NovelEnglishChapter 535
The teachers trailed after him.
Before Sylvia could even realize what was happening, one of the teachers accidentally backed into her
and sent her tumbling to the floor. It was a harder shove than it seemed. Sylvia stumbled twice and fell
to the floor. Her knees scraped against the hard ground. She frowned, then picked herself up off the
floor
It was at this point that a large, and delicate hand suddenly extended in front of her.
The restless group of teachers instantly stopped their ceaseless fawning and became silent.
Sylvia was rather taken aback by this. She looked up and saw a very familiar and handsome face.
Underneath the man’s fringe was a pair of cool and beautiful eyes staring back at her.
Sylvia opened her eyes wide and mouth agape, “Thomas? Why are you here?” Thomas curled his lip
into a smile. “I work here.” With that, he grabbed her by her wrist and lifted her from the ground. Sylvia
was still reeling back from the shock “When did you start working here?” “A month ago.” After a pause,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthe asked, “Why are you here?”
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“I’m working here too. I only just started today.”
“Have you had lunch yet?”
“No.”
“Let’s have lunch together.”
Sylvia felt countless needles prickling every part of her body. She looked behind her. It was the
loathsome glare of the group of teachers penetrating through her. She chuckled dryly and changed her
mind. “You know what? Maybe I shouldn’t.” Thomas turned to look at his worshippers with a piercing
gaze in his eyes that were devoid of warmth. They felt a chilling pang of cold seeping through their skin
when they felt his gaze on them.
Thomas stated politely, “It’s getting late, teachers. You girls should quickly get something to
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eat.”
They took the hint. Some of them grunted a word or two in response while the others immediately
turned and left, lookdng defeated. In time, they all walked away and branched off into several groups.
Sylvia and Thomas went to a small restaurant near the school. Aster sitting down, Sylvia had many
questions on her inind. “Thomas, what are you teaching here?”
Froin what she could remember, he was very withdrawn and was not fond of talking. Back
when Otell and their stepmother were still fighting for ownership of the family business. their
stepmother had wanted him to work in the company in a managerial position Head expressed very little
interest in the arrangement, and in time, their stepmother ve up on the ided ehitirely
Alles ihe whole debade was wrapped up, their stepmother left the family business and was completely
disgraced After that she had taken Thomas with her and let Westchester Till now, Sylvia did not know
what line of work Thom.s took mterest in
It was rather surprising that he had come in the ademy to work is teacher
Thomas answered her oblig.ingly. “I teach plang”
Sylvia’s eyes glowed She remembered that he liked playing the pian, and that he was very Food at it
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen she still lived with the Carters, she would always hear hun playing the piano
Though they did not live in the same block, she could still hear the music as clear as day From time to
time, she would also noticelum playing plano through the window Whenever he played the piano, she
would feel waves of inspiration During that period, she frequently pallided whenver he played plano
“What about you? What are you teaching here?” he asked suddenly
She replied, “I fechari”
He nodded and seemed like he had nothing to add
The water brought the menu
She asked, “What would you like to eat?”
“Anything works.”
“Very well”
Knowing that he was not a very talkative man, she stopped pestering him. She ordered her favorites
and ordered something normal for her, then she handed the menu back to the waiter. They are their
lunch in silence
After the meal, she went to ask for the bill before he could, only to find out that the bill had already been
paid. She turned around with an astonished look
Thomas just happened to be approaching her, his tall figure impossible to miss. Noticing the look on
Sylvia’s face, he brandished his phone “Online payment.”
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