Chapter 283

Olivia talked about how Hugh had once spent afternoons playing basketball with his classmates, his backpack had been stuffed with love letters in secret, and how he had led Olivia to safety on that stormy night when the power went out in the library. As she spoke, Olivia leaned in closer to Hugh and Serena, her smile bright. "The power went out, and there was a typhoon outside. I was so terrified. If it weren't for you, I don't know what I would've done. You took me out, shielded me all the way to the dorms, and even gave me your jacket…" Serena listened intently. For some reason, her heart tightened. That was a side of Hugh she had never seen, a side of her ally she never knew. She looked up at him. He was much older than her, with more life experience. High school must have felt like a distant memory to him. Did he ever miss those carefree days? She was lost in her thoughts, and her mind drifted. But Hugh's eyes grew colder. When Olivia brought up those supposedly romantic mo