Chapter 567

Just as the thought crossed his mind, Seth spoke up, reminding everyone it was time to go in.

Lillian kept looking outside. "Healy said he was coming, didn't he? Why isn't he here yet?"

Jude said, "I'll give him a call."

Before he could even dial, Healy arrived.

Lillian's face lit up as she rushed to meet him. "Healy, what took you so long? We've been waiting for ages."

Healy's gaze didn't linger on Lillian. It swept past her, scanning the campus entrance.

Lillian thought he was looking for Bianca.

But then he asked, "Where's Noreen? Hasn't she arrived yet?"

He had specifically asked her yesterday, and she had said she would be here today.

Healy's words were like a bucket of cold water, and Lillian's mood instantly plummeted.

Nearby, Bianca's face hardened for a moment when she heard Healy's question.

She then turned to Lillian. "We should go inside."

But just then, Henry said to Bianca, "You guys go on ahead. I'm waiting for someone."

Although Bianca was curious who he was waiting for, she politely refrained from asking, just telling him to get in touch once he was inside.

Henry agreed.

After the group went in, Henry dialed Sanford's number. "Dad, where are you?"

"Stuck in traffic," Sanford replied. "I'm going to be a little late."

"How late?"

"About forty minutes." Sanford sensed his son's urgency. "Why? Is it going to cause a problem?"

Henry was vague. "No, not at all. The timing should be just right, actually."

"Just right for what?"

"A surprise."

With that, Henry hung up before Sanford could ask any more questions.

He was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist revealing it early, which would ruin the surprise.

Inside, Bianca and her friends saw Noreen standing alone in front of the main building.

Bianca smirked, raising an eyebrow as she shot a look at Noreen.

Lillian scoffed. "All alone? Does she even have any friends?"

Even Jude chimed in, "I thought Dylan would be here. Guess I was wrong."

"Then again, under the circumstances, it's probably wise for him to stay away."

He didn't say it outright, but everyone understood his insinuation.

After all, Noreen was the one who used to come in last place in school. The outcome was obvious.

What was she even trying to prove? When the results came out, she would be utterly humiliated.

Lillian snickered. "If I were her, I'd be keeping a low profile right now, not showing my face in public."

"Seth, what do you think about all this?"

who

Jude was really trying to say, *Isn't it embarrassing to have dated a

man

like Noreen? No talent, yet so full of ambition.

Did she really think getting into Academician Joyner's program was like a business deal, where you

could just kiss up and pull some strings to get in?

Seth's face was cool, his eyes distant. "Why bring her up?" he said, his voice flat.

The coldness in his gaze was enough to make Jude back down. "You're right. My apologies."

Seth's clear-cut attitude made Bianca's lips curve into a smile.

Lillian discreetly nudged her, giving her a knowing wink.

It was as if to say, *See? Your fiancé has such strong boundaries. He won't even mention her name.*

Noreen couldn't hear their discussion from several meters away.

She paid them no mind, her expression unchanging as she calmly scrolled through her phone.

Lillian whispered to Bianca, "She's putting on a pretty good act, pretending to be so calm."

It was a shame Healy had gone to another building and wasn't there to see it.

He really should see what a fool Noreen was making of herself.

What did Healy even see in her? Her blind ambition?