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Though he said he would play matchmaker , Benjamin wasn’t truly serious about it . He knew his grandson wasn’t good enough for Aria ,
Still , he hadn’t expected Sebastian to actually be interested in her .
After a moment , Benjamin sighed . “ This is beyond my control . You’re on your
ur own . ”
Sebastian gave his grandfather a plaintive look . “ Grandpa , didn’t you say you’d set us up ? ”
Benjamin chuckled and waved his hand dismissively . “ I was just joking .”
He looked at Sebastian and said bluntly , “ Look at yourself – she’s a graduate advisor at Mandino University , and you’re still just a student . Do you really think you’re in her league ? ”
Sebastian’s eyes lit up . Since Aria was a professor , which meant they’d likely run into each other often on campus .
Their statuses might not match , but their ages did .
He was about to finish his third year of grad scho
I and would be graduating soon .
Once he graduated , they could be together .
The more Sebastian thought about it , the more excite
I he became .
Benjamin saw his grandson bubbling with enthusiasm and decided not to rain on his parade .
As soon as Aria stepped out of the elevator , Derek came charging toward her and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist .
The next second , her feet left the ground .
“ Aria ! I got in ! ” Derek shouted . His voice was full of excitement and joy .
As he shouted , he spun her around in circles .
Aria felt a bit dizzy from the spinning . With a wry smile , she said , “ Alright , I heard you . ”
Ever since Derek got close to Aria , he felt he’d been getting luckier .
The moment he saw the provisional admission list , he was overwhelmed with happiness and rushed straight to Aria’s place to share the good news .
After calming down , Derek put Aria down and said , “ Let’s go eat at Amour Bistro ! Call Owen and Caleb too . My treat ! ”
Aria said as she opened the door , “ They get off work at six . It’s still early . Come in and rest . I’ll make a reservation . ”
Derek beamed . “ Can we get , the Golden Premier Suite ? ”
“ Sure thing , ” said Aria .
Derek cheered , “ Aria , you’re the best ! ”
At six o’clock in the evening , the two arrived at Amour Bistro .
It was Derek’s first time in the Golden Premier Suite . He was full of curiosity , touching the elegant tableware and admiring the artwork on the wall .
After a while , he finally sat down and picked up the menu to order .
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Just as Derek finished ordering , his phone on the table suddenly buzzed ,
Lennox : [ Hey Derek , I just got provisionally admitted to Kanit University . My mom is really happy and wants to treat everyone to dinner . Ne taxi cre
Kanit University’s computer science provisional admission list was announced two weeks earlier than Mandino University’s .
Coincidentally , the provisional admission in
both Computer Science and Pharmaceutical Analysis at Mandino University were released at the same
time that day .
Lennox had clearly chosen this moment to share the news , even mentioning his mom’s dinner just to gloat .
Too bad he was about to be disappointed .
Lennox : [ Oh , I almost forgot – Derek , you applied
out . Did you get in ? ]
Lennox added : [ Did you talk to Aria in advance ? Or should I go
ask her to make an exception for you ? ]
Derek snorted coldly and typed : [ It’s none of your business . ]
Lennox : [ Come on , we’re cousins . Of course , it’s my business . Everyone was talking about you today , saying there’s no way you’d get in . I said you were
though . ] working hard and might’ve already been admitted . They didn’t believe
Looking at the message , Derek could imagine that fake , smug grin on Lennox’s face .
He sneered and didn’t bother replying to Lennox .
Not long after , his phone buzzed again . Another message popped up on the screen .
Lennox : [ Hey Derek , I booked the Golden Premier Suite at Amour Bistro . Hurry over . We’re already on our way and will be there any minute . ]
AD