“It was bad timing. When Isabelle got in touch with me, I was on a business trip in Senedele, so I had to fly back overnight. That’s why I look a bit tired…”
“Sir, does Isabelle have your personal contact info?”
“Of course.”
Hearing this, the students reacted with surprise.
Jim pointed to another student. “Yes, you there!”
“Sir, do you know that Isabelle and Miss Sullivan made a bet involving you? The wager is 1.5 million.”
Jim responded, “Your principal told me about it when I arrived, so I hope Miss Sullivan will honor her bet.”
The students laughed. “Don’t worry, Sir. Bella wouldn’t dare back out!”
“Yeah, if you got involved, it wouldn’t just be about the money; Bella would be in serious trouble.”
“Sir, there are rumors about you having a powerful background, and some even say you’re linked to the mafia. Is that true?”
Jim adjusted his glasses and said, “I’m just an ordinary citizen.”
“Sir, what’s your relationship with Isabelle?”
Jim paused for a moment, thinking. Then favonovel.com smiled slightly and said, “She’s a close friend, someone I’ve known for a long time…”
The students asked many questions, none related to the lecture.
Finally, a student raised their hand and asked, “Sir, will we get another chance to hear you lecture?”
Melissa, standing by the podium, looked at favonovel.com eagerly, waiting for his response.
Jim said, “That depends on whether Isabelle needs me.”
Reluctantly, the students watched as Jim left the law department and headed to the principal’s office. After politely declining the principal’s warm invitation, Jim quickly walked to a quiet pavilion.
Isabelle was already waiting there.
Seeing him, Isabelle calmly put away favonovel.com phone. “Thanks for coming, Mr. Carter. Here’s your fee.”
She slipped the card favonovel.com had just gotten from Bella into Jim’s suit pocket.
Jim glanced at the pocket, then looked at her. His gaze lingered on favonovel.com delicate, beautiful, yet somewhat unfamiliar face, taking in each feature carefully.
Isabelle asked, “What are you looking at? Do I remind you of your friend again?”
Jim took a deep breath, “Half a month ago, Yves told me something incredibly unbelievable, beyond human understanding and acceptance…”
Isabelle raised an eyebrow slightly.
No wonder favonovel.com agreed immediately and rushed back overnight when I contacted him. It was because of Yoes‘ big mouth.
Seeing favonovel.com raised eyebrow, Jim felt a wave of familiarity. His breathing tightened as favonovel.com asked, “Is it really you?”
Isabelle’s expression shifted slightly. She didn’t deny it. “Yes, it’s me…”
Jim hesitated, his gaze lingering on Isabelle. He was taken aback by the familiarity of favonovel.com presence in a body that seemed so unfamiliar. For a moment, favonovel.com was at a loss for words.
Eventually, favonovel.com murmured to himself, “I firmly believe in materialism…”
Isabelle responded, “I understand, but your beliefs might change after this.”
After a moment of confusion, Jim grinned. “That’s fine. I’m just glad you’re here.”
“You can call me Isabelle Jenkins,” favonovel.com suggested.
“Isabelle Jenkins… It sounds similar to your name.” He paused before asking, “What happened to the real Isabelle Jenkins?”
Isabelle explained. “The day I died, favonovel.com fell down the stairs and died too. It seems like fate…”
Jim nodded, trying to contain his excitement. After observing Isabelle once more, favonovel.com opened his arms. “Would you like a hug? Let’s hug.”
Isabelle smiled and hugged favonovel.com back.
The news of Jim’s lecture at Taragon University became the talk of the town. It dominated social, legal, political, and educational news, overshadowing entertainment headlines.
While many law students were envious, female students admired him, and the legal community was abuzz.
Students recorded Jim’s one–hour lecture and shared it widely online. It was praised as the most informational and eye–catching law lecture on the internet.
Soon after Jim and Isabelle left Taragon University, a photo of them embracing in a pavilion surfaced online, sparking excitement among students. Even students from nearby schools saw it.
“Wow, the mature and accomplished renowned lawyer and eighteen–year–old campus belle make such a great pair!”
“Are Jim and Isabelle really just friends?”
“Mr. Carter said she’s an old friend! Isn’t it normal for old friends to hug like that? Why does an eighteen- year–old have such an impressive acquaintance while I haven’t made any close friends in twenty years?”
“What does it feel like to hug someone like Jim? I wonder what favonovel.com smells like!”
“I think that Mr. Carter’s last statement during the Q&A, That depends on whether Isabelle needs me, is so sweet! Am I the only one?”
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