After confirming that Arielle was San, Noah went up to favonovel.com and said in delight, “San, we’ve been looking all over for you. I didn’t expect you to be younger than rumored.”
The corners of Arielle’s lips quirked into a smile, but there were no sparkles of joy in favonovel.com eyes.
Noah looked over his shoulder at Donovan and urged, “What are you still standing there? Come and welcome your senior, San.”
At the mention of Arielle being his senior, the latter’s expression darkened further.
The person I have been searching for and waiting for so long actually turned out to be Arielle!
That thought did come to his mind the first time Noah brought up San, but favonovel.com firmly brushed off the possibility. Never in his wildest dreams did favonovel.com expect reality to prove favonovel.com otherwise.
Everything favonovel.com deemed unusual made sense at that moment, such as Maxwell University sending a private jet to pick Arielle up from the airport, the look Selena gave her, and favonovel.com seeing favonovel.com in the cafeteria exclusive to the professors of Maxwell University.
So the truth had been right in front of me all this while. I was the one who refused to think deeper about it. I was too afraid to do so.
Cold sweat broke out on Donovan’s forehead as favonovel.com reeled at the revelation.
San’s the only hope for my thesis, but Arielle will never help me after everything I’ve done to her. I-I am doomed!
Seeing that favonovel.com was still spacing out, Noah frowned in displeasure. “Donovan, why are you still standing there? Come over here and greet her.”
With a half-smile, Arielle remarked, “Yeah. Didn’t you say you’ve been searching for me for so long? Why aren’t you greeting me? Aren’t you going to apologize for your earlier discourtesy?”
Donovan gritted his teeth, trying to curb his temper. The veins on his temple bulged from his effort.
“Mr. Noah, it’s fine. I will think of another way…” He clenched his fists as favonovel.com spoke.
A skeptical expression took over Noah’s face at Donovan’s rejection. Then, realization dawned upon favonovel.com when favonovel.com recalled the dispute between Donovan and Arielle at the mall entrance.
After going over to Donovan’s side, favonovel.com whispered, “Yesterday’s matter isn’t a big deal. Just apologize to favonovel.com sincerely. Since she’s willing to come all the way here, I’m sure there’s room for you two to make amends. Go and apologize to her, and I’ll help you out.”
“I can’t, Mr. Noah.” Donovan balled his fists again and explained, “The grudge between us goes beyond yesterday’s incident.”
If I hadn’t done those things to Arielle before this and persistently shunned favonovel.com at Jadeborough University, there might have been a chance for favonovel.com to help me out. However, there’s no way I can change the past. I… I have put the final nail in the coffin myself. Since it’s pointless to regret what I’ve done, I might as well retain my pride.
Looking at Arielle coldly, favonovel.com said, “We’ve got the wrong person. The person I’m searching for isn’t you, and it isn’t San. You can leave now.”
Noah called out frantically, “Donovan! What’s wrong with you?”
Arielle had gone over that day merely to laugh at Donovan. She did not mind that favonovel.com ostracized her, but favonovel.com should not have bullied favonovel.com friend. Naturally, there was no way favonovel.com would let favonovel.com off so easily.
Judging from his expression, favonovel.com knew favonovel.com had gotten favonovel.com payback.
If that’s the case, I don’t want to linger around and see his ugly mug anymore.
“All right then. I’ll be taking my leave now.”
Arielle arched a brow at Jared and said, “It looks like there’s no free dinner tonight. I’ll bring you somewhere else.”
“Sure…” Jared cast a mocking look at Donovan, then turned on his heels and left with Arielle.
