Chapter 355

After breakfast, Aurora and Owen headed out. But for them, "shopping" didn't mean wandering through busy shopping districts lined with flashy store windows. Aurora had her sights set on the city library and asked Owen to grab two cups of coffee on the way. When Owen stepped inside the library, coffee in hands, he spotted Aurora at a desk, flipping through a book with a small stack of others beside her. He stepped closer and took a look—most of them were research volumes. He set one cup by her hand, careful not to interrupt, then went off to find a few books of his own. Once he was back, he settled into the seat next to her, and they read in silence. Owen was only a few pages in when the quiet was suddenly broken by a flurry of movement nearby. "Professor Reed? Is that you?" a young voice called out. Aurora instinctively looked up. In front of her stood three university students—two young men and a young woman—each wearing a name tag from Astrait University. "It is you, Professor