Chapter 519

After Talia moved out, the remaining roommates felt more relaxed. Lyla even joked that the air seemed fresher. Time slipped by, and another semester break arrived. Melina wasn't punished for leaving the university without notice. Lyla said it was because Andrew was a major investor in the university. For the past half month or so, no one had come looking for trouble with Melina. Even Ella had quieted down, perhaps realizing it was pointless to challenge her further. During this time, Melina received her first surprisingly large payment for her writing. She started counting her savings. Previously, she'd saved quite a bit from tutoring Dante, and the parcel collection point also brought in decent income. She even worked several part-time jobs at the university, tutored the advisor's daughter, and now had earnings from her writing. Adding it all up, Melina found to her surprise that she had nearly 100,000 dollars in total. Melina couldn't help feeling amazed at how much easier it