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Sawyer was most likely the real murderer of the two female students at Shoneport University. Before Ashton and the police had solid evidence, Frank didn’t mention it to anyone else.
So, when everyone saw Frank acting so abnormally toward an insignificant, powerless school doctor, even Ted and Mason were curious.
Frank waved his hand. “Isn’t it just because he’s deliberately trying to get close to our junior? I’m just helping to get rid of him.”
Mason immediately accepted this reasoning and laughed heartily. “So you’re afraid Sawyer will steal her from our traditional medicine department! That’s not happening. Little Briar is so outstanding, she has to be our department’s treasure.”
Briar went silent. Thanks to Frank and Hamish, everyone in the lab group called
Ted was more perceptive than the easily fooled Mason. He glanced between Frank and Briar, clearly suspicious, but didn’t say anything.
The others weren’t too concerned about Frank’s hostility toward Sawyer. Their attention was already captivated by the dazzling senior and junior girls on
the dance floor.
With such a perfect opportunity, they wouldn’t pass up a chance for a fateful encounter and possibly some romantic progress.
It would be a total waste of a good dance party.
Soon, they were all lured away by the charm of the upperclassmen and underclasswomen.
Mason was especially restless. He dragged Ted onto the stage, and with the help of a little alcohol, the two of them danced several rounds without pause.
Only Frank and Briar were left in the buffet area. Frank leaned in and said quietly, “Briar, until Ashton and Hamish make a move on Sawyer, don’t be alone with him. It’s dangerous.”
Briar nodded. “Don’t worry. I absolutely won’t meet him alone.”
If Sawyer were really one of those people, it wouldn’t be her job to take him out. There were plenty of others willing to do the job.
Frank said, “After tonight, you and I will be the center of attention. You can also use the students
way for your future.”
Having finished his serious talk, Frank grinned and offered some senior wisdom. “So? What kind of student council won’t give them to you, I’ll find a way to get them for you myself.”
resources to expand your network and
pave the
sources are you interested in? Just pick. If the
Briar slowly munched on her lamb chop, then declared with a bold tone, “I don’t need Shoneport University’s resources.
I am
my
own best resource.”
Frank was amused by her proud little tone. He held up his fingers to show a tiny pinch. “You? This much? Don’t joke. No offense to the Jennings family, but with the limited resources they have right now, what can they really offer you?”
Briar didn’t even glance at his mocking gesture. “Who said I need to rely on the Jennings family to survive in Shoneport?”
Frank was doubtfu!. “Not the Jennings family? Then Ashton’s resources? His personal resources are too brutal and bloody. Not suitable for you.”
Briar chuckled. “I already said, I don’t need to rely on anyone. I am my own resource. You have no idea how valuable Lam.”
Pick any one of her skills, and it’d be enough to shock him.
Frank honestly didn’t know. After spending all this time with her, she hadn’t shown any particularly amazing talents. Though being Tristan’s only disciple was pretty impressive.
She was also decent with computers, but just these things weren’t enough to make her a powerhouse among the elite families in Shoneport. She’d need serious capital to back her up…
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But considering she was only 18 and had grown up in Qathana, maybe she didn’t fully grasp these things yet. But it was better to leave those Ashton.
After all, Briar was Ashton’s girl. Ashton just wouldn’t just let her flounder.
Halfway through the dance, Frank and Briar, the stars of the evening, couldn’t hide any longer and were pulled onto the stage
The crowd cheered for the campus king and queen to perform. Someone suggested they dance together, but Frank immediately shut it down
Ashton hadn’t even danced with Briar. If he stole that opportunity, Ashton would have someone beat him up tonight.
Lovestruck men had the weirdest ways of getting jealous. Best not to risk it.
In the end, Frank and Briar decided to sing a duet. After much back and forth, they picked “You are my sunshine,” a classic, cheerful song with absolutely no romantic tension, and the only song Briar felt comfortable singing.
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.”
“You make me happy when skies are gray.”
“You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you.”
“Please don’t take my sunshine away…”
As Frank and Briar stood on stage, they were expressionless. They sang the sweet, old–fashioned melody line by line, and the entire audience fell into a strange, stunned silence.
Other than the chirpy melody and the alternating male and female voices, not a single sound was heard. Everyone stood frozen in place.
They were young, energetic college students!
At such a vibrant, youthful dance party, the most beautiful pair on campus sang this.
Once the song ended, all thoughts of romance, flirting, and dreamy vibes evaporated. Everyone’s minds echoed with the haunting refrain.
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.”
“My only sunshine.”
“You make me happy…”
Mason’s brain was fried. “What the hell? I never imagined the ethereal Prince Frankie would one day sing such an old–school, wholesome folk song. This
is surreal.”
Ted looked around at the crowd, who wore expressions of disbelief, yet whose heads had started unconsciously bobbing along to the beat. “Even I can’t make sense of this.”
Charle and Thomas’s faces were unreadable. Their normally aloof friend had just broadcast a painfully innocent image to the entire student bo
Charle muttered under his breath, “Thomas, do you believe this? After tonight, so many girls at Shoneport University are gonna be heartbroken. The contrast is too brutal.”
Thomas nodded. “I believe it.”
He had already seen his sister frozen in place, stunned and visibly distressed.
Just how hard is she crushing on Frank?‘ Thomas wondered.
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She was so smitten that no matter what Frank did, she thought he was absolutely amazing.
And yet, even she was shaken by this emotionless, oddly timed performance.
It felt like her idol had suddenly become human. In the weirdest way.
Leyla and the others were speechless. Their jaws dropped. “That was Frank? Did something short–circuit in my brain?”
Mia looked devastated. She had always felt she had the upper hand, with more chances to spend time around Frank than others.
But thinking about how a man who always seemed untouchable had just sung a lullaby in front of the entire school.
There was no charm. Only shock.
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