Chapter 273

I walked along the familiar tree-lined path, feeling as if I had stepped back into my carefree university days. Lila's office was in the Faculty of Arts. I knew my way around well and found it without any trouble. I knocked on the door. "Come in!" I pushed the door open, only to see Lila buried under a pile of documents. Hearing the door, she looked up, and the moment she saw me, her eyes lit up. "Serena! What are you doing here? This is a rare surprise!" She stood up excitedly and gave me a big hug. "I missed you," I said with a smile while taking a seat across from her desk. "Yeah, right. Are you sure you're not here because you need something?" she teased while pouring me a glass of water. "Well, actually, I do have something to talk to you about." I took the glass and took a sip. "I quit my job at Hastings Group." She froze for a moment and then looked at me with concern. "What happened? Weren't things going well there?" I briefly explained the situation, skipping over the