Chapter 615

Simon Cross huffed, "Why do you keep calling me 'Old Four'? I’m still young, alright? Don’t go aging me for no reason. I’m not old, not even close!" Alexander Cross, on the other hand, was quietly relieved. Thank goodness—they weren’t old, not really. Neither were their parents. Getting the chance to run into Leslie Green again at this point in life felt like fate was cutting him a break. He was honestly thankful he took the job at Ashbourne University. What he hadn’t told Leslie was that when the university first reached out to recruit him, there were plenty of offers on his plate. What made him pick Ashbourne? During one of the campus presentations, they were showing slides of students’ activities. And among all those pictures, he caught sight of a familiar profile—it was Leslie. Just a side view, but it hit him like a jolt straight to his chest. He knew it wasn’t a crush. It wasn’t love. It was… something else. Hard to describe. He remembered zooming in on that photo over and over,