Chapter 55

The next day, I received a call from Jack after my class ended. Since the semester started a month ago, the only person I'd been in touch with was Ivy, who sent me my allowance. I hadn't heard from anyone else. I looked at the caller ID and wondered why he had called me. I hesitated for a moment before answering it. Jack's voice came through from the other end of the line. "Are you coming home for National Day?" he asked, cutting right to the chase. Carrying my books, I head back to my dorm. "I have a lot of schoolwork, so I'm not going back." "That's actually perfect." I could hear the clink of his coffee mug being placed on a table. "A friend of mine's son is also in Napel. Since you won't be coming home for National Day, you could go meet him." I was amused and angry at the same time. I had just started my first year of university, and he was already so eager to set me up with a guy. If I hadn't gone through this before and learned to be cautious, I might've been sold off f