Chapter 764

Didn't Bella transfer from Alnewgo University? Cynthia gave a faint amused smile. "It's a good thing you know where you stand. Bella isn't the same woman anymore. She's like something out of a dream now—beautiful, distant, and completely untouchable." Jack felt something stir in his chest. He had always considered himself exceptional, someone who could match her. But after hearing Cynthia's words, he couldn't help but waver. That certainty he once had about his feelings for Bella began to slip. Time wore love down faster than anyone expected. In just a year, Bella had completely transformed. She was now in a league of her own, surrounded by people far more brilliant than the boy she'd once known. Would she even remember Jack—the guy she met by chance at Alnewgo, the one she shared a brief, complicated chapter with? Maybe her mother's plan had worked after all. After seeing the vast sky, it was hard to feel at home in a small town again. Every now and then, Jack still dreamed ab