Chapter 24
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Gabriel was working on his computer in his study room when his PA came in.
"Good day sir.This is the information I could get concerning Ariel." He said, handing Gabriel an envelope.
Gabriel stared at the man in front of him and then the envelope. He took the envelope from him and opened it.
He took out the file and stared intently at the picture on the paper.
"Ariel Love Humphrey Chen" He muttered out loud.
He heard a knock on the door and he looked up.
"Who's that?" His PA asked.
"Alicia!"
"Let her in" Gabriel said and the PA went to open the door.
She stepped in with tears in her eyes.
"Daddy" She mumbled coming to stand in front of his desk.
"My phone was shattered" She said and his gaze remained unchanged.
"How?"
"Andrea threw it to the ground out of anger and it broke." She said with a frown.
"That her anger needs to be tamed" He said.
"Won't you make her pay dad? She killed him" Alicia mumbled and he sighed, placing the paper back into the envelope.
He dropped the envelope into his drawer and stood. He walked out of where he was standing and stopped a few distance away from Alicia.
"Your sister said she didn't mean to. We don't know what happened and I'm trying to find out what happened. If I get the answer, I'd tell you first, alright?" He said and asked.
"Alright, thank you" Alicia said and stood wanting to go but he stopped her.
"Come" He told her and she walked to him standing in front of him.
He pulled her into a hug and her eyes widened.
"I know sometimes you feel like I don't love you, but I do. So much and I will find out what really happened to him alright?" He said and asked.
She smiled and reciprocated the hug.
"Thanks dad" She said with a huge smile.
THE NEXT MORNING ★» MAXWELL UNIVERSITY »★ HALLWAY »★
Ariel was seen at her locker arranging her books. Someone covered her eyes from behind and she sighed.
"Ashley?" She asked but got no reply.
She touched the palm and smiled feeling that it's a guy's own.
"Conrad" She said turning but the smile dropped a little when she saw it was Logan.
"Ohh, hi" She said and Logan smiled a bit.
"How are you doing?"
"I'm great, what about you?" She said and asked.
"I'm good, thanks. I wanted to ask if you'd be free this afternoon"
"Well I think so, why?" Ariel asked.
"I wanted to ask if we could hang out" He said and she blinked.
"Hang out with me?" She asked and he nodded.
"Well that'd be cool. Where and what time?" She said and asked.
"2pm, at the garden. I'd come pick you up then" He said.
"Okay sure. Thanks" She said and closed her locker.
"Bye" She waved at him before leaving.
Logan chuckled before laughing happily.
"We're going on a date" He mumbled before leaving the hallway.
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Miss Cornice was explaining what was on the board when Andrea spoke up.
"Enough of the teaching, we're bored. Leave the class, we'd see when we're having your course again" She said and Miss Cornice stared at her.
"Are y'all tired?" She asked but no one replied which made her frown.
"You've gotten your answer so rest" Ariel said and she gave Ariel the middle finger.
"I'm not going to leave" Miss Cornice said and Andrea smirked standing up.
"You will leave the class" She said,
"I will not take orders from a little girl. Sit down Andrea" Miss Cornice said and Andrea's eyes widened a bit.
"Do you know who you're talking to?" She asked, stepping forward.
"Just because you're rich doesn't mean you have to disrespect someone older than you" Miss Cornice said.
Andrea smirked before going back to sit on her chair.
Ariel smiled at Miss Cornice before facing her work.
"Well, they'd be a group project happening today. I've written down the names and I'd call them now. Work with your teammate to achieve the 60 mark" She said and brought out a paper from her drawer.
She opened it and said the first names she saw.
"Ashley and Logan" She said and Ashley's eyes widened.
"Me and Logan?" Ashley asked Ariel before sighing.
"It's cool" Ariel said.
"Andrea and Leonardo" She said,
"Why would you put me with him?!" Andrea snapped.
"Don't question me!" She said and Andrea sat immediately.
"Alicia and Alexa"
The two looked at each before smiling.
She kept mentioning their names till the last one.
"Ariel and Conrad" She said and Ariel felt a bit happy. The mere thought of her hanging with Conrad made her smile more.
"Why did you put those two together?" Andrea asked.
"How does that concern you?" Conrad asked without looking up and she blinked.
"We were put together to work on a project and no one is going to change our names" Conrad said, still looking at his book.
Andrea frowned before leaving the class.
"You really did well, Miss Corn. I'm stuck with this rude, sassy, girl. Why can't I change my partner to another person? Why must it be Andrea?" Leonardo asked and Miss Corn chuckled.
"You had to be paired with her cos I know you can handle her. You all should do well so as to submit it next week Monday" She said,
The bell rang and everyone stood to pack things before starting to leave the class one by one.
"Can't believe I was paired with Conrad" Ariel muttered as they walked back to their room.
"It's nice. Don't go there and start to admire the guy"
"I won't" Ariel muttered and she furrowed her brows when she saw people around the hallway look at their phones and then at Ariel.
"What's going on?" Ariel asked.
Ashley went online and she gasped a bit.
"Ariel, you need to see this" She said and Ariel came closer to her.
Her eyes widened at what she saw.
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