Regret Came Too Late

After getting back in her car, Grace quickly found a few Druville College students

and asked them questions. It didn't take long to find out the name of the so-called

Al genius everyone was after.

When she finally tracked him down, he was sitting quietly at a table with his nose

buried in a book. Her brain practically short-circuited at the sight of him.

"Jasper Thorne?" she blurted out.

Jasper looked up from his book, blinking before quickly dropping his gaze back

down.

At that moment, Grace genuinely wanted to drag Liam out and beat him up all

over again. So, Jasper was the genius in Al who Liam had bullied back then?

She strode over and sat down beside him. "Is this seat taken? I'd like to have a

"word with you."

Jasper's expression stayed calm and indifferent as if he weren't all that fond of

talking. He simply replied, "No."

Taking that as permission, Grace slid into the seat and got straight to the point.

"You're graduating in a year. Have you thought about what you want to do after

that?"

Jasper was even more direct than she expected. "Do you want me to join your

company?"

Clearly, he'd been following the news online. He wasn't nearly as aloof as he

looked.

Grace felt a flicker of awkwardness. But she recovered quickly, slipping back into

business mode.

"Yeah. I'm guessing a lot of companies have been reaching out to you lately.

firms, I don't exactly have the same resources. But

is

massive offer,

the others saw in him, Jasper

would ever hand over equity

stage.

imperceptibly. He looked

game, Ms. Lambert," he said, a small

of his mouth.

a few

was no ordinary

like a student at all. Even sitting across

who could be his future boss, he was calm, poised,

control.

I have the guts to come here, I'd better be prepared to

said calmly. "Otherwise, why would you

one else had come out

benefit reserved for employees who had

or more if they were

silent for only a

to go so smoothly and froze for

off guard.

Jasper gave her a small smile and said,

grinned. "Then

someone draft a contract.

there are some

at colleges

it, I

studies overseas."

Jasper

professor from one of those colleges reached out to me last

to teach me privately-online."

blinked. To get a world-class

weight. And yet he

pat. "Alright then. I'll have the contract sent

turned to leave, but before she could take two steps, Jasper asked

Liam okay?"

little surprised. "I thought you

do hate him," Jasper

guard. There wasn't much

a small sigh. "We've cut ties temporarily. Let him take