Chapter 82
Chapter 82
Riley raised her lips slightly and said proudly, “Didn’t you say before that we would transfer to your university? Now that all the transfer procedures have been completed, from now on, we will be university mates!” Samantha, who was standing by the side, continued, “No. We’re actually classmates! It’s such a coincidence—Riley and I were directly assigned to the same class as you.
We can go to class together in the future!” After listening to the two of them, Elise asked incredulously, “You two aren’t messing with me, are you?” Samantha and Riley looked at each other and smiled before they continued. “Don’t worry! We won’t joke around about something like this.”
The three of them walked to the classroom while talking and laughing. “Oh, we have to find the head lecturer first and only head to the lecture hall after that. Elise, you should go back to the lecture hall first! We’ll see you later.” Elise waved the both of them goodbye and then returned to the lecture hall. When Mikayla saw Elise, she quickly greeted her, “Hey, Elise! I just saw you entering the campus with two new faces.
Who are they?” Elise explained, “They are friends of mine. I’ll introduce you to them later.” Mikayla was very curious. “They don’t look like they’re from our university. How did you know them?” Just as Elise was about to say something, the head lecturer led Riley and Samantha into the lecture hall, and the whole class became quiet all of a sudden.
“Everyone, please welcome the two newly transferred students from our class, Samantha Greene and Riley Bolton. I hope that in the future, everyone in this class can help each other out and learn harmoniously.” As soon as the lecturer said this, the whole class suddenly burst into an enthusiastic room of applause.
Samantha stepped forward with a smile. “Hi, I’m Samantha Greene. Hope we get along well in the future.” Riley also followed along. “And I’m Riley Bolton. I’m very happy to join this big family. I hope we can become good friends in the future.” The lecturer was very satisfied with their self-introduction, and then arranged seats for them—their seats were just behind Elise’s.
After class, Samantha and Riley dragged Elise along to chat together. Seeing this scene, Mikayla felt a little uncomfortable and hurriedly walked over. “Elise, did you know each other from before?” Immediately, Elise made a quick introduction. “This is Mikayla—my best friend.” Samantha took the initiative to reach out to Mikayla.
“Hello, Mikayla! Nice to meet you.” Mikayla stretched out her hand and shook it shyly. “Hello!” Elise looked at the two of them together and took the initiative to hook their hands on each side. “In the future, we will be a group of four! It’s a pleasure to know you all, and I hope that from now on, we can learn together, progress together, and grow together.”
After hearing this, the other three looked at each other and smiled, and this marked the beginning of a newfound friendship. After classes ended in the afternoon, Elise walked out of the campus and saw that Matthew was already waiting there. Seeing Elise coming out, he hurriedly greeted her. “Come. Hand me your bag.”
Elise replied politely, “No need. I’m fine.” As she was speaking, she opened the door and got into the car. Matthew gave her a meaningful look, and then got into the driver’s seat as well. In the car, Matthew initiated the conversation. “I made a reservation for the restaurant at night; it’s a newly opened western restaurant.
I heard that it tastes good, so let’s try it!” Elise only gave a light ‘thank you’ and busied herself with her assignment. When they arrived at the destination, Elise’s assignment was already almost done. Seeing that they had arrived, she put her books away and got out of the car. This was a high-end restaurant with gorgeous decor, but when Elise walked in, she noticed that the restaurant was empty.
Matthew took the initiative to pull out a chair for her. “Take a seat first. I need to go to the restroom.” Elise didn’t think too much of it, and she took out her phone to unlock it, only to see the message from Alexander. It wrote. ‘Miss Sare, don’t forget that we start class at 8.00PM tonight.’
Elise only realized that it was Monday after reading the message, and that she had to teach Alexander Arisian at night. She tapped her fingers on the screen quickly and replied with an OK emoji. As soon as she finished replying, Matthew returned to the table. “Elise, do you have any drink or wine that you prefer?”
Matthew asked proactively. Elise only replied lightly, “I’m fine with anything.” Matthew raised his eyebrows and said, “You have class tomorrow, so I won’t order you red wine. How about a glass of juice?” Elise replied, “Sure!” When the two of them were together, Elise could clearly feel that the atmosphere was a little off, but she couldn’t quite tell what was wrong. Right now, all Elise could think about was to finish the meal quickly and go home.
However, just halfway through the meal, the lights in the huge restaurant suddenly dimmed, which startled Elise. “What’s going on?” Matthew reassured her, “It’s nothing. Maybe there’s a power outage.” Elise didn’t give it much thought. About five minutes later, the lights came on again. At that moment, the surroundings changed—the originally empty hall was now filled with red roses and had instantly turned into an ocean of rose petals.
Elise was baffled. What is this? What’s going on? Before she could even bring herself to ask this question, Matthew, who was sitting opposite her, suddenly stood up. “Elise, in fact, I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.” Elise was stunned and could only look at him with confusion. Then, she saw Matthew walking to one side to pick up a rose bouquet and kneeled directly in front of her on one knee. “Elise, I like you!
I know I may be in a hurry to do this, but I can no longer restrain myself and my heart, which was why I chose to confess to you today. Will you be my girlfriend?” Elise blinked, thinking that she was hallucinating, but it was all so real in front of her. Elise looked at Matthew, not feeling flattered at all. Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.
She pursed her lips and asked, “Is this a joke? But today isn’t April Fool’s Day, and your joke is not funny at all.” When Matthew heard her say this, his face became even more serious. He was afraid that Elise would not believe him. “Elise, I’m not joking. I really like you. Although your appearance is not the most outstanding, I am completely smitten by you for some reason. I hope you can give me an opportunity to take care of you. Is that okay?”
“I’m sorry. I think you’ve made a mistake! Uhh… I actually still have something to do, so I’ll take my leave first.” After Elise finished speaking, she got up and planned to leave, but she was immediately stopped by Matthew, who held her by her wrist. “Elise, I really like you, so don’t reject me. Okay?”
Elise pulled her arm back subconsciously. “I’m sorry. I think it’s just too abrupt. Besides, I don’t have any romantic feelings for you, so I’m really sorry.” With that, she pushed him away and strode away. Matthew wanted to catch up, but as if she was being chased by beasts, she ran as fast as she could— in the blink of an eye, she had already ran far away.
Standing frozen in place, Matthew looked at Elise, who had already run away, while his gaze turned cold. Immediately, he threw the rose bouquet in his hand to the ground and followed after her, disregarding her rejection.