Her natural charm attracted a lot of attention, while her cheerful, bright blue eyes were hidden behind her glasses, which looked srizing to the point that he was tempted to confess his feelings.
There were too many admirable points about her that made him attracted. Like...
She was one of the best debaters on the team, and her communication skills were on par with those of a professional motivational speaker.
She was called the scholarly beauty because she wasn’t just beautiful... she was smart too.
Though the reason he loved her was entirely different, he couldn’t help but want to get close to her.
However, the problem lay in the wall between them.
He was from a completely different departnt, and because of his aloof and cool persona, he was never able to approach her.
Around him were far too many girls... clingy, jealous girls... who would definitely start bullying his first love if he dared to show even the slightest affection toward her.
’If they ever find out I like her, they’ll make her life miserable,’ he thought grimly.
He knew and trusted his own abilities of being able to protect her, but he also knew that his first love would be disgusted by the fact that so many won were targeting her just because soone liked her.
Kael understood her personality far too well.
His gaze softened as he watched her walk slowly toward the window.
In that instant, Kael clenched his fists, his heart pounding.
’Maybe... maybe she already knows? Maybe she’ll say sothing... anything.’
But instead of turning toward him, she stood by the window, took out a folded letter, and slipped it behind a loose wooden panel.
Kael’s heartbeat grew louder, echoing in his chest.
’Is it a love letter? Did she know about my presence all along? What a dumb question! She so clever she must have noticed my love for her!’
He waited until she walked away before imdiately leaving his hiding place. Quietly, he approached the window and pulled out the letter.
The mont he unfolded it, his expression froze. Inside was a written aspiration.
"In the next five years, I want to beco the assistant to the CEO of a multinational company."
Kael stared at the letter, stunned. He rembered how she had once ntioned her belief in a strange docuntary... a superstition that said if soone wrote their aspirations on paper and hid them sowhere, that wish would co true after five or ten years, or even decades later.
’So she really believes in that...’ he thought, staring at the neat handwriting before carefully pocketing the letter.
But internally, he was disappointed that she didn’t even know about his crush...
’You are so stupid, Kael! What were you even dreaming about?’
He sighed and turned around to leave the classroom. As he stepped into the corridor, he spotted Ember standing with her best friend.
The mont Kael saw his sister, he gave a brief nod and was about to walk away, but Ember stopped him.
"Eldest brother! There’s sothing I need to tell you," she said excitedly. "There’s a girl claiming to be our lost little sister. Mom and Dad are almost ninety-nine percent sure she’s really her."
Kael’s eyes lit up slightly. "If that’s true, we should et her soon."
Ember nodded and turned to her best friend, Stacy. "You should go now. I’ll et you after class."
Stacy chuckled. "I’m really curious to see this long-lost sister of yours. I wonder if she’s prettier than you or just like you. If she is, maybe I’ll introduce her to my brother since you rejected him."
Ember laughed. "If I really have a younger sister, I’ll make sure she never ets your brother."
Stacy rolled her eyes. "Oh, co on! If your sister marries my brother, we’ll beco in-laws, and then I can roam around your family’s house with all the authority I want. We can even spend more ti together!"
Ember shook her head, laughing. "Get lost! Who would want to trade a good sister for a brain sucking friend!"
After a few minutes of chatter, Stacy finally left. Kael and Ember began walking toward the exit.
Just as they were about to leave, a beautiful woman with soft, baby-brown hair and bright blue eyes walked toward them. She adjusted her glasses and smiled gently.
"Ember, I ca to say goodbye," she said warmly.
Ember’s face lit up. "Senior! You’re still as beautiful as ever. If you ever need help in the future, just call , okay?"
The senior chuckled. "Then maybe you can get a job in your family’s company soday."
Amber laughed. "If my family really owned a company, I’d hire you in a heartbeat, Senior."
The senior laughed again, then turned toward Kael... only to find him frozen, staring at her as if ti itself had stopped.
However, from the outsider’s perspective, he seed cold and uninterested in socializing with the senior.
A soft smile crossed the senior’s lips before she leaned closer to Amber and whispered,
"Your brother still looks as frightening as ever. Dear , he must really hate ."
Ember waved her hand dismissively, hiding a sigh.
’My poor brother. He’s created such a cold impression that his first love actually thinks he hates her.’
Shaking her head, Ember gave a weak smile. "Senior, my brother’s just a little stupid sotis. There’s actually sothing I wanted to tell you about him..."
Before she could finish, Kael’s cold voice cut her off. "We should leave. Now."
Ember sighed helplessly. ’This block of ice is destined to stay single forever. Is he really that embarrassed that I was about to tell her he likes her?’
The senior, misreading the situation completely, smiled politely and said, "Then I’ll take my leave. Goodbye."
As she walked away, Kael stood silently, his expression unreadable... but inside, his heart ached.
"Serves you right!" Ember murmured as she saw her brother watch the senior’s back longingly. "Why are you so scared? At most she would reject you!"
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