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Eliza asked, “Roughly when are you going back? You can’t just stay here forever, right?”

“What’s so bad about living here?”

+8 Pearls

Nn’s voice was low as he said, “There’s someone to mop the floors every day, cook for you, bring you good food, and even act as your bodyguard when needed. That’s a free housekeeper. If it were me, I’d never kick that person out.”

“I’m not trying to kick you out…”

Eliza hesitated. “I’m just worried that rumors like this will happen again. It might affect you…”

“Dealing with rumors is my problem.”

Nn looked at Eliza. “As long as nothing is going on between us, we don’t need to care what others say.”

Eliza fell silent.

She used to care a lot about what other people thought.

Now she didn’t anymore.

But she was afraid Nn would get dragged into it.

Just likest time when Evelyn showed up at school and Henry got pped for no reason.

She didn’t want that kind of thing to happen to Nn.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Eliza set down her fork and went to open it.

Standing outside were a group of Hayes Corp bodyguards.

Seeing them, Eliza froze for a moment.

Each one wore the Hayes Corp family emblem, and one of them she recognized as Tyson’s secretary.

Julio said, “Excuse me, is Mr. Hayes here?”

“Mr. Tyson?b” /b

Eliza thought she had misheard. “If you’re talking about your boss, he’s probably not here right now.”

Eliza instinctively assumed Julio was referring to Tyson when he said “Mr. Hayes.”

But Julio merely smiled and said, “I’m looking for Nn–Mr. Nn Hayes.”

Hearing Julio call Nn “Mr. Hayes” left a shadow of suspicion in Eliza’s heart.

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If she remembered correctly, Nn wasn’t yet the head of the Hayes family–just the heir.

iWhy /iiwould /iiJulio /iibe /iicalling /iiNn /i“iMr. /iiHayes/i“?

Just then, Nn stood up and walked over to the front door, easily shutting it.

Eliza blinked.

Nn said calmly, “Ignore them.”

“But…”

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“Sir, there’s a situation at thepany. Mr. Tyson asked you to return. It’s urgent, so please stop hiding here,” Julio said.

Nn frowned.

Julio continued, “If you don’te back, don’t me Mr. Tyson for using more forceful means.”

At those words, Nn’s gaze turned dark.

He turned around and opened the door.

Julio smiled faintly. “We’ll pack your luggage for you.”

“No need.”

Nn said coldly, “Wait outside. I’ll be out in ten minutes.”

“Yes, Mr. Tyson.”

Julio led the group away.

Eliza frowned. “Do you actually want to leave, or are you being forced to?”

She could tell that Nn didn’t want to go back at all.

Nn raised his hand and tapped her forehead.

Eliza blinked.

“What are you doing?b” /b

“I’m just going back for a bit. Don’t overthink it.”

Nn said, “I’ll be back in a few days. Take good care of yourself while I’m gone. If anythinges up… call Henry.”

Before Eliza could reactb, /bNn had already left.

The room was quiet.

Eliza nced at the lunch Nn had barely touched.

i2/3 /i

3:32 bpm /bDOM

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bA /bstrange emptiness formed in her chest.

She’d grown used to being alone, but Nn’s presence had disrupted that peaceb. /b

Now he was gone.

Maybe everything was just going back to how it was before.

That might be for the best.

Eliza shook her head.

What mattered most now was earning money and figuring out how to get into ire University.

Everything else wasn’t worth her attention.

+8 Pearls

If she could get a study–abroad slot, that would give her a backup n–and meet one of the conditions for ire University.

ire University recruited elite talent, and they looked first at family background, then academic ability, and finally the student’s high school.

Westbrook High was one of the schools on ire University’s epted list. Each year, students from Westbrook had a chance at admission.

But only if they had a study–abroad qualification and ranked in the top five of the year, with excellent results city–wide.

Thest factor was a financial background evaluation.

Those who had made major contributions to society could get special admission. Otherwise, the family needed to own a business valued at over ten billion.

Eliza had none of those things..

What she needed to focus on now was how to get into ire University—not any personal emotions.

A month passed.

Eliza attended online sses while managing her online store. She seized on the livestreaming boom and earned a significant amount of money.

She also invested in a mediapany and received monthly dividends of several hundred thousand.

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