Chapter 298
C
At first, the atmosphere was good, and everyone seemed to be having a good time. But halfway through, a few young men walked in.
When Wendy saw them, she quickly went to greet them enthusiastically. “Mr. Hugo Palmer, you’re here.”
Wendy, usually treated like royalty by the students, had always carried herself in an air of superiority. But in front of Hugo, she seemed to be deliberately flattering him.
It didn’t feel like a professor from a university, but more like an underling trying to please a superior.
“I heard it’s Wendy’s birthday today, so I came specially to celebrate with her,” said Hugo as he walked up to the group, scanning the professors in the room. Finally, his gaze landed on Rosalie.
He stared at her face for several seconds without looking away, completely unaware of how offensive his behavior was.
Not just Rosalie, but even the other professors could sense the inappropriate look Hugo was giving her.
Especially when he narrowed his eyes and stared at Rosalie like he was inspecting an item he wanted to possess, his gaze felt hot and greedy.
Norah, sitting next to Rosalie, frowned and stood up. “I need to use the restroom, Ms. Talley, can you come with me?”
Rosalie, feeling the fire building inside her from Hugo’s gaze, held back her discomfort and annoyance, choosing not to confront him since it was Wendy’s birthday party.
When she saw Norah speak up, she agreed right away. “Sure, I wanted to go too.”
The private room had a bathroom, and when the two of them headed out, Wendy stopped them. “Why are you going outside? There’s a bathroom here in the room.”
“We just want to get some fresh air.” Norah kept a smile on her face, but her eyes had already turned cold.
Seeing it was Norah speaking, Wendy didn’t argue, so she let Norah lead Rosalie out.
Wendy exchanged a brief look with Hugo, en called out, “Today, I’m treating everyone. Let’s not leave until we’re all drunk.”
Hugo added, “Wendy is a friend of mine. Today is her birthday, so I’ll cover the bill. Feel free to order whatever you want, it’s all on me.”
Meanwhile, Rosalie and Norah stepped out of the room. The smiles on their faces had faded a little.
“That Hugo doesn’t look like a good guy. Why would Wendy invite someone like him? The way he’s looking at you isn’t right. Maybe… you should nake an excuse and head home?” Norah said, frowning.
Norah was younger than Rosalie. However, Norah was from the Byers family, so neither Wendy nor Hugo would dare to mess with her, but Rosalie was different.
Although Rosalie was the daughter of the Talley Group, she had no one she could rely on now. Even her own father was scheming against her with outsiders. Norah was worried that Rosalie wouldn’t be able to handle Hugo.
Rosalie said, “If that Hugo was specifically invited by Wendy, even if I leave today, she’ll find another way to get me. It’s better if I stay and figure out what they really want.”
Rosalie had always felt that Wendy harbored some inexplicable hostility toward her. The invitation to her birthday party today was already suspicious, and when Hugo appeared with that blatantly inappropriate gaze, she knew what was really going on.
