tten my resignation letter and memorized my co

n person but that didn't mak

en, made my heart race. A man as powerful as him would be bo

rview honorary graduates that

not to flop this. I needed the money for my surviv

pecting Lily to already be there, casually

when I got a message from her, a link. Then another

h

ng to be

me, it would have helped a

do thi

one. The time on the clock ticked loude

utes. It

the link Lily had sent. The screen loaded,

siness. I smiled and when he didn't sm

ing, Mr. B

Elena

rt hammering

d authoritative. "I hope I didn't interrup

. "No, Mr. Black

ool, detached expression he wor

a commodity he was appraising. "She speaks highly of your academic abilities. But

and the reminder of who he was. But I wasn't about to back out no

my voice coming out steadier than I felt. "I'm very fami

lie? Why

You're not a certified tutor. What mak

g in the air, sh

now I wa

s like

management student, same as Lily. If she left seniors and teache

st have come

teady, unblinking, as if

it. That's good, but is i

lightly, his e

new what was going on, he was trying t

my peers and I can say that I am ahead in class. I am going to tutor Lily to the best of my abilities because you, Mr. Blackwell, you're going to be paying me well for that. Lily wants a house o

ed me for a

ting my resignation letter at the

cry and beg until my jo

for a small moment. He sat bac

tone softening slightly. "

unease that crawled up my spine.

en blinked, and just lik

ing to process everythin

made it through

about Lily's rich lifestyle. It really fascinated me, maybe because I had

sed to people being aroun

gain if I get

e more than a r

rie

e fri

m being a broke university student to

kwell world, even though i

ed. Maybe I could bec

oney...I conv

want to

t want to be

thought circled in my mind: