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One of the guys chuckled and said, “Well, I’d advise you not to set your sights on Miranda, Mr. Blackwell. Have you forgotten? Sebastian and Mr. Elian Ashcroft have quite the connection with her. You’re not even in the running.”
Theo’s face turned a shade darker as he heard this.
Even though Theo’s confession to Miranda that morning had happened right on campus, word traveled fast, especially when there were plenty of kids from influential families around.
Naturally, the news of Theo’s morning confession reached beyond the campus walls. Of course, it also reached Elian’s ears.
“Seems like every Tom, Dick, and Harry is throwing themselves at her, Elian remarked with a chilly undertone.
At the moment, Elian was visiting Mrs. Anna Lancaster at the Lancaster family estate.
A few younger family members were around, and since their social circles overlapped, news spread quickly. So, it slipped in front of Elian.
Anna noticed a shift in Elian’s demeanor and glanced at the younger ones. Although she wasn’t entirely sure what had happened, she had a feeling it involved Mira.
“Elian, I’ve heard from Lavinia that you’re quite close with Mira?” Anna inquired deliberately. She was looking quite spry now, even more so than most women her age.
“While you’re at it, could you find out what kind of guys Mira likes?” Anna observed secretly Elian’s expression. “I think it’s about time Mira started dating. I’ve been thinking of introducing her to someone if she happens to hit it off with one of our own, wouldn’t that be something?”
Anna had genuinely been entertaining this idea, even trying to convince Caius to make an effort to win over Miranda, truly bringing her into the Lancaster family fold.
Elian’s expression shifted slightly upon hearing this. He curled slightly his lips into a smile, his handsome face exuding a charming innocence. “Grandma, she likes someone like me.”
Anna frowned. This boy. He really thought he could get away with anything just because he was good–ooking? But could it be that Mira is really just into looks?
Meanwhile, Sebastian also received the news.
“I heard the Blackwell family called off the engagement,” Sebastian said, looking at the report in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips. “Looks like this Blackwell boy has some other plans.”
His long fingers turned to the next page of the report, and he gave his instructions slowly, “I heard Theo was seeing a small–time actress behind Arabella’s back and she’s expecting. Since the Blackwell family has broken it off with the Hawke family, maybe we should send them a daughter–in–law.”
His subordinate quickly grasped Sebastian’s meaning.
“Understood.”
At Zephra University, when Miranda woke up, the classroom was empty.
University classrooms weren’t fixed, so after a class ended, everyone left. Miranda had slept through the afternoon, and the classroom had seen a few groups of students come and go.
Seeing a test paper on the desk, Miranda assumed it was homework, so she picked up a pen and started answering the questions.
Weird. What subject was this? Why did it have so many different types of questions?
Though puzzled, she didn’t dwell on it. After completing the paper, she left the classroom to drop it off at her supervisor’s office, signing her name before heading out with her backpack.
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Just as she left the office, her supervisor returned. Seeing Miranda’s test paper on the desk, the supervisor was a bit impressed.
“This student actually completed the knowledge competition questions?”
It was this year’s latest global university student knowledge competition paper. The answers weren’t available online, so they didn’t care much about how students finished it.
