Chapter 176

KELLY’s POV It was already lunchtime and I was eating alone in the cafeteria, still waiting for my friends to show up when a pair of familiar shoes settled in the seat next to me that I looked up slightly. Mr. Choi from earlier was now settled at my table, his eyes thankfully not on mine but on the tray of food he was holding. Why was he here? There were many vacant tables inside the cafeteria. Why was he sharing with table with me? “Hi,” he said, and started digging on his food and soon ignored my presence. I stared at him for a little longer than I probably should have, wondering why he’s eating with me, before I saw his head begin to turn and quickly look at my face. I should ask him why he’s here but I don’t know why I couldn’t find my voice. I tore my gaze away from him and focused on eating my lasagne when I felt his eyes on me once again and that unfamiliar beating of my heart filled my chest while my stomach flipped with nerves. I couldn’t figure out why he would stare at me so