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

is company

massive offer, almost unheard

potential the others saw in him, Jasper was still just

hand over equity

stage.

imperceptibly. He looked

he said,

of his mouth.

exchanged a few words

Jasper was no

a student at all. Even sitting

future boss, he was calm,

control.

here, I'd better be prepared to offer

"Otherwise, why would

one else had come out

was a benefit reserved for employees who

more if

a few seconds before he said,

so smoothly and froze for a moment,

off guard.

gave her a small smile and said,

grinned. "Then

draft

there are

at colleges abroad.

it, I can sponsor

studies overseas."

need," Jasper

reached out to

to teach me privately-online."

blinked. To get a world-class professor to offer

weight. And yet he said it like it was

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

to leave, but before she could take two

Liam okay?"

mid-stride, a little surprised. "I thought you

do hate him," Jasper

honesty caught her off guard. There wasn't much

sigh. "We've cut ties temporarily.