The moment Alex stepped out of the car, it felt as though time itself had suddenly come to a complete stop.An eerie silence swept across the entire parking area. It was as though someone had pressed a mute button on the entire university campus.The excited whispers that had filled the air only a second earlier died instantly, every student froze exactly where they were standing.“What the hell,” one of the students whispered to himself.Those who had been holding up their phones to record the mysterious visitor slowly lowered their hands without even realizing it. No one spoke, no one moved.Hundreds of pairs of eyes remained fixed on Alex as though everyone had forgotten how to blink.Their mouths slowly fell open in complete disbelief.Their eyes widened so much that they almost looked ready to pop out of their sockets.“Thanks,” Alex said as the driver came down to hold the door open for him.It simply did not make any sense.What they were seeing refused to register in their min

Daniel gave a small nod before turning toward the classroom door."Come on," he said as he glanced at the students gathered around him. "Let's go and put an end to this ridiculous story once and for all. I'm tired of listening to all this nonsense."Without waiting for anyone to respond, he started walking toward the door.The rest of the students eagerly hurried after him.Some of them were genuinely curious to find out what had really happened.Others simply wanted to watch Daniel expose what they believed was an impossible rumor.As soon as they stepped into the hallway, Daniel let out a cold scoff."I honestly still cannot believe that all of you actually fell for something this ridiculous."One of the students frowned immediately. "We're not making anything up, Daniel. We're telling you exactly what we saw."Daniel let out a loud laugh before turning around to look at them while they continued walking."The truth?" he repeated with obvious amusement.He shook his head slowly. "Do

Daniel remained standing exactly where he was, without saying another word.His eyes stayed fixed on the two security guards, but it was obvious that he was no longer truly looking at them.His mind was racing far too quickly for that.A Mercedes-Benz S-Class.A personal chauffeur.Alex Hayes.Those three things simply refused to fit together.No matter how hard he tried to make sense of them...No matter how many times he replayed everything he had just heard inside his head...The pieces simply refused to fit together.It did not make any sense.Standing beside him, Lily continued watching him with obvious concern and confusion written all over her face."What are you thinking?" she asked quietly.Daniel did not answer immediately.Instead, he lowered his head slightly and stared at the ground in silence.Several long seconds passed.Then a cold laugh slowly escaped his lips. It was soft at first. Almost inaudible.The students standing nearby exchanged puzzled glances. None of them

Daniel strolled aggressively through the hallway.His pace was fast, almost furious. Every student who saw him coming instinctively stepped aside to clear a path.The expression on his face alone was enough to warn everyone to stay out of his way.He continued walking down the busy hallway until Daniel's eyes finally landed on five familiar figures standing near the staircase.Aaron, Ezra, Chase, Ryan and Eliot.The five boys were standing together, laughing and talking among themselves.However, the very moment they noticed Daniel walking toward them, every smile immediately disappeared from their faces.Aaron frowned with concern. "Daniel? What happened?"Daniel stopped directly in front of them. His face was still burning with anger.His eyes slowly moved across each of them before he finally spoke. "We need to talk."The five boys immediately exchanged uneasy glances.None of them asked any further questions.Daniel waited until all five of them had gathered around him before he s

Alex continued walking briskly along the sidewalk without looking back even once. His attention remained fixed on one thing and one thing alone.He needed to put as much distance as possible between himself and the university before anyone came to pick him up."If another car pulls up outside the school now," he quietly muttered to himself, "everyone will gather again."He slowly shook his head. "I've already attracted enough attention for one day."A tired sigh escaped his lips. "No. I need to start solving this problem before it gets even worse."He continued walking while carefully thinking everything through.Behind him...Aaron and the others had already hurried into the university parking lot.Aaron quickly pressed the unlock button on his key fob and he immediately flashed its lights as the doors unlocked."Hurry up," Aaron urged the others. "We're already starting to lose him."Without wasting another second, the five boys hurried into the vehicle. Ryan leaned forward and look