Chapter 1616

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The fact that Skylar could rationally step back proved she had weighed her options and realized cutting her losses was the smartest move.

Skylar wasn’t an idiot-you didn’t get into The Cabinda University without a brain.

So, she made the decision that benefited her the most.

“The next one is always better. Most of the good upperclassmen are taken, but next semester we’ll have a fresh batch of freshmen!” Skylar said, looking perfectly content.

Truthfully, a guy had been aggressively pursuing her recently, but his tactics had deeply grossed her out, so she was taking a break from dating altogether.

She kept that detail to herself to avoid ruining the mood.

But her comment reminded everyone that they didn’t have to strictly date older guys.

Zara fully believed that with Skylar’s looks, wrapping a freshman around her finger would be effortless.

“Claire, are you completely sure you’re safe now?”

“What if those kidnappers haven’t given up?”

Zara was actually quite familiar with the protocols for this kind of situation. Kids born into her level of wealth were trained from a young age on how to handle threats and kidnappings.

So, when Claire was taken, Zara’s immediate assumption was that her identity as the granddaughter of The Churchill Family had been leaked.

She assumed someone was after her shares and wanted a massive ransom.

But when her family pulled some strings to investigate, they were told it had nothing to do with the Churchills.

All they found out was that a foreign syndicate was behind it, but the exact motive remained classified.

Zara’s grandfather immediately ordered the family to drop the investigation.

If The Churchill Family couldn’t dig up the details, the Zellers certainly wouldn’t be able to.

And if the Churchills knew the truth but were keeping it quiet, then it was something the Zellers had no business knowing.

Zara’s grandfather was deeply pragmatic and told her to stop worrying about it.

Their family had money, but in the face of true, shadowy power, they were completely insignificant.

Powerless, Zara could only wait anxiously on campus.

Skylar and Lex were even more in the

Without any insider

through the panic

ons, they just had to

Now that Claire was safely back, all three girls were ecstatic.

But they couldn’t help but worry-what if the bad guys came back?

“I should

appreci fine for a while.” Clairex

appreciated their concern. “Don’t worry they definitely wouldn’t date. break into a university dorm

Just as she said that, the memory of Felicity Frost ruthlessly attacking her on campus flashed in her mind.

Actually, better not to make any

promises. What if that garbage ent someone even more deranged than Felicity? than Felicity?

Forget the dorms-they’d probably ambush her in a bathroom.

That thought reminded Claire that both Felicity Frost and Tycho Thorne were currently in custody.

Were they actually useful?

She wondered if the authorities could use them to lure out Quinton Graves.

Quinton was terrifyingly sharp; he had already slipped away twice.

Third time’s the charm, but did Quinton think that way?

Given his towering ego and twisted genius, Claire was certain he would come back for her.

The only question was when.

According to the commander, Quinton had been severely wounded, so he’d likely be recovering for a while.

With any luck, the military would catch him before he even made it out of Montara. “That’s good, that’s good. I hope they just give up.”

The three girls had absolutely no idea just how lethal Claire’s ordeal had been.

And Claire had no intention of traumatizing them with the details.

They all went about their day and agreed to meet at the university gates after their afternoon classes.

However, Reid Dalton had joined Zara.

Skylar had randomly bumped into Yanis Mercer, and after checking with Claire, he tagged along too.

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