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.

those big firms, I don't exactly have

is

massive offer, almost

potential the others saw in

major corporation would ever hand over equity to

stage.

He looked up at her,

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

of his mouth.

few words with him before today,

was

he spoke didn't sound like a student at all.

be his future boss, he was calm, poised, and completely

control.

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

said calmly. "Otherwise, why would you choose

else had come

the company was a benefit reserved for employees who had

15 years or more if they were

only a

expected things to go so smoothly and froze for a moment,

off guard.

her a small smile and

grinned.

draft a

remember there are some

colleges abroad. If

it, I can

studies overseas."

Jasper said

of those colleges reached out to me last

to teach me privately-online."

get a world-class

weight. And yet he said it like it was

light pat. "Alright then. I'll have the

but before she could take two steps, Jasper asked again,

Liam okay?"

paused mid-stride, a little surprised. "I

him," Jasper said

her off guard. There wasn't

ties temporarily. Let him take