NovelEnglishChapter 217
1bet any other woman would have gone weak in the knees If they received such treatment.
A sudden ring from my phone snappedout of my “drunken” stupor.
It was a text from jean.
Jean: [Are you sure you don’t want a man as perfect as him
| grabbed my phone, my fingers trembling slightly from the excitement bubbling inside me.
After pondering for a while, | couldn't hold it in any longer and replied.
Me: [I'm the one who designed that suit he’s wearing.]
Jean instantly responded with a barrage of screaming emojis.
Jean: [Are you seriously still going to say there’s nothing between you two when there’s obviously love in the
air?!]
| shook my head and pursed my lips, trying to remain calm.
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Amanda frowned and stared atfor a moment before aslong probingly, “Do you know him, Taylor?”
“Shh, I'm listening to his speech.”
| tried to change the subject, but Amanda’s eyes suddenly widened as realization dawned on her. “Is he the
owner of that Rolls-Royce? Is he the one who spent 40,000,000 dollars on you?!”
Her voice was so loud that several people turned to look at us.
Amanda, embarrassed and shocked by her own outburst, shrank back in her seat, but | could tell she still wanted
to ask more questions.
Before | could respond, another voice cfrom behind us.
“What a joke, spewing all that nonsense about him spending that ridiculous amount on her. Don’t you know who
he is? Taylor wouldn't even be worthy of being his maid.”
| didn’t need to turn around to know who it was-Candy. She was seated behind me, a few seats to my right.
| turned and sneered. “Sounds like you know who he is.”
“Of course | do!” Candy lifted her chin like a peacock. “He’s the Kenway heir of Beaumont, the symbol of
extrprestige. My grandmother is takingto visit his family next week.”
My heart sank. | hadn't expected that.
Candy's grandmother had connections to the Kenways? And she was bringing Candy to meet them-both her and
Soren being of marriageable age....
Did this mean Candy was trying to get engaged to Soren?
My mind was in turmoil as those thoughts flooded my head. A sour feeling settled in my chest as | looked back at
Soren standing on the podium.
Would he change his target to Candy if | rejected him? Or was he unaware of the marriage arrangements their
grandparents were making?
After all, it wouldn't be surprising if his family disliked me-I had offended Lisbeth during my last visit.
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A wave of thunderous applause snappedout of my thoughts.
Soren had finished his speech and was about to leave the polium when the faculty dean asked him to stay.
The next event on the schedule was the academy's cen
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contributions.
to honor distinguished alumni for their generous
The faculty dean called out the names of each honoree, praising them for their generosity toward the academy.
That was when | learned that Soren had been quietly donating to the academy-funding scholarships, sponsoring
the libraries and hospitals, and more. In total, he had donated 195,000,000 dollars.
It was a number so ridiculous that the entire gym erupted in applause,
Amanda gasped. “Wow... That's incredible! That's more money than I could ever spend in a lifetime!”
1, too, was stunned. It was then that | truly realized the immense wealth families like Soren’s possessed.
The academy's rector personally handed Soren his certificate, and they posed for a commemorative photo. The
applause continued as the crowd processed what they had just witnessed.
The names of the other distinguished alumni barely caught my attention-until one particular nwas
announced
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