go to the principal’s office and quietly lock the principal, Elliot Richmond, into the office.